Posted: 15th January 2015
GMB Responds to Latest Government Attack on NHS Staff Pay
Dear Colleagues
The Department of Health has submitted evidence to the Pay Review Body, Setting out the case to reform unsocial hour rates and pay progression. Please see attached GMB press release, which is to be issued and…
Posted: 9th January 2015
A new NHS Pension Scheme – called the NHS 2015 Pension Scheme – will be introduced in England and Wales on 1 April 2015. The scheme’s introduction followed many months of intensive negotiations and industrial action from GMB members in 2011, which was successful in delivering improvements to the…
Posted: 27th December 2014
48 Hour Continuous Strike Action Looms In Ambulance Services In England And Northern Ireland At End January 2015 In NHS Pay Dispute
Further stoppages across the NHS are inevitable should Jeremy Hunt continue to refuse to hold discussions to settle the pay dispute says GMB.
GMB members in the ambulance service in England…
Posted: 16th December 2014
Dear All
Please read the attached and latest update regarding the NHS Industrial Action. For clarification there will not be any Industrial Action in December 2014 due to the crisis and unprecedented demand that the NHS is currently in.
Any questions please contact your local workplace organiser
Posted: 24th November 2014
GMB@WORK Newsletter NHS Strike November 14
Dear Colleagues
Following this mornings successful NHS & Ambulance strike action, please see attached my GMB newsletter and the GMB press release below.
Best wishes
Rehana Azam
National Officer
Posted: 21st November 2014
GMB strike action exemptions November 14
EEAS REP AND CONTACT INFO HANDOUT SHEET
This week the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust approached the GMB to negotiate exemptions for Monday’s Industrial Strike Action.
Attached is the exemptions agreed and below is an agreed joint statement:
GMB and the East of England…
Posted: 12th November 2014
GMB@WORK Newsletter November Ambulance
Please read the attached newsletter detailing the next stage of industrial action and action short of strike action for Monday 24th November 2014
As of yet the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust have not approached the GMB requesting any exemptions, if this situation changes I will of course…
Posted: 5th November 2014
GMB@EEAS Industrial Action UPDATE – 05-11-2014
Following my meeting in London yesterday (Tuesday 4th November 2014), I can confirm the details of the further Industrial Action in the NHS Pay Dispute:
• Strike Action – Monday 24th November 2014 – 07.00 to 11.00hrs
• Action Short of Strike Action – Voluntary Overtime Ban –…
Posted: 2nd November 2014
GMB MEMBERS IN NHS ENGLAND AND NORTHERN IRELAND TO TAKE FURTHER INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN WEEK MONDAY 24 NOVEMBER IN PAY DISPUTE
Health workers have endured years of pay freezes and caps and Jeremy Hunt still hasn’t met to try to settle this dispute leaving us no choice but to take further action, says GMB…
Posted: 29th October 2014
Since the successful day of strike action on Monday 13th October and the action short of strike action from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th, it may appear as though things have gone quiet. I can assure you behind the scenes it is far from quiet and is flurry of activity in the preparations for phase…