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GMB hosts Ranvir Singh and Ed Balls explain Susanna Reid’s ‘frustrating’ absence from Monday’s episode

Reid shared a message for viewers after being forced to step away

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

‘It’s going to cost billions’: UK councils face huge bills over equal pay claims

GMB union is supporting 3,000 claims in Birmingham – and is gathering evidence from 20 other councils

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2023

Munitions depot staff providing missiles to Ukraine set for fresh strike

GMB Scotland members at the MoD’s Defence, Equipment & Support centre in Beith, North Ayrshire, will walk out on Monday for two weeks.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2023

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Workers at UK plant that makes missiles for Ukraine to strike over pay

Nearly 50 GMB members at the Ayrshire weapons factory will stop work from Monday as union chiefs accuse MoD of holding talks ‘in bad faith’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 7, 2023

Strike by staff at Scottish schools called off but threat of walkouts remains

GMB members at 10 councils were due to walk out next Wednesday and Thursday.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Call for talks to safeguard jobs amid ‘tough decisions’ at Birmingham council

The council does not have the money to pay off an equal pay liability, estimated to be more than £1 billion.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2023

Councils in England in crisis as Birmingham ‘declares itself bankrupt’

With Birmingham indicating it cannot balance its books, experts warn of others living ‘hand to mouth’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

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More than 1,300 jobs to go as 52 Wilko stores shut down

Doomed branches to be named tomorrow as administrators try to save majority of jobs and shops

The Guardian - UK · Sep 5, 2023

Susanna Reid: I was expecting mammogram experience to be far, far worse

The GMB presenter had said how Sarah Ferguson’s breast cancer diagnosis had been a ‘wake-up call’ for her to make an appointment

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

Meet Hilco, the firm behind the scenes at Wilko failure and other high street collapses

Restructuring specialist made its name through dealings with some of best-known British retailers

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4, 2023

Scottish Water staff set to strike amid pay and conditions dispute

Hundreds of Scottish Water staff have backed strike action amid claims the organisation attempted to force through changes to pay and conditions…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 1, 2023

Scottish Water staff vote to strike amid dispute over pay and conditions

Unions say the firm is trying to force through changes.

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2023

Threat of strike action over pay and conditions changes at Scottish Water

GMB Union members at Scottish Water have voted ‘overwhelmingly’ for strike action in a dispute over pay and conditions.

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023

Wilko job cuts to begin on Monday with support staff to be laid off after full rescue deal fails

Monday will be the last day of work for Wilko’s commercial trading team, IT, finance, Legal and HR. For those at distribution centres, redundancies will start next week

Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2023

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The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Wilko pauses redundancies as administrators consider rescue bids, says union

The GMB union, which represents more than 3,000 of Wilko’s 12,500 staff, said it met with administrators on Tuesday morning.

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2023

Wilko job cuts ‘suspended’ after union calls for urgent government talks

A spokesperson for the union said it was not yet clear how long the suspension might last

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

Wilko: union seeks urgent meeting with business secretary over administrators

GMB asks Kemi Badenoch to ensure PwC considers all bids for collapsed retailer as 12,500 jobs are at stake

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

HMV owner makes last-ditch bid to rescue Wilko

Proposal by Doug Putman could save 350 stores and 10,000 jobs as union calls for employees to be prioritised

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The National (Scotland) · Aug 24, 2023

Majority of Wilko stores to close 'within weeks' - see all the stores at risk

The GMB Union has revealed the majority of Wilko stores will close "within weeks" - see the 408 sites currently in the UK that could be…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2023

Wilko to close ‘majority of stores’ with loss of thousands of jobs

UK retailer, which has about 400 shops, likely to shut some branches ‘in near future’ after no buyer found

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2023

Most Wilko stores to close in weeks as union warns of ‘significant job losses’

The GMB Union, which represents more than 3,000 Wilko staff, said a rescue purchase out of administration “fell through”

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2023

Holly Willoughby makes cameo in Midsomer Murders as ‘queen of daytime’

The ‘This Morning’ presenter is referred to as the ‘queen of daytime’ in the drama series

The National (Scotland) · Aug 22, 2023

Humza Yousaf steps into Glasgow care home row as staff vote to strike

SCOTLAND'S First Minister has written to the owners of a trio of crisis-hit Glasgow care homes in a bid to avert looming strike action.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2023

Top UK CEOs handed 16% pay rise as millions of workers squeezed – as it happened

Data from the High Pay Centre thinktank showed FTSE 100 bosses collected an average £500,000 pay rise last year, taking their median pay to £3.9m

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

Unite accuses Labour of ‘currying favour with big business’ on workers’ rights

Union leader says leaked text of party’s plans shows ‘clear rowing back’ as Angela Rayner denies any watering down of policy

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