GMB to offer Strike Pay to Members
GMB members who are on strike and therefore have had a deduction in pay will be able to claim up to £70 strike pay from the GMB Region. Details how to claim will be posted in due course.
Your Questions on Industrial Action Answered
We know striking is stressful. There have been speculations and rumours around social media on how industrial action works and the effect it might have on both members, non-members and more importantly the patients we serve…
HCPC Position Statement on Industrial Action
HCPC registrants, like other professions, have the right to take part in lawful industrial action. The HCPC has published a position statement on paramedics taking part in industrial action. Find out more…
GMB EMAS Strike Dates Announced
GMB EMAS announced it’s dates for members to take industrial action.
GMB EMAS Members Vote to take Industrial Action!
The GMB result of the Industrial Action Ballot held at EMAS is:59.58% Turnout,84.84% Yes to Action,94.31% Yes to Action Short of Strike. Join GMB now in our fight for better pay and conditions. Please keep an eye on our social media and website for further details of the upcoming strike actions.
The effect on Salaries if they were raised by the Monthly Inflation Rate in the UK in April of each year for staff on the top of Band 5 and 6
Year Apr 2022 9.011% 2021 1.526% 2020 0.767% 2019 2.118% 2018 2.382% 2017 2.711% 2016 0.287% 2015 -0.121% 2014 1.773% 2013 2.421% 2012 3.044% 2011 4.478% BAND 5 A staff member at the top of band 5 throughout 2010 earned a basic annual salary of £27534 If that salary had increased by the ONS inflation rate […]
Ballot Myth Buster!
GMB@EMAS Bust the Myths Around Taking Industrial Action! Find out more inside this post!
GMB@EMAS Ballot Officially Opens
The GMB@EMAS Ballot Officially Opened. Please look out for your ORANGE envelopes coming via post this week. Voting is as quick as 1, 2, 3…. Open your ballot. Put an X in the strike box. Send it back FREE in the pre-paid envelope.
Strike Ballot – What you need to know
You should have already taken part in a consultative ballot; many members did this via text message or email, which told your GMB Union that you wanted to go to a formal Industrial Action ballot.