The GMB trade union which represents 150 staff who work as housekeepers and porters for Carillion at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital warns that a strike seems increasingly likely at the GWH. The official strike ballot result was announced today with 97.3% of members voting for strike action on a turnout of 84 per cent. GMB

By Tim Lezard, from Union News GMB members vote to ballot for strike action. When organiser Carole Vallelly suggested GMB members at a local hospital sign a collective grievance against bullying at work, she was expecting a dozen or so to add their names. So when the petition was returned with 109 signatories, she was

GMB trade union members at Great Western Hospital (GWH) working for Carillion have voted overwhelmingly in a consultative ballot for strike action. There was a 100% yes vote, on a 89% ballot. GMB will now move to a formal strike ballot in the New Year. The 400 bed Great Western NHS Hospital was one of the

Perhaps I am a bit thick, but I have difficulty in understanding the argument that the Tories are making ad nausium against today's strike. Apparently the unions are irresponsible for conducting a strike while negotiations are ongoing! Isn't the time that negotiations are omgoing the best time to protest and express strength of feeling? Wouldn't strike action, protest, complaint etc be rather

About 170,000 workers in Wales are on strike as part of UK-wide strike action over pension changes, with public services disrupted and most schools closed.

Former Home Secretary Alan Johnson backs Wednesday's day of strike action across the UK but former defence secretary Michael Portillo claimed the government would win the argument over pensions.

(Applicable variations of this have been sent to other GMB members covered by the Wiltshire branch) PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE BULLETIN GMB members have voted 4:1 in favour of strike action to defend pensions. This means that 300000 GMB members in the public sector will be striking on 30th November. The strike is also supported by 17 other

The Great Strike is just two weeks away. The Labour leadership is highly unlikely to back the strike: the best that can be hoped for is an “understanding” of why so many workers feel the need to lose a day’s pay, and for Ed Miliband to refrain from condemning the strike action. But there are elements in senior circles who – quite frankly – are hostile to unions f...

SHIPPING UNION RMT confirmed this morning that members on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have voted by large margins for strike action and action short of a strike in the dispute over pensions. In the ballot around 60% voted for strike action and 80% for action short of a strike. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary services the Royal

Members of the Unite union employed by Translink vote for strike action on 30 November over public sector pensions.