GMB Union North West & Irish
@gmbnwi.org.uk
Organising and campaigning to #MakeWorkBetter. Winning for members since 1889! ✊⚒️
Promoted by GMB union, 22 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD.
Promoted by GMB union, 22 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD.
🧡 #HeartUnions Week may be ending, but the spirit of unionising and looking out for each other keeps going.
Thanks to everyone who got involved! 👏
Thanks to everyone who got involved! 👏
February 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
🧡 #HeartUnions Week may be ending, but the spirit of unionising and looking out for each other keeps going.
Thanks to everyone who got involved! 👏
Thanks to everyone who got involved! 👏
Great meeting yesterday with AstraZeneca reps Ant Allen, Pete Casson and Carl Adams, @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social, AZ leadership, and the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Wes Streeting to talk about the future of AZ in Macclesfield!
February 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Great meeting yesterday with AstraZeneca reps Ant Allen, Pete Casson and Carl Adams, @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social, AZ leadership, and the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care Wes Streeting to talk about the future of AZ in Macclesfield!
Some of GMBs Care Committee, before their attendance at the 'Reception to recognise carers in the United Kingdom' where they met The King, The Queen, The Duchess of Edinburgh and some other famous faces. A night to highlight the work we do and the sector we're proud to represent.
February 12, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Some of GMBs Care Committee, before their attendance at the 'Reception to recognise carers in the United Kingdom' where they met The King, The Queen, The Duchess of Edinburgh and some other famous faces. A night to highlight the work we do and the sector we're proud to represent.
🚨 We met with Lord Vallance today to discuss three key areas:
⚡ The overall plan for the UK energy sector
🏗️ Where Sellafield fits into that framework
🌍 What the wider West Cumbria community could expect in terms of future impact
👇 Watch the video below 🎥
⚡ The overall plan for the UK energy sector
🏗️ Where Sellafield fits into that framework
🌍 What the wider West Cumbria community could expect in terms of future impact
👇 Watch the video below 🎥
February 10, 2026 at 3:25 PM
🚨 We met with Lord Vallance today to discuss three key areas:
⚡ The overall plan for the UK energy sector
🏗️ Where Sellafield fits into that framework
🌍 What the wider West Cumbria community could expect in terms of future impact
👇 Watch the video below 🎥
⚡ The overall plan for the UK energy sector
🏗️ Where Sellafield fits into that framework
🌍 What the wider West Cumbria community could expect in terms of future impact
👇 Watch the video below 🎥
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Great energy at Alder Hey NHS Trust this week! 💙
Members and non-members coming together.
Voices heard, ideas flowing, future campaigns taking shape; this is how change starts.
We’re building strength across our NHS! ✊💪
Members and non-members coming together.
Voices heard, ideas flowing, future campaigns taking shape; this is how change starts.
We’re building strength across our NHS! ✊💪
February 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Great energy at Alder Hey NHS Trust this week! 💙
Members and non-members coming together.
Voices heard, ideas flowing, future campaigns taking shape; this is how change starts.
We’re building strength across our NHS! ✊💪
Members and non-members coming together.
Voices heard, ideas flowing, future campaigns taking shape; this is how change starts.
We’re building strength across our NHS! ✊💪
🔥 Save the date: Friday 6 March 🛜 Online
♀️ #InternationalWomensDay Webinar ⌚️ 12:30–1:30pm
🚨 Trades Unionists: this is your call to action.
📧 Sign up today: [email protected]
Full details 👇
♀️ #InternationalWomensDay Webinar ⌚️ 12:30–1:30pm
🚨 Trades Unionists: this is your call to action.
📧 Sign up today: [email protected]
Full details 👇
February 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
🔥 Save the date: Friday 6 March 🛜 Online
♀️ #InternationalWomensDay Webinar ⌚️ 12:30–1:30pm
🚨 Trades Unionists: this is your call to action.
📧 Sign up today: [email protected]
Full details 👇
♀️ #InternationalWomensDay Webinar ⌚️ 12:30–1:30pm
🚨 Trades Unionists: this is your call to action.
📧 Sign up today: [email protected]
Full details 👇
It’s #RaceEqualityWeek!
A reminder that progress doesn’t happen by accident, and every action matters.
Let’s keep momentum strong and tackle race inequality together. 🌍💪
#ChangeNeedsAllOfUs
Find out more 👉 raceequalitymatters.com/race-equalit...
A reminder that progress doesn’t happen by accident, and every action matters.
Let’s keep momentum strong and tackle race inequality together. 🌍💪
#ChangeNeedsAllOfUs
Find out more 👉 raceequalitymatters.com/race-equalit...
February 2, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It’s #RaceEqualityWeek!
A reminder that progress doesn’t happen by accident, and every action matters.
Let’s keep momentum strong and tackle race inequality together. 🌍💪
#ChangeNeedsAllOfUs
Find out more 👉 raceequalitymatters.com/race-equalit...
A reminder that progress doesn’t happen by accident, and every action matters.
Let’s keep momentum strong and tackle race inequality together. 🌍💪
#ChangeNeedsAllOfUs
Find out more 👉 raceequalitymatters.com/race-equalit...
Fantastic meeting the future faces of the NHS at Edge Hill University! 🏫🏥🚑
Big energy, big ambition! 🙌🧑⚕️
#JoinAUnion 🧡
Big energy, big ambition! 🙌🧑⚕️
#JoinAUnion 🧡
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Fantastic meeting the future faces of the NHS at Edge Hill University! 🏫🏥🚑
Big energy, big ambition! 🙌🧑⚕️
#JoinAUnion 🧡
Big energy, big ambition! 🙌🧑⚕️
#JoinAUnion 🧡
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we pause to remember the lives taken and the lessons history leaves us.
Let this day remind us to lead with empathy and protect those facing discrimination. 🕯️
#BridgingGenerations
Let this day remind us to lead with empathy and protect those facing discrimination. 🕯️
#BridgingGenerations
January 27, 2026 at 8:57 AM
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we pause to remember the lives taken and the lessons history leaves us.
Let this day remind us to lead with empathy and protect those facing discrimination. 🕯️
#BridgingGenerations
Let this day remind us to lead with empathy and protect those facing discrimination. 🕯️
#BridgingGenerations
K28 Knowsley Branch standing together and making it clear: there's no place for racism ✊
January 19, 2026 at 3:24 PM
K28 Knowsley Branch standing together and making it clear: there's no place for racism ✊
Today we honour the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. 🇺🇸
His vision of equality, justice, and fairness still inspires our shared fight for a better world. We keep his legacy alive through action in our workplaces and communities. ✊
His vision of equality, justice, and fairness still inspires our shared fight for a better world. We keep his legacy alive through action in our workplaces and communities. ✊
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Today we honour the life and legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. 🇺🇸
His vision of equality, justice, and fairness still inspires our shared fight for a better world. We keep his legacy alive through action in our workplaces and communities. ✊
His vision of equality, justice, and fairness still inspires our shared fight for a better world. We keep his legacy alive through action in our workplaces and communities. ✊
#OnThisDay in 1855, Eleanor Marx was born, and the fight for workers’ rights was never the same.
From the 8‑hour day to equality for all, her legacy still drives us forward. ✊
From the 8‑hour day to equality for all, her legacy still drives us forward. ✊
January 16, 2026 at 9:43 AM
#OnThisDay in 1855, Eleanor Marx was born, and the fight for workers’ rights was never the same.
From the 8‑hour day to equality for all, her legacy still drives us forward. ✊
From the 8‑hour day to equality for all, her legacy still drives us forward. ✊
Regional Committee proudly standing together. ✊
🛑 There's no place for racism.
🛑 There's no place for racism.
January 14, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Regional Committee proudly standing together. ✊
🛑 There's no place for racism.
🛑 There's no place for racism.
Today’s training session took place in Preston 📍
Our activists picked up practical tools to challenge the false claims made by Reform UK and the far right 🛑
Informed, organised, and ready to push back ✊🔥
Our activists picked up practical tools to challenge the false claims made by Reform UK and the far right 🛑
Informed, organised, and ready to push back ✊🔥
January 13, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Today’s training session took place in Preston 📍
Our activists picked up practical tools to challenge the false claims made by Reform UK and the far right 🛑
Informed, organised, and ready to push back ✊🔥
Our activists picked up practical tools to challenge the false claims made by Reform UK and the far right 🛑
Informed, organised, and ready to push back ✊🔥
🎄 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 🎉
From all of us at GMB, thank you for your support, we look forward to making work better in 2026! ☃️
📅 Check the graphic below for our holiday opening hours. 👇
Stay safe & enjoy the celebrations! 🥳
From all of us at GMB, thank you for your support, we look forward to making work better in 2026! ☃️
📅 Check the graphic below for our holiday opening hours. 👇
Stay safe & enjoy the celebrations! 🥳
December 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🎄 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 🎉
From all of us at GMB, thank you for your support, we look forward to making work better in 2026! ☃️
📅 Check the graphic below for our holiday opening hours. 👇
Stay safe & enjoy the celebrations! 🥳
From all of us at GMB, thank you for your support, we look forward to making work better in 2026! ☃️
📅 Check the graphic below for our holiday opening hours. 👇
Stay safe & enjoy the celebrations! 🥳
How it started: ❌ Factory closure, 300+ jobs gone
How it’s going: ✅ £10k bonuses, better pensions, 250 jobs saved
💪 Union power wins!
👉 Full story & what this means for our members 🎥👇
🔗 www.gmb.org.uk/news/christm...
How it’s going: ✅ £10k bonuses, better pensions, 250 jobs saved
💪 Union power wins!
👉 Full story & what this means for our members 🎥👇
🔗 www.gmb.org.uk/news/christm...
December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
How it started: ❌ Factory closure, 300+ jobs gone
How it’s going: ✅ £10k bonuses, better pensions, 250 jobs saved
💪 Union power wins!
👉 Full story & what this means for our members 🎥👇
🔗 www.gmb.org.uk/news/christm...
How it’s going: ✅ £10k bonuses, better pensions, 250 jobs saved
💪 Union power wins!
👉 Full story & what this means for our members 🎥👇
🔗 www.gmb.org.uk/news/christm...
🌍🏆 Celebrating Safety & Sustainability Champions!
Huge congrats to Dave Morrison & Antony Allen for H&S Awards at AstraZeneca.
Dave: cut gown waste (£15K saved) + SHE Hero Gold.
Antony: saved 1.2M litres water yearly (£10K saved), enough for 180 UK homes!
👏 Incredible work!
Huge congrats to Dave Morrison & Antony Allen for H&S Awards at AstraZeneca.
Dave: cut gown waste (£15K saved) + SHE Hero Gold.
Antony: saved 1.2M litres water yearly (£10K saved), enough for 180 UK homes!
👏 Incredible work!
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🌍🏆 Celebrating Safety & Sustainability Champions!
Huge congrats to Dave Morrison & Antony Allen for H&S Awards at AstraZeneca.
Dave: cut gown waste (£15K saved) + SHE Hero Gold.
Antony: saved 1.2M litres water yearly (£10K saved), enough for 180 UK homes!
👏 Incredible work!
Huge congrats to Dave Morrison & Antony Allen for H&S Awards at AstraZeneca.
Dave: cut gown waste (£15K saved) + SHE Hero Gold.
Antony: saved 1.2M litres water yearly (£10K saved), enough for 180 UK homes!
👏 Incredible work!
Invest in Jobs 🏭
Yesterday, GMB reps at AstraZeneca Macclesfield sat down with local Labour MPs to talk about the urgent need for more investment in pharma 💊 and manufacturing ⚙️ across the North West.
Stronger investment = stronger jobs 💼 and a stronger future for our region! 💪
Yesterday, GMB reps at AstraZeneca Macclesfield sat down with local Labour MPs to talk about the urgent need for more investment in pharma 💊 and manufacturing ⚙️ across the North West.
Stronger investment = stronger jobs 💼 and a stronger future for our region! 💪
December 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Invest in Jobs 🏭
Yesterday, GMB reps at AstraZeneca Macclesfield sat down with local Labour MPs to talk about the urgent need for more investment in pharma 💊 and manufacturing ⚙️ across the North West.
Stronger investment = stronger jobs 💼 and a stronger future for our region! 💪
Yesterday, GMB reps at AstraZeneca Macclesfield sat down with local Labour MPs to talk about the urgent need for more investment in pharma 💊 and manufacturing ⚙️ across the North West.
Stronger investment = stronger jobs 💼 and a stronger future for our region! 💪
🎄 Spreading Joy This Christmas! 🎁
Our region came together in an incredible way for the Christmas Toy Appeal.
Thanks to your generosity, through toys & donations, we've supported charities such as Mission Christmas, Come Together Christmas Appeal, Operation Christmas, alongside local children. ❤️
Our region came together in an incredible way for the Christmas Toy Appeal.
Thanks to your generosity, through toys & donations, we've supported charities such as Mission Christmas, Come Together Christmas Appeal, Operation Christmas, alongside local children. ❤️
December 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
🎄 Spreading Joy This Christmas! 🎁
Our region came together in an incredible way for the Christmas Toy Appeal.
Thanks to your generosity, through toys & donations, we've supported charities such as Mission Christmas, Come Together Christmas Appeal, Operation Christmas, alongside local children. ❤️
Our region came together in an incredible way for the Christmas Toy Appeal.
Thanks to your generosity, through toys & donations, we've supported charities such as Mission Christmas, Come Together Christmas Appeal, Operation Christmas, alongside local children. ❤️
Happy Chanukah to everyone celebrating! 🕎
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Happy Chanukah to everyone celebrating! 🕎
🔥 GMB is fighting for YOU 🫵
Across the public and private sectors we’re campaigning for better:
💷 Pay
⚖️ Terms & conditions
👷 Safety at work
And so much more...
👉 Join GMB today and make your voice heard: www.gmb.org.uk/about/why-jo...
Across the public and private sectors we’re campaigning for better:
💷 Pay
⚖️ Terms & conditions
👷 Safety at work
And so much more...
👉 Join GMB today and make your voice heard: www.gmb.org.uk/about/why-jo...
December 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🔥 GMB is fighting for YOU 🫵
Across the public and private sectors we’re campaigning for better:
💷 Pay
⚖️ Terms & conditions
👷 Safety at work
And so much more...
👉 Join GMB today and make your voice heard: www.gmb.org.uk/about/why-jo...
Across the public and private sectors we’re campaigning for better:
💷 Pay
⚖️ Terms & conditions
👷 Safety at work
And so much more...
👉 Join GMB today and make your voice heard: www.gmb.org.uk/about/why-jo...
Where’s our Safe Leave?
Trade unions rallied at Stormont on 25 Nov, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. They called out a 3.5-year delay in paid leave for domestic abuse survivors.
Trade unions rallied at Stormont on 25 Nov, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. They called out a 3.5-year delay in paid leave for domestic abuse survivors.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Where’s our Safe Leave?
Trade unions rallied at Stormont on 25 Nov, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. They called out a 3.5-year delay in paid leave for domestic abuse survivors.
Trade unions rallied at Stormont on 25 Nov, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. They called out a 3.5-year delay in paid leave for domestic abuse survivors.
Today is White Ribbon Day. 🎗
We stand together to end violence against women and girls.
This is a day to raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes, and promote respect and equality.
Here's what our region is campaigning for. 👇
We stand together to end violence against women and girls.
This is a day to raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes, and promote respect and equality.
Here's what our region is campaigning for. 👇
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Today is White Ribbon Day. 🎗
We stand together to end violence against women and girls.
This is a day to raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes, and promote respect and equality.
Here's what our region is campaigning for. 👇
We stand together to end violence against women and girls.
This is a day to raise awareness, challenge harmful attitudes, and promote respect and equality.
Here's what our region is campaigning for. 👇
🔥 Two days of learning, campaigning, and building power in the NHS & Ambulance Sector! Training on Job Evaluation, workshops on union involvement, and fresh ideas on NHS Pay.
💪 We’re just getting started!
💪 We’re just getting started!
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🔥 Two days of learning, campaigning, and building power in the NHS & Ambulance Sector! Training on Job Evaluation, workshops on union involvement, and fresh ideas on NHS Pay.
💪 We’re just getting started!
💪 We’re just getting started!