GMB Wales & South West

10/10/2026

Mental health matters at work. 🧡

This World Mental Health Day, we’re saying loud and clear: no worker should struggle alone.

Real voices. Real experiences. Real change.

Let’s listen, support each other, and fight for workplaces that put wellbeing first.

Your mental health matters. You matter. 💪

02/10/2026

🖤 Happy Black History Month! 🧡

This years theme is Honouring our Communities for those whose work often goes unseen but is essential, in care, schools, volunteering, front line workers.

We stand with Black members fighting for equal pay, safe workplaces and dignity at work – this October and all year round!

01/10/2026

Maritime and Coastguard Agency has agreed to begin talks with GMB on voluntary recognition for CROs.

This is what happens when we unite. 💪

Recognition means GMB can formally represent CROs on pay, terms and workplace issues. There’s still a process ahead — but today’s progress happened because CROs stood together.

Thank you to every CRO who joined, spoke up and organised.
One service. One collective voice. ✊

29/09/2026

📢 GMB WIN 📢

GMB members at North Somerset Environment Company (NSEC) stood strong together to secure an improved pay offer and halt planned strike action.

There’s still a way to go to catch up with neighbouring refuse and recycling workers—but this shows the power of standing together in a union. 💪

28/09/2026

Well done to Jack Partridge speaking at the Labour Conference this morning. 👏🧡

Jack is one of our wonderful apprentice members working at Appledore Shipyard ⚓️

18/09/2026

📢INTERNATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY 📢

Women are still waiting for equal pay — across the world and right here at home. ⚖️💷

GMB is fighting alongside our members for pay justice locally, including in Swansea, Bristol and Cardiff Councils. ✊

Equal work deserves equal pay. It’s that simple.

We’ll keep organising. We’ll keep fighting. We’ll keep standing together with our members to demand pay justice 🙌

17/09/2026

📢Campaign for Recognition at Radnor Hills Mineral Water Ltd

A growing group of Radnor Hills workers joined GMB and demanded union recognition.

When voluntary recognition was refused, our members didn't back down, and neither did we. We've now officially submitted our application to the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC)👏🙌

The paperwork is in. The campaign moves forward. The workers' voice gets louder.

Funny thing about organised workers... when workers stand together, they're impossible to ignore ✊

16/09/2026

09/09/2026

📢Mitie members working in Job Centre Plus and DWP sites! You have will 12pm tomorrow to return your ballot 🗳️

Please see Arron’s update below 👇

08/09/2026

🗑️ BIN THE RUBBISH PAY! 🗑️

An overwhelming 95% GMB members at NSEC have rejected North Somerset Environment Company’s insulting pay offer. ❌

Our members are out all year, in storms, in heatwaves, in snow, keeping communities clean & safe. Yet they’re paid up to £4/hour less than neighbouring councils.❄️🌧️☀️

That’s not fair. That’s rubbish.

It’s time for NSEC and the Council to come together and table a deal that recognises our members’ hard work and are paid fairly. ✊