Greater Manchester Law Centre

26/02/2026

'Union busting' has been in the news, with tech companies accused of unfairly dismissing employees for their trade union activity. GMLC campaign volunteer Deborah Okyere asks: what does this mean, and what are our legal protections from union busting?

Feb262026CampaignsEmploymentIn the NewsVolunteersThe Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) have accused Rockstar, the tech company currently working on Grand Theft Auto 6, of ‘union busting’ in sacking 31 of their employees. GMLC campaign volunteer Deborah Okyere asks: what does t...

05/02/2026

GMLC is delighted to announce that we have been selected as the Manchester Law Society President’s Charity of the Year 2026. 🥳

Read more about what we do and the need for on our blog:

Feb42026AwardsCampaignsLegal AidOur servicesSummaryGMLC is delighted to announce that we have been selected as the Manchester Law Society President's Charity of the Year 2026. Read our article in the Manchester Messenger. GMLC is delighted to announce that we have been selected as the Manchester Law...

27/11/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, and to our speakers in the informative session on new technologies of surveillance. More details and our 2025 Annual Report will be up on our website soon - watch this space!

11/11/2025

Congratulations to Zayd Tariq, our student volunteer who won Best Student Contribution at the Manchester Pro Bono Awards last week. Zayd has shown excellent client care skills and flexibility supporting his welfare benefits clients. Thank you Zayd for your work - and the cake!

08/08/2025

30/07/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our 10 year anniversary party last week!

It was lovely to reflect with so many of our past and present contributors on the progress GMLC has made in the last 10 years, and what fights are ongoing for .