York General GMB Trade Union Branch Y10

09/06/2026

Come rain or shine, we're here for you.

Today we were on Acomb Front Street for , finding out what a carer friendly community means to you and how we can all work together to build a better, more accessible York for carers.

For more information about Carers Week and the work we do, please get in touch: 01904715490 or [email protected] 💚🩷

02/06/2026

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28/05/2026

GMB LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND SCHOOLS - NJC PAY 2026/27

Thank you to all the GMB members who have voted on the Local Government Pay Offer.

GMB members have rejected the pay offer, and we have written to the Local Government Association employers to ask them to re-open pay negotiations.

On 18 June 2026 the GMB National Local Government and GMB National Schools Committees will consider the next steps. Updates will follow in due course.

26/05/2026

22/05/2026

Thanks Rachael

18/05/2026

Congratulations, Brad! 🥊

18/05/2026

Pictured with James is Muriel (84), a dedicated NHS worker of 30 years and the final member he will represent as Secretary of GMB Branch Y10. Securing a fantastic, confidential result for her today is the perfect note to end his casework on.

This brings a long chapter to a close. Since becoming a rep for USDAW in 2009 and joining GMB in 2016, supporting working people has been a genuine privilege for James.

Stepping down is never easy. However, to represent people effectively, you must be completely aligned with the values of the wider institution. It is simply the right time for James to step back, stay true to his principles, and pass the baton.

A massive thank you to the local committee and every member who placed their trust in him over the years. He will always be immensely proud of what Branch Y10 built together.
Solidarity always. ✊

11/05/2026

🧠This Mental Health Awareness Week, let’s remember: no one should struggle alone at work.

That’s why we believe access to the right advice, resources, and support is vital. Whether you’re living with a mental health condition or supporting someone who is, always remember: you are not alone.

At GMB, we know that staying silent and pretending mental health issues don’t exist is never the answer. We encourage you to speak up, check in with your colleague and reach out if you need help

At GMB, we stand together to break the stigma around mental health and fight for safer, healthier workplaces where wellbeing comes first. 🧡

For more information and resources visit our website - https://www.gmb.org.uk/campaigns/taking-care/mental-health-matters-support

08/05/2026

Being a member of GMB not only gives you invaluable protection and support at work, but also comes with a range of benefits to our members

Please check out our branch website for more information www.durhamgmb.info 🖤🧡

07/05/2026

No elections were ever planned for 2026 in York, so we don't have anything here tomorrow. But this week in Acomb people have been talking to me about national issues because they're in the news a lot, so I thought I'd share this:

🌹 Labour national achievements 🌹

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Economy 💷

1. £100B of private investment commitments secured across energy, tech, and infrastructure between Jul 2024 and Oct 2025

2. 380k net additional jobs created between Jul 2024 and Oct 2025

3. National Minimum Wage increased by over 10% for millions of workers

4. Autumn Budget 2025 set fiscal rules requiring debt to fall as % of GDP by 2030, with borrowing forecast to fall from 4.5% to 2.5% by 2030 and inflation 0.4% lower by 2027

5. Public capital investment increased by £120B+ over 5 years in Nov 2025 Budget

6. Northern Growth Corridor launched in Nov 2025 targeting transport, housing, and industry investment across northern England

7. Targeted support for business in key industries every FY

8. Digital transformation funding expanded by £2B+ across HMRC, NHS and DWP systems between Jul 2024 and Oct 2025

9. Civil service reform programme launched in 2025 targeting £1B annual efficiency savings through digitisation and workforce controls

10. Employment Rights Bill introduced in Oct 2024 strengthening worker protections including around fire and rehire, with implementation phased to 2027

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Health 🏥

1. NHS waiting list reduced from 7.6M to 7.2M between Jul 2024 and May 2026

2. Record NHS activity delivered with 18.4M treatments in 2025 (highest annual total ever)

3. 5.2M additional NHS appointments delivered in the first year alone

4. 1500 additional GPs recruited by Apr 2025

5. NHS vacancy rate reduced from 7.4% to 6.7% in the year to Sep 2025

6. 52-week waits reduced from 4-5% of cases to 1.9% by Dec 2025

7. Target set for 65% of patients treated within 18 weeks by Mar 2026, up from 59%

8. Above-inflation NHS pay rises implemented (including 3.3% uplift into 2026), alongside junior doctors pay deal agreed Sep 2024

9. 10-year NHS reform plan launched Jan 2025 focused on prevention, digital care, and community treatment

10. Prevention-focused healthcare and economic inactivity reduction embedded in policy from Jan 2025

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Education 📚

1. VAT applied to private school fees from Jan 2025, raising £1.5B annually for public services

2. Free school breakfast programme introduced and free school meals eligibility expanded from 2025

3. Mental Health Support Teams expanded to cover 50%+ of pupils by 2026

4. School-based nursery rollout launched from 2025 to expand early years provision

5. Apprenticeship and skills reforms introduced in 2025 with more flexible use of levy funding

6. £1B+ additional investment directed toward further education and adult skills in 2025-26

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Environment 🌱

1. National Wealth Fund to support green investment launched at £7.3B in Jul 2024 and later expanded to £28B

2. GB Energy established in 2024 as a publicly owned clean energy investment vehicle

3. Industrial electricity cost relief scheme introduced Oct 2024, cutting energy costs for key sectors by up to 25%

4. Major clean energy investment pipeline accelerated (offshore wind, solar, grid, storage), leveraging tens of billions between Jul 2024 and Oct 2025

5. Consultation on mandatory climate transition plans for large firms launched Jun 2025

6. Water sector reforms introduced in 2025 including powers to ban bonuses for failing executives (implemented for Yorkshire Water and others)

7. Rail renationalisation programme initiated from 2025, with operators such as South Western Railway transitioning to public control as contracts expire

8. EV charging infrastructure expanded to 75K+ public chargepoints by Feb 2026 (up 30-40% since Jul 2024)

9. Nuclear power stations programme progressed

10. Nature recovery funding expanded through Environmental Land Management schemes and biodiversity programmes

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International 🌏

1. Energy security strategy advanced to reduce dependence on global gas markets and hostile states through domestic renewables and uncoupling electricity prices from petroleum and gasoline

2. Trade negotiations progressed including CPTPP accession in Dec 2024 and trade talks/deals with India, EU and other regions and trade partners

3. Rwanda asylum deportation scheme scrapped immediately in Jul 2024

4. Defence spending path set toward 2.5% of GDP by 2027

5. Strategic Defence Review 2025 increased long-term investment in submarines and munitions

6. Continued military and financial support to Ukraine on fighting against the ongoing Russian invasion, as one of the largest contributors

7. Illegal migration enforcement strengthened, with returns and processing capacity at their highest rates

8. Bilateral agreements strengthened with France and Albania to reduce small boat crossings and improve return rates

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Homes 🏘️

1. Target set to build 1.5M homes between 2024 and 2029

2. Planning reforms including updates to the National Planning Policy Framework to increase housing targets and make building houses easier

3. 'Infrastructure-first' approach introduced in 2025 linking housing approvals to transport, schools and utilities funding

4. Renters’ Rights Bill introduced Sep 2024 to ban Section 21 'no-fault' evictions

5. Affordable housing funding increased through expanded grant programmes from 2025

6. New registration and licensing framework for short-term lets introduced in 2025-26

7. Tourist tax powers expanded for some devolved and local authorities from 2025

8. Housing allocation guidance updated in 2025 to prioritise veterans and domestic abuse survivors

9. Local regeneration funding expanded from 2025 including 'Pride in Place' programmes

10. Road maintenance funding increased in Nov 2025 Budget, delivering the largest ever pothole repair spending

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Democracy ⚖️

1. Restrictions tightened Oct 2024 on MPs holding paid consultancy roles

2. House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill introduced Sep 2024 to remove remaining hereditary peers

3. Lords Spiritual (Women) Act extension passed Jul 2024 to continue ensuring appointment of female bishops

4. Standards and ethics enforcement strengthened through committee reforms

5. 'Hillsborough Law' being implemented to ensure public candour

6. COVID-19 inquiry continued, with fraud recovery programmes ongoing and recovering billions of pounds

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🌹 References 🌹

Economy 💷

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/autumn-budget-2025/autumn-budget-2025-html

https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2025/

https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/minimum-wage-rates-for-2025

https://www.lowpaycommission.org.uk/publications/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/full-expensing

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/business-tax-roadmap

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-digital-strategy

https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/digital-transformation-in-government/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-reform

https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/civil-service-reform

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3522

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employment-rights-bill

Health 🏥

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/rtt-waiting-times/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/02/waiting-list-lowest-3-years-battled-busiest-winter-on-record/

https://www.england.nhs.uk/performance/

https://fullfact.org/health/nhs-appointments-target/

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/over-1500-extra-gps-recruited-to-fix-front-door-of-the-nhs

https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-workforce-statistics

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7281/

https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-09/111651

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-pay-review-body-report-2025

https://www.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/pay/junior-doctors-pay

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-to-recovery-the-governments-2025-mandate-to-nhs-england

Education 📚

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-on-private-school-fees

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/funding-boost-for-schools

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/free-school-meals-guidance

https://educationhub.blog.gov.uk/

https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/children-and-young-adults/mental-health-support-teams/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mental-health-support-in-schools

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-entitlements

https://childcarechoices.gov.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-reform

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/further-education-funding

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/skills-bootcamps

Environment 🌱

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-wealth-fund

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/green-industries-growth

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/great-british-energy

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/publicly-owned-energy-company

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-intensive-industries-compensation-scheme

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/energy-cost-relief-for-businesses

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/clean-power-2030-action-plan

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/net-zero-strategy

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/climate-transition-plan-requirements

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/water-sector-reform

https://www.ofwat.gov.uk/regulated-companies/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rail-reform-bill

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/rail-services-public-ownership

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/electric-vehicle-charging-device-statistics

https://www.zap-map.com/statistics/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sizewell-c-project

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-land-management-schemes-overview

International 🌏

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/home-secretary-ends-rwanda-partnership

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/illegal-migration-act-reforms

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/defence-spending-increase

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_49198.htm

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/strategic-defence-review-2025

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-military-support-to-ukraine

https://www.kielinstitute.org/ukraine-support-tracker/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/energy-security-plan

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-france-migration-agreement

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-albania-agreement

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/comprehensive-and-progressive-agreement-for-trans-pacific-partnership

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-india-trade-talks

Homes 🏘️

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/housing-targets

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plan-for-housing

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-planning-policy-framework--2

https://www.planningportal.co.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-infrastructure-strategy

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3462

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/renters-reform-bill

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-programme-2021-to-2026

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/short-term-lets-registration-scheme

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/devolution-deals

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/allocation-of-housing-guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-fund-round-3

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/road-investment-strategy

Democracy ⚖️

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3545

https://www.parliament.uk/business/bills-and-legislation/

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2015/18

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/women-bishops-extension

https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/commons-committees/standards/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/committee-on-standards-reform

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hillsborough-law

https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-fraud-recovery

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..and much more still to come! 🌹

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and David Skaith just shared our regional success stories for the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority area, and I will continue to share our local successes week by week 😊🌹

Best of luck to those standing in local elections tomorrow elsewhere - so much has been done that is great under a Labour government compared to the pitiful 15 years before us, and the gap between Labour councils and those run by the likes of reform has never been so large. Vote for hope and vote for the decent local candidates standing for Labour to do a good and steady job locally.