GMB North West and Irish Region Connect Magazine February 2020 | Page 2

Jobs Secured at Harland & Wolff Shipyard In this issue......... news Another Liverpool Success Story FEATURES 08 Pregnant Women at Work inbrief ... JOIN THE GMB Do you know the advantages of joining the GMB? And the beneifts cover both members and their families Sexist attitude towards women 06 ASDA threatens the sack Scrooge-like contracts to be dropped UNION SUCCESS 03 Liverpool Success Story Back Pay for Members 10 Harland & Wolff Shipyard Joint Union action secures jobs ANOTHER LIVERPOOL SUCCESS STORY As a result of this dispute the union discovered a number of staff have not been receiving appropriate shift payments. OTHER NEWS 04 Solidarity shows the way 100% Support for this action 11 Glyphosate It’s a killer 05 Matalan Dispute Settled Week pay dispute is over 12 Campaigns for Justice Conference 2019 07 Political Viewpoint Who saw that coming? GMB members at Liverpool City Council were delighted to see the withdrawal of a major review of Leisure Services. The victory for common sense only came after the GMB threatened industrial action after a successful ballot. Join the GMB North West & Irish Region Women's Network The council are now looking at alternative options. Please contact Kerry Nash, Kerry.Nash@gmbactivist. co.uk for more information on the Regions Women’s Network. The core group meet once a month, while general members meet every three months and of course once a year for the Women’s Conference. “ 2 As a result of this dispute the union discovered a number of staff have not been receiving appropriate shift payments. Organiser Marie Saunderson said: “The council are carrying out their own investigation into whether this is a breach of the 2015 Agreement and if it is, it could result in back pay for these members as far back as June 2015.” GMB Threatened Industrial Action It could result in back pay for these members as far back as June 2015 DO YOU HAVE YOUNG MEMBERS IN YOUR BRANCH? If you have young members (under30) in your branch or Black, Asian and minority ethnicity members (BAME) who might be interested in getting involved in the union, please encourage them to contact me as I am keen to try and establish and develop working groups for these members. For this and to register for any of the above meetings please contact me on Lisa. [email protected] 3