GMB North West and Irish Region Connect Magazine May 2018 | Page 2

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Welcome to the April edition of GMB Connect, the online magazine for members in
the North West & Irish region.
As well as articles on events and stories from across the region we are looking to
you the member to send in items or let us know what you would like us to cover.
Have you had a success in your workplace that you would like us to share with
other members or would you like us to cover a legal issue or other topic that would
be of interest to GMB members? Please get in touch.
In this issue we remember the horrors of the Holocaust when we marked Holocaust
Memorial Day in January.
In this issue.........
Join the GMB
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Make a difference
Looking back at 2017
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Pg 6 We celebrate International Women’s Day, thinking about the threats, the challenges
and the opportunities we create by empowering women everywhere.
Pg 10 We also pay tribute to one of our region’s most dedicated and hardworking activists
Paul Evans who passed away last year.
Pg 11 Paul was a great friend of mine, someone I have known since my days as a GMB
Officer with responsibility for members working for Merseybus in Liverpool where
Paul was a Convenor in the eighties and nineties.
Still remains an activist
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Power of Words
Pg 16 Bombardier
New Regional Banner
International Women’s Day
ASDA
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Industrial Action
Banner Competition
GMB remembers Paul Evans
Equal Pay Value Claim
Appointed Senior Organiser
GMB North West Ambulance
This is a story that we must continue to pass down to each generation to ensure that
genocide on such a scale is never forgotten and never repeated.
One of our longest serving activists
Political Officer
Denise Walker
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This is our 4th Edition
A year in review
Neil Smith
Welcome to GMB Connect
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Support our Campaigns
Pg 18 Contact Us
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In recent years Paul played a big part in organising our conferences and
campaigns, particularly our annual Women’s Conference and Campaigns for Justice
Conference. Paul is sadly missed by his friends, family and all who knew him either
on a personal level or through the great work he did for members in our region.
God bless Paul and rest in peace.
Wear your invisible Crown
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