GMB Northants News - GMB Northants Community Branch

Members Informal Meeting 140720

5/7/2020

At the June branch meeting is was agreed to hold an informal catch-up web meeting for branch members on Tuesday the 14th July 2020 at 7pm on Zoom.

We will be joined by The Cuba Solidarity Campaign find out more about them on their website here

All branch members can attend, please email the branch secretary for the Zoom meeting link or find it on our WhatsApp group

Virtual Rally 4 Carers

23/4/2020

Virtual #Rally4Carers 🌈

Our care workers are risking their lives on a daily basis. Now it's time to get together - virtually - to show our support & solidarity.

Save Northants Services Rally 1st August 2018

31/7/2018

Save Northants Services has called for a protest from 4.30 at the emergency county council meeting being held next Wednesday 1st August at 5.30. This emergency meeting has been called to agree another £60 to £70 million of further cuts to services this year. This is really serious stuff as statutory services will now be cut to the bone and non-statutory services will decimated.

Facebook Event Details Here

Meet from 4.30 outside County Hall, George Row. Bring banners, placards.

2018 GMB Northants Branch Meetings

10/1/2018

GMB Northants Community Branch Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month, (except August and December) at 7pm in Corby Northants. Here are the dates for 2018 and more venue information:

CLOSING DOWN SALE - NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL

13/7/2017

It has been widely reported that Northamptonshire County Council in Northants are fast approaching insolvency. The council have mismanaged their finances and are now failing to deliver the level of service that our community expect and rely on. Find out more on this GMB Union Website

Corby Workers Memorial Day Event 2017

10/4/2017

This years event in Corby to mark Workers Memorial Day (WMD) will be on Saturday the 29th April 2017 at 11am

Each year GMB Northants hosts the event at The Cube in Corby, outside by the statue if weather permits.

The event starts at 11am and we will have a band playing followed by speakers and a presentation, followed by a small buffet

SPEAKERS TO INCLUDE:

ANDY SAWFORD – FORMER (AND MUCH MISSED) MP FOR CORBY

JOHN McGHEE – LEADER LABOUR GROUP NORTHANTS COUNTY COUNCIL

BERT SCHOUWENBURG – INTERNATIONAL OFFICER GMB

RON MENDEL – NORTHAMPTON TUC

FOLLOWED BY A LIGHT BUFFET

WE WILL BE ENTERTAINED BY GORDONS VOLUNTEER BAND

All GMB Northants Members and the general public are welcome to attend

Find the Corby IWMD 2017 Event on Facebook

#IWMD

Mental Health First Aid Course

8/2/2017

Please see below information regarding the upcoming Mental Health First Aid Course to be held here at Nottingham Regional Office on 27th and 28th February 2017

If you wish to attend, please email our Regional Education Officer by Monday 13th February.

WOMEN’S CONFERENCE THURSDAY 27TH AND FRIDAY 28TH APRIL 2017

7/2/2017

The GMB Midland and East Coast Region will be holding its annual Women’s Conference on Thursday 27th and Friday 28th April 2017 at the Hilton Leicester Hotel, 21 Junction Approach, Leicester LE19 1WQ.

The Conference will cover various topics which impact women both within the workplace and the home. The conference aims to inspire and empower women and offers them an opportunity to get to know other GMB members.

Find out more information and register here

Holocaust Commemoration 2017 Corby

20/1/2017

Corby Borough Council are holding a Holocaust Memorial Day Commemoration on Sunday 29th January 2017 at Corby Cube - all welcome

More information about the event here

Demonstration against Cuts to Corby Childrens Centres

31/3/2016

Demonstration against Cuts to Corby Children's Centres

A demonstration is taking place Saturday, 2nd April 2016

The Demo starts at 10am from outside The Cube in Corby and it is in protest at the proposed cuts to NCC Children's centres of 25% of the budget.

38 degrees are petitioning Northamptonshire County Council to stop their proposed inequitable cuts of 25% to all Corby children's centre budgets.

Sign Petition on 38 Degress website at 4CORBY CHILDREN SAY NO MORE CUTS!