The next meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch is on Thursday the 24th April 2025 at 7pm on Zoom.
The Zoom meeting link will be on our WhatsApp Group, the monthly email newsletter and available on request from our Branch Secretary.
 On Friday the 18th April 2025, our workplace representatives Abi and Neil held a recruitment day at ASDA Kettering. Below are some photos of the event you can also view a introduction video from Neil on YouTube here
Abi and Neil did a raffle, £1 a turn in a winner takes all for all the Easter eggs. They had plenty of members who entered the raffle and they did get lots of interest at the recruitment table, plus loads of information went out.  Here is an update from WASPI provided by our equalities officer Pat: The Government has now sent our lawyers its Acknowledgement of Service and Summary Grounds of Resistance documents – in other words, its first line of defence. Helpfully, it has agreed to our request to both being published, which we said was important given the very high public interest in our case.
Here are the Summary Grounds of Resistance and the Acknowledgement of Service documents for you to read for yourself alongside our Grounds of Claim to which they respond.  The March branch meeting of GMB Northants Community Branch (C51) took place on Thursday the 27th March 2025 at 7pm on Zoom. Below are the summary minutes of the meeting. A full copy of the minutes are circulated to attendees and available on request from the branch secretary A PDF file copy of the March Summary Minutes are here
 On the 1st May 2025 there will be local elections across the county, with town council and North Northants & West Northants Council elections.
Our Branch Secretary Alan IRWIN is standing as a Labour candidate for a NNC seat for Geddington and Stanion in Kettering and our Branch President Jackie GROVER is standing as a Labour Candidate for Hatton Park in Wellingborough, Northants  Did you know that as a GMB member, you have access to this exclusive member benefit?
Since 1999, GMB Credit Union has been helping members take control of their finances by offering secure savings accounts and affordable loans tailored to their needs. As a not-for-profit financial institution, they will prioritise your financial wellbeing over profit, ensuring fair access to money management solutions.  Come and celebrate our local history at this year’s Chainmakers’ Festival—right here in the heart of Cradley Heath!
This special day brings our community together to remember the incredible women chainmakers’ of 1910, whose fight for fair pay helped shape workers' rights across the UK.  There is an International Workers Day and May Day event on Saturday the 3rd May 2025 from 11.30am to 3pm at the Highfields Centre, 96 Melbourne Rd, Leicester LE2 0DS
More info here.  GMB Midlands Education Department have transitioned to an online enrolment process for all of our courses. Going forward, if you wish to sign up for any course, you will need to complete the enrolment through our online forms.
The next meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch is on Thursday the 27th March 2025 at 7pm on Zoom. The Zoom meeting link will be on our WhatsApp Group, the monthly email newsletter and available on request from our Branch Secretary.
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