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2017 Message from GMB Northants Branch Secretary

5/1/2017

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​Dear Colleague

I am writing to you to let you know what is happening in the GMB Northants Community branch and to find out what more you think the branch should be doing and to find out if you would like to play a more active part in the branch.
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​This is a very large branch with 2800 members in over 300 workplaces, both in the public and private sectors.  Many of our members work in small groups or by themselves which would mean that should they run into trouble with their employers they could be isolated and vulnerable.  Rachelle Wilkins is the full time official for the branch, based in the Peterborough office.  Rachelle is the regions lead officer for Asda stores.  We have a network of over twenty five workplace organisers and experienced branch members  who can act as accompanying reps so any member who has problems will get support even if there is no rep on site.  If you are interested in becoming a workplace organiser or accompanying rep please let me know.  Full training will be given and expenses paid.  If you have a problem and want to talk to a full time official please ring our Peterborough office on 01733 344418.

2016 was a year of great change, much of it change for the worse.  The vote in the referendum to leave the EU came as a shock to most and now nobody, especially the government, seems to know what to do next.  But it is certain that there will be a sustained effort by the tories to curtail union rights.  All we want for our members is fairness at work.  We already have the most repressive anti union laws in Europe.  It is no one’s interest to make them worse. Except those that make a profit out of human misery.

I must mention the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the USA.  It isn’t clear what impact  this will have but we can be sure that it won’t be good, unless your name is Nigel Farage.

We now have a new general secretary, Tim Roache, who used to be a full time officer in this region.  I am sure Tim will be at the forefront in the union fight to protect working people in this country.

Never has it been more important to be a member of a strong union that puts its members first.
That union is the GMB
​I have added a list of meeting dates for next year. I know many of you can’t make the meetings as they all take place in Corby. Meetings are on the last Wednesday of every month except August and December.  We will have meetings elsewhere in the county if we can get the numbers. We have had meetings elsewhere in the county but they have not been well attended
If you want to get more involved in branch activities but can’t make the meetings please let me know.  I am anxious to do more outside Corby.
The branch is always interested in donating to good causes, especially local ones.  At the moment we are supporting a number of foodbanks in the county and Kingswood junior football team in Corby as well as a number of charities.  If you know of a worthwhile organisation that needs sponsorship or a charity that needs the cash please let me know.
 
Every year the branch commemorates Workers Memorial Day. This year we will be holding it on Saturday April 29thth at 11.00am next to the steelworker statue in Corby town centre or in the Corby Cube if the weather is bad. We have speakers and invite other unions to attend.  We also present a cheque to the Mesothelioma Research Fund which does a lot of good work helping those who have contacted this killer disease, usually caused by breathing asbestos at work, and funding research into a cure. We raised over £1000 for the fund last year and over the past few years we raised over £11000.  

Finally we now have a website up and running which is really excellent.  All that you need to know about the GMB nationally, regionally or locally can be found on it. Have a look on www.gmbnorthants.org  or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GMBNorthants  and tell us what you think.

I hope you all have a prosperous and peaceful 2017.


Yours fraternally


Gordon Glassford

MEETING DATES FOR 2017 

JANUARY 25                 JUNE 28
FEBRUARY 27              JULY 26
MARCH 29                    SEPTEMBER 27
APRIL 26                      OCTOBER 25
MAY 31                         NOVEMBER 29

All meetings take place at 7.00pm in the Ex-Servicemen’s club Lloyds Road, Corby.
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