GMB Northants News - GMB Northants Community Branch

Charity Ride Cuba - November 2022

5/10/2022

Our branch secretary Alan Irwin will be undertaking a Charity Cycle Ride in Cuba, cycling approximately 400km in November 2022 to raise vital funds for educational projects in Cuba and delivering desperately needed material aid direct to a school for blind and visually impaired children.

They will be visiting local healthcare centres and neighbourhood community projects along the way and of course visiting many cultural and historical places wherever they rest their weary legs.

The importance of the local elections for GMB members

25/3/2021

Thursday 1st April at 7PM, GMB Midland & East Coast are hosting an online discussion (on Zoom and Facebook) on the importance of the local elections for GMB members.

This will be a great opportunity to hear from GMB campaigners about why May’s elections matter to trade unionists. We’ll be joined by striking British Gas workers, Lord Vernon Coaker and others. We’ll also be showing attendees how to use the Party’s Dialogue system, allowing you to campaign from the comfort of your own home.

Please RSVP for the event by using this link

February 2021 catch up Meeting

8/2/2021

We are holding an informal catch up meeting for all members of the GMB Northants Community Branch on Wednesday the 10th February 2021 at 7pm on Zoom. We will be joined by and hear from Liron Velleman from Hope not Hate and he would like to speak about the persecution of the Uyghur people in China

The Zoom meeting link will be on the branch's WhatsApp Group and is available from the Branch Secretary

You can find out more about Hope Not Hate on their website here.

TUC WOMEN'S CONFERENCE - 3-5 MARCH 2021

4/2/2021

Register FREE for TUC Women’s Conference to discuss, debate and learn about wins for women at work and the unfinished agenda of women’s equality

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