GMB Northants News - GMB Northants Community Branch

Irthlingborough Foodbank

10/3/2025

GMB Northants is proud to be supporting local foodbanks with quarterly donations. The branch recently included Irthlingborough Foodbank, located at the Salvation Army Citadel, on Spinney Road, Irthlingborough, NN9 5RT

Our Branch President Jackie Grover recently paid them a visit to meet some of the wonderful volunteers and say hello.

The Irthlingborough foodbank opens alternate Thursdays and Fridays for local people in need of support. Find out more on their website or Facebook Group.

Young People Need Trade Unions

18/2/2025

Our branch is constantly reviewing how we can engage our younger members (aged 30 and under). Working with our Youth Officer Verena Kroll we want to reach out with an invite to talk with us via a Zoom meeting on the 3rd April 2025. Details to follow!

Branch Secretarys 2025 New Year Address to Members

14/1/2025

Can I take this opportunity to wish our members, their family and friends a very happy New Year. Reflecting on the passing year 2024, for me personally, it has been one of active work in the field of representing and advising members and in preparing for the General Election in July 2024. The result was a crushing defeat of the Conservative party and the return of the first Labour Government in 14 years, leaving the political landscape very different to what it was in January 2024.

November 2024 GMB northants Branch Meeting

21/11/2024

*** THE NOVEMBER BRANCH MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED ***

Written reports will be circulated to regular attendees and added to the website shortly

Summary of Branch Meeting 290224

21/3/2024

The February meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch took place on Thursday the 29th February 2024 at 7pm on Zoom

Below are the summary minutes of the meeting. A full copy of the minutes are sent to attendees and available on request from the branch secretary

A PDF copy of the February Summary Minutes are here

February 2024 Branch Meeting

22/2/2024

The next meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch will be held on Thursday 29th February 2024 at 7.00pm on Zoom

The Zoom meeting link will be on our WhatsApp Group, the monthly email newsletter and available on request from our Branch Secretary.

ALL GMB Northants branch members are invited to join the meeting

The February Agenda is here and the Summary Minutes of the January Branch Meeting are here

Fight Bladder Cancer Talk

4/11/2023

Fight Bladder Cancer have been invited to give a talk to branch members on Zoom.

The event will take place on Thursday the 16th November 2023 at 7pm on Zoom, when we will be joined by Melanie Costin of fightbladdercancer.co.uk who will give a short presentation and then take any questions.

March in March Northampton

8/2/2023

March in March - In Defiance on the 11th March 2023 organised by Northampton Trades Union Council:

Will you fight back against this pernicious Tory government?

They plan a bonfire of workers' rights and want to rob a fair pay rise for millions in the worst cost of living crisis in a generation. Your right to withdraw your labour and to strike against unfair working conditions, is under threat. There are laws going through parliament now that attack rights for Agency workers, Part-time workers, Maternity/paternity leave and Health and Safety in the workplace.

Ambulance Workers Strike Jan 2023

12/1/2023

GMB Northants is proud to be supporting the Ambulance Workers Strike (Wednesday 11th January 2023) and visited picket lines in Kettering, Corby and Northampton to support our wonderful brothers and sisters on the picket line

More photos below:

June 2022 branch Meeting

21/6/2022

The June meeting of the GMB Northants Community Branch will take place on THURSDAY the 30th June 2022 at 7pm on Zoom.

The June Agenda is here and the May Summary Minutes are here.

The Zoom meeting link is in our monthly members email and on our WhatsApp Group, you can also request the meeting link from our Branch Secretary