Press Releases for 2010

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GMB Birmingham & West Midlands Region
Press Releases for 2010




26,000 BIRMINGHAM COUNCIL EMPLOYEES ARE THEATENED WITH DISMISSAL UNLESS THEY ACCEPT HUGE PAY CUTS 8 July 2010 GMB will not stand by and allow our members to be treated in this disgraceful way and says “Back off Birmingham.” WALSALL MBC CONCEDE AT EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL THAT BONUSES PAID TO MALE MANUAL WORKERS ARE DISCRIMINATORY AND CANNOCT BE JUSTIFIED. 15 June 2010 At the outset of an equal pay hearing at Birmingham Employment Tribunal today, Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council conceded that bonuses of at least 74% of basic pay paid to male manual workers for many years cannot be justified. GMB AVERT 1,300 REDUNDANCIES AT COMMUNITY DAY NURSERIES BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL More talks with Birmingham City Council on its future of services across the city 15 June 2010 In January this year Birmingham City Council threatened the loss of 1,300 jobs when they issued a Section 188 notice of risk of redundancy. This was accompanied with a proposal to close all Community Day Nurseries, the Youth Service and Commissioning across the city. HEAD TEACHERS TOLD TO COME CLEAN ON ACADEMIES 10 June 2010 The GMB Union, which represents thousands of school support staff across the region, is calling on school head teachers to admit to parents and staff if they have applied for their schools to become publicly funded independent schools. GMB AND UNITE THE UNION GAIN RECOGNITION AT KOITO UK DROITWICH. 3 June 2010 Workers at Koito UK Droitwich have voted in favour of trade union recognition with GMB and Unite the Union in a ballot conducted independently by ACAS. GMB SECURE PROTECTIVE AWARD FOR GMB MEMBERS WHO WORKED AT DUNNETTS (BIRMINGHAM) LTD 1 April 2010 The GMB have been successful in achieving a protective award for 42 GMB members who worked at Dunnetts (Birmingham) Ltd. GMB’S REACTION TO BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL’S ANNOUCEMENT TODAY TO CUT 2000 JOBS. 10 February 2010 Birmingham City Council announcement to axe 2000 jobs today is devastating for the city, as it plans to make savings of up to £69m by April 2011. The GMB are very concerned that Birmingham City Council has now chose to do it’s negotiating through the media. There have been no discussions concerning pay freezes linked to the previously announced redundancies. LABOUR AND CONSERVATIVES START THEIR ELECTION BATTLE WITH PLANS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES, BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL ARE CUTTING THERE’S. 22 January 2010 With the General Election looming and both Labour and the Conservatives start their election battle, both have been setting out their plans to support families reported by the BBC Wednesday so why are Birmingham City Council cutting these most needed provisions GMB'S REACTION TO BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL'S ANNOUCEMENT TO AXE NEARLY 1300 JOBS. 18 January 2010 Birmingham City Council announcement to axe 1291 jobs is devastating for the city, as it plans to make huge savings of 27.7 million. The council's plans are to make cuts in children's services which will affect mainly community day nurseries and youth services across the city.

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