Southern Cross

Adrian Bailey MP and Councilor Maria Crompton with Southern Cross laundry worker

610,000 GMB members can’t be wrong. Whether you work full-time or part-time – whatever job you do – join GMB to make your workplace stronger.

Call meetings in your homes with your managers and raise these issues.
Write to your own Councillors and MP’s.
Encourage the families of residents to become involved as well.
Get colleagues who have transferred into Southern Cross to join GMB and get involved in our campaign.
Become a Workplace Organiser in your home, joining up with the hundreds we already have and receive free Union training on campaigning issues.

By building the union to be strong in every Home and supporting our members,GMB aims to:

1. Campaign for parity with minimum NHS pay currently between £12,507 and £13,617 per annum.

2. Ensure Southern Cross provides training for staff in every aspect of their job role–from manual handling to NVQ in Social Care.

3. Make sure all care workers and staff employed by Southern Cross Healthcare get the same deal on wages, working hours, shifts and so on which ever Home they work in.

4. Make sure all staff are treated fairly and with respect bymanagement at every Home.

5. Make sure all staff work in clean, safe,modern and well maintained care Homes.

6. Campaign for a properly funded decent quality of care for all residents and care home service users.

7. Work towards a proper Sick Pay scheme for staff. Most Southern Cross staff are members of GMB.

Join us today and support your colleagues to improve life at work.

Not yet a member? Then why not take the opportunity to download an application form and join the thousands of Southern Cross workers who are already members! Find out more about joining the GMB.