GMB HELPS WEST MIDLAND WORKERS
RECOVER OVER £4.5 MILLION IN COMPENSATION IN 2007.
The GMB Britain’s General Union wins £1,000,000 each week for members
across the country. The GMB Birmingham & West Midlands Region has helped its
members recover a staggering £4,562,069.91 in personal injury claims this year alone.
The GMB operates a Legal Freephone Service, making it easy for members who have been injured at work to simply pick
up the phone to call and register their accident. The cases are dealt with by a team of specialist lawyers and the GMB also
offers members requiring legal advice for non-work related matters free fortnightly solicitor surgeries.
The GMB has helped many hundreds of members claim personal injury compensation from their employers.
Joe Morgan, Regional Secretary of the GMB Birmingham and West
Midlands Region commented "this tremendous figure just goes to show the understated value of
Trade Union membership. The no win no fee ambulance chasers would probably not have supported a whole raft of the cases
we have on behalf of our members. Also, our service is absolutely free to our members. Nothing is taken out of
their compensation. Our legal teams who are the best in the UK
are paid through our members contributions. Our ultimate aim is to lessen the amount of accidents in the workplace.
However, when they do occur, we make sure our members are compensated accordingly." 
