Posted: 15th May 2024
Pride 2024 – Bolton Pride May update
GMB Bolton 23 branch will not be participating in Bolton Pride this year and instead will be supporting community prides such as Pride on the Range ( same date) and Bury Pride ( June 1st) alongside our partners Just a Ball Game and GMB NWI Shout!
We…
Posted: 15th June 2023
Whilst in Brighton for GMB Congress , members of GMB NWI Equalities Forum and friends paid a visit to Woodvale cemetery to pay respects and lay flowers in honour of Mary O’ Shaughnessy , a remarkable woman who was born in our North West & Irish region near Wigan.
The visit followed on from a…
Posted: 21st April 2023
Remember the dead – Fight for the living!
Please support Bolton Trades Council event on Friday 28th April in Victoria Square.
GMB Bolton 23 Branch invites you to walk with us from the CVS building to Victoria Square where we will gather for a silence to remember those whose lives have been lost through…
Posted: 22nd November 2022
This year our branch is supporting GMB North West and Irish Region’s Christmas Appeal to help Foodbanks and the Homeless.
The countdown to Christmas seems to have begun, stores are playing seasonal music and every supermarket has its Christmas advert playing on tv.
Donations of toiletries and personal hygiene items are things that people really…
Posted: 27th October 2022
It’s been a very busy month for GMB Bolton 23 branch…..
The month began with a trip to Birmingham to remind the Tory Party conference that Enough is Enough and We Demand Better !
October sees the annual Show Racism the Red Card Day / Wear Red Day and Stop Hate UK’s Hate Crime…
Posted: 12th August 2022
If you have any questions or concerns about the temperature you are working in speak to your team leader or manager.
If you still have concerns after this – get in touch with your local GMB rep or contact the branch 01204 331870
Hot work, either outdoors or indoors, can certainly lead to an…
Posted: 12th August 2022
Recently, we’ve been providing support and standing with local workers who are taking industrial action.
As a campaigning branch of GMB trades union, we are committed to protecting and promoting the interests of working people and their families across our region.
Within many private workplaces, union members are choosing to ballot for industrial action for…
Posted: 24th June 2022
Bolton Trades Council , Unison, USDAW, Unite and Bolton Labour together with GMB supported RMT’s industrial Action in support of workers rights yesterday, Thursday June 23rd 2022.
After walking with banners from the Hub on Bold Street to Trinity Street station, messages of support from the trades unions and groups present were shared and an…
Posted: 23rd June 2022
Our official office address is now Office 2 , Ashburner Street Market Bolton.
We are delighted to announce that our office is now fully kitted out and we can meet and support members in our own private space.
Open Afternoon Wednesday 13th July 2022 1pm – 5pm
Light refreshments provided.
We’d like to invite…
Posted: 23rd June 2022
GMB Bolton 23 Branch banner , pictured below with GMB General Secretary Gary Smith and GMB NWI Regional Secretary Paul McCarthy.
Earlier in June 2022 GMB Congress took place face to face in Harrogate.
After over two years where activities were taken online and many people missed interacting face to face, our branch was delighted…