Posted: 5th June 2020
The BBC has today (4th June) reported that the review commissioned by the Secretary of State Matt Hancock MP into the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on the BAME community, does in fact have a different author to what we have been led to believe.
Posted: 3rd June 2020
Following on from Facebook live (01/06/2020), where the service has announced the reopening of some sub stations across the service, I would like to thank all the reps and branch officers who put a lot of time and effort to put into action what you as our members voiced. Also, we are pleased to announce…
Posted: 21st May 2020
GMB LAS BRANCH
We have listened to our members about the relabeling of the boxes of FFP3 masks.
Our branch has been seeking more information about this practice.
We have received three different versions of what this means from public heath England and the Trust.
Unfortunately this information is contradictory so…
Posted: 20th May 2020
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Posted: 15th May 2020
Dear Members
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GMB union has written to Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP about our members concerns the Treasury is considering imposing a further two year pay freeze.
GMB Union is the largest and fastest growing union for ambulance staff nationally…
Posted: 11th May 2020
Dear Members
Please can I take this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU to you all for the resilience, patience and hard work that you are doing to defeat this globe pandemic.
on the 5th May 2020 GMB LAS union emailed CEO Garrett Emmerson and COO Khadir Meer about GMBs concerns that our satellite…
Posted: 6th May 2020
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Posted: 5th May 2020
Dear Members and Guest’s
First of all I hope you are keeping safe and well. Please remember GMB is the only LAS union to have an agreement with The Ambulance Staff Charity (TASC) and share a common interest in the wellbeing of staff working in the ambulance sector. TASC support…
Posted: 28th April 2020
Dear BAME Members,
Today 28Th April 2020 GMB LAS Union has formally asked for BAME staff to be included to the vulnerable and at risk group.
Staff from BAME backgrounds appear to be disproportionately likely to develop severe coronavirus symptoms if they contract the virus.
GMB LAS Union appreciates that there is no national guidance…
Posted: 24th April 2020
GMB LAS have patient facing guidance changed!
As we know there has been lots of controversy around the Resus Council (RCUK) considering chest compressions as an AGP and the PHE stating that they are not considered to be.
Following a telephone meeting with the PHE and GMB national leads, the PHE stated that they agreed…