I hope it's ok to post this here? We're running a lunchtime event focusing on engagement & participation in decision-making. If you're interested, join us at ODI Leeds on 7th March, free tickets :)

New party for tinkering around the edges is categorically not what people in the UK need

GMB young members out in Sheffield today as part of the TUC (Yorkshire) Winter Patrol campaign talking to young workers in unorganised workplaces about their working conditions and rights. Think your workplace conditions and pay should be better? Join GMB today and together we can work to change the world of work for the better. https://www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb #GMBYoungMembers #GMB

GMB young members out today with the TUC (Yorkshire Region) running a Winter Patrol session as part of the "Bradford Needs a Pay Rise" campaign talking to young workers about workplace conditions. We also worked to promote the TUC "Ban Zero-Hours Contracts" campaign receiving support from Bradford College Student's Union. https://www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb #JoinAUnion #JoinGMB #GMBYoungMembers

Great time at GMB Yorkshire & North Derbyshire's Branch Weekend. GMB Young members featured prominently on the agenda this weekend with young members, Caty Murray, Jawad Khan, Summer Risebury and Dave Aldwinkle giving a presentation on the lessons learned from their recent visit to New York. They talked about how American trade unions are developing innovative new ways to organise, despite harsh anti-union laws, and they talked about the different methods of community campaigning that the unions are using to gain public support. Overall it was a great weekend with fantastic discussions and stories about the strides GMB branches and GMB Young Members are making to raise trade union awareness and improve workplace conditions across the region. Not a member of union? Join GMB today and together we can work to improve your workplace for the better: https://www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb #GMBYoungMembers #GMBYorkshireNorthDerbyshire

Fantastic to have the support and commitment of Rachel Maskell (MP), Susan Hinchcliffe (Leader of Bradford Council), Richard Corbett (MEP), Paula Sheriff (MP), Deanne Ferguson (Labour PPC), Salma Arif (Leeds Cllr) for our Mental Health Matters campaign at the GMB Yorkshire & North Derbyshire Branch weekend. We will continue to campaign for better workplace conditions and highlight the need for better mental health awareness and support in the workplace. If your workplace is failing to address issues around mental health then join GMB today: https://www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb. Together we can work to improve the workplace for everyone. #MentalHealthMatters #GMBYoungMembers

GMB Young members will be linking up with the Yorkshire TUC for Heart Union's week as part of the Winter Patrol. We'll be talking to young workers about conditions and pay in the workplace and why joining a union is the best way to improve their conditions. Come along and join us. Together we can change the world of work. Not a member of a union? Join GMB. Make your voice heard in the workplace: https://www.gmb.org.uk/join-gmb #GMBYoungMembers #JoinGMB #TUCYorkshire #HeartUnionsWeek

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Good to see our chair, Beccie Ions, highlighting the pittance of #mentalhealthmatters!

Great evening at Meadowhead School in Sheffield. As part of our continued "Trade Unions in Schools" campaign we joined the TUC on a stall at the school's careers fair. We had a lot of engagement from students soon to enter apprenticeships who were interested in their rights and what a trade union is and does. Really positive responses from students, all of whom took a GMB membership form. ;) Are you an apprentice? Are you curious about your rights and want to improve your workplace conditions then join GMB: https://www.gmbyorkshire.org.uk/join-us. Our Apprentice Membership rate is just £1.00per month. #GMBYorkshire #GMBYoungMembers #JoinGMB

We hope our young members, Emily Warriillow & Gina Harding have an amazing time in Strasbourg with The Tuc. They will be visiting the the European court of human rights & European Parliament.

Seen our new pledge board? Will your MP sign? We look forward to 2019 and getting people on board with #mentalhealthmatters

GMB Yorkshire young members out in Sheffield today as part of the TUC Yorkshire Winter Patrol #GMBYoungMembers #TUCWinterPatrol #KnowYourRights

GMB young members out on the TUC "Yorkshire Winter Patrol" #GMBYoungMembers #TUCWinterPatrol #KnowYourRights

GMB Young Members Regional Secretary, Joe Wheatley, ran a seminar today alongside colleagues from the TUC (Gareth Lewis) and Unite (Mary Sayer) on what trade unions are and why students should join a union when they enter the workplace at Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College in Bradford. It was a really great session with lots of student engagement and interest. We talked about income inequality between CEO's and their workers, poor workplace conditions and how to organise to tackle these problems by getting engaged with a union. We ran exercises and interactive question sessions. We also gave a brief guide on workplace rights - A few students working part-time were surprised to learn that they had a legal right to a 30min break when they work 4.5hrs (Hopefully their bosses are in for surprise on their next shift). Safe to say a lot of students were defiantly engaged and know more about what trade unions are than they did walking in, and walking out they definitely cleared me of all the GMB items I'd brought. A big thank you to Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College for letting us come in to talk students about unions. #GMBYoungMembers #GMBYorkshire #TUCYorkshire

Huge congratulations to our young members Emily Warrilow on being elected onto the TUC Women’s seat and Jawad Khan on his reselection as the Communication Officer on the GMB Young Members National Committee. You do our region so proud! #GMBYM18 #GMBYoungMembers #GMBYorkshire

Close of GMB Young Members Summit 2018. Fantastic summit, lots of ideas shares and campaigns to build on in the coming year. #GMB #GMBYM18 #GMBYoungMembers

GMB Yorkshire delegation at GMB Young Members Summit 2018. Lots of really fantastic discussions about how to improve young members activity across the country and how to improve our union. #GMBYM18 #GMBYoungMembers #GMBYorkshire

It is world mental health day and we also agree every school in England should have a councillor. Please sign the petition below which will be handed into parliament at the end of this month. Thanks.