Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Great Britain: Unity union merges with the GMB giant Great Britain: Unity union merges with the GMB giant Yet another small traditional British trade union has decided to merge with the large general GMB union that counts more than 630,000 members. Unity sees this move as its last ditch attempt to survive in a country where the number of unions in operation reached an 18 year low in 2013 and where mergers are used as the counterweight to member disaffection. Through . Published on 13 January 2015 Ă 13h12 - Update on 13 January 2015 Ă 12h52 Resources 93% of Unity, a small traditional ceramics industry union, has voted in favor of merging with the third largest union in the country, the GMB. Harry Hockaday, Unity’s secretary general, promised that the merger announced on January 09 would “create a stronger more secure union for the benefit of all our members” all the while confirming that Unity management would remain intact,… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels
