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Staff 'Flocking' to Join Union at Durham County Council Since Reform Took Control
- Union membership has risen in councils governed by Reform following the party’s acquisition of local authority control in May.
- The rise reflects worker fears as Reform has a history of voting against protections like fire and rehire, sick pay, and fair pay for carers.
- Union membership has risen in several councils governed by Reform, such as those in the North of England and the Midlands, as workers join unions due to worries about potential reductions in pay, jobs, and working conditions.
- GMB national officer Rachel Harrison criticized Reform for falsely claiming to support workers, asserting that the rising union membership numbers reveal people do not believe those claims.
- GMB general secretary Gary Smith condemned Reform leaders as no friends of workers in a speech to the union's conference in Brighton last weekend.
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Workers at Reform-led councils ‘flock’ to join unions
The number of council workers joining unions has increased in areas where Reform took control on 1 May. The GMB has reported that workers are “flocking” to join unions due to fears that Reform will attack their pay, jobs and conditions. GMB has seen increases in union membership at Reform-led Durham, Lancashire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire and Doncaster councils. GMB national officer Rachel Harrison told the PA news agency: “Ref…
The British right-wing Reform UK is growing stronger and stronger in Northern England's County Durham and can capitalize on the Labour Party's failings. A former fighter stands up against the trend.
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Union membership increases in Reform-led councils
Workers are ‘flocking’ to join unions in local authorities now run by Reform, says the GMB.
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