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GMB members employed as Medical Secretaries at York Hospital have voted in favour of industrial action.

Industrial Action Ballot Could Spread As York Hospital De-Recognises GMB In Row Over Medical Secretaries Pay Grading - GMB slams Trust for escalating dispute

GMB members on strike today at JJB Sports warehouse in Wigan announced that there would be two further days of strike action at the warehouse next Wednesday 15th November and Thursday 16th November. The ongoing work to rule and overtime ban will continue. GMB members this morning also travelled to London to protest at the DTI at the lack of action to curb the strike breaking activities of 3 local employment agencies one of which is owned by millionaire ex Liverpool and Chelsea footballer David Speedie.

On Saturday 11th November at 11am GMB supported by No Sweat are staging protest demonstrations outside JJB stores in 10 cities - see details below. There will also be a yellow card protest by Wigan fans on the terraces at JJB Sports Stadium at 3pm before Wigan kick off against Charlton in the Premiership. In addition Billy Bragg has now been confirmed to appear in next month's Christmas "National Minimum Wage v the multi-millionaires" benefit party for the strikers to take place at a venue to be announced in Wigan.

Amicus say that Nestle Rowntree workers in York will not accept cuts of 30% to 40% in their pay and conditions.

The union that represents workers at the York plant say workers are being threatened with cuts of up to a quarter of their salary or face redundancy. This follows the company’s announcement two weeks ago that it was shedding a quarter of it’s workforce (620 jobs) in York.

Officers of Amicus and the GMB trade unions representing workers at the plant are meeting with Hugh Bailey, MP for the City of York about the company’s threats. The Prime Minister has also agreed to meet with the unions about the company’s plans to offshore work.