What is GMB (trade union)?
The '''GMB''' is a general [[Trades union|trade union]] in the United Kingdom which has more than 560,000 members. They work in many different industries - in [[retail]], security, schools, distribution, the utilities, [[Social care in the United Kingdom|social care]], the [[National Health Service]], [[Ambulance|ambulance service]] and [[local government]]. It was made in 1982 when the National Union of General and Municipal Workers joined with the Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Shipwrights, Blacksmiths and Structural Workers. Lots of smaller unions have joined it. <ref>Arthur Marsh and John B. Smethurst, ''Historical Directory of Trade Unions'', vol.5, p.486</ref> It is one of the three largest unions in the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Trade unions in the United Kingdom]] {{stub}}