General, Municipal, Boilermakers' and Allied Trade Union GMB
The General, Municipal, Boilermakers' and Allied Trade Union, or GMB union as it is known today, has over 600,000 members in industries covering; clothing, textiles, commercial services, construction, furniture, energy and utilities, engineering, food, leisure, processing and public services. These are divided into three areas; GMB Commercial Services, GMB Manufacturing, and GMB Public Services.
The name stems from a merger in the 1920's, and since then it has gradually incorporated many other smaller unions to become the large organisation it is today.
For further information about the union and its activities please visit: https://www.gmb.org.uk/history
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