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GMB strike at Airedale Hospital for equal treatment

GMB strike at Airedale Hospital for equal treatment

GMB members have been striking at Airedale Hospital.  Over 150 cleaners, catering staff, porters, security and other non-clinical staff are demanding harmonisation for staff employed by the Hospital Trust’s ‘wholly-owned subsidiary’ (subco), AGH Solutions (AGHS). ...

Remembering Geraldine Alferoff

My close friend and comrade Geraldine Alferoff died suddenly at her home in Knighton, Wales on 21 July. Last Friday at her cremation in Hereford I gave the following address. We will be celebrating her life at an event in Walthamstow, London E17 on 8 October....

Under the Pennines and back in time

Last Saturday was a real highlight for me. I travelled the three miles on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal between Marsden in West Yorkshire to Diggle in Greater Manchester. What’s so special about that – it’s all underground – in the longest canal tunnel in...