GMB Union Reviews 

What a joke south region slough lara and David I have relied on them to support me for several months I have been left to deal with situations on my own in meetings there is little to no support I could have had a cardboard cutout David out of the two is the better by all means this is not a compliment but the better out of the two worst little to now correspondence in the space of sometimes of weeks somtime months Lara will promise you all sorts of information and
support then will ghost you and disappear
and leave you standing alone don't get me started on unionline we can't help you you're out of time more information out of time more information will let you know Joke nothing will materialise.
I have been with this organisation for over 14 years and at the very time of help shutdown this is a warning save your money this operates as if its a scam... senior support feedback nothing.I could go on and on..what you need to know is how to take it higher you pay your subs.If I could have given a zero I would have 10 times over.

My experience has been horrendous and the very thing it shouldn't do ! Cause you distress ( we're here to help) NOt! Save your money of months and years of paying
BE WARNINED ⚠️ YOUR ON YOUR OWN.!!

If I could I would rate this, so called Union, zero stars. I bloody would. It talks about equality ?

I've been the victim of Homophobia in the workplace for just over a year now. I went to, not one, but two Reps for advice how to facilitate a Hate crime complaint in the workplace.

Both Reps refused. One even said " We (GMB) don't touch Hate crimes with a barge pole" !

I cancelled my membership. No surprises.

I did need help in my workplace twice, I have phone them both times to ask for assistance in the meetings but they never did phone me back or answering to my emails which I have been sent them, when I did go to their branch they would not let me in without a appointment which you can not do it because nobody answers to your calls or texts/emails.

Worst Union don't deal with them I had a Sexual Harassment at my home by a representative 2019, verbal abuse and refused to support in work related matters. Have now addressed all cc Karon Monaghan KC a leading barrister investigation 2020 "INSTITUTIONALLY SEXIST" to re-investigate this union 2024 for further abuse towards women. Misogyny of this toxic GMB Union and the contempt of court by false witness statement and breach of court orders. Waiting for full settlement of abuse from 2019 we are now in 2024 shocking Union who donates "MONEY" to the Labour Party and threats of guns on the table and if you go to Tribunal with sexual harassment they have more expensive lawyers and threaten you "GARY SMITH" general secretary will start shoot back. All in the media so this is how the GMB Union conduct themselves. Stay away from this union. They abuse women with sexual harassment.

I have been a member of GMB for over five years. I have always found the offer of advise and assistance to be on hand if and when needed.

I have all of the contacts needed as support mechanism etc etc. I also receive regular email updates and invites to the monthly drop ins.

A majority of the reviews here are from people who hate unions, not actual GMB members.

I cannot understand a statement from one contributor who advises to use a solicitor if and when legal advice is needed as it would be cheaper than the subs to GMB! How could that be. With the average solicitor charging upwards of £100 per hour.

The unions are there to advise and guide and stand up for members. If members aren't happy then leave and go elsewhere. Maybe I'm looking at it to simply.

Vince Carr was a great help when I needed it a few weeks ago

If I could have rates zero, i would!
What a horrible company this is! The staff are so rude and aggressive! They take your money but don’t actually help!
One woman Sue Scott, Hartlepool is absolutely vile! Avoid and go with ACAS!

If I could I would put zero stars. ABSOLUTELY HORRENDOUS EXPERIENCE contacted them 3 weeks straight via email and phone they NEVER called back ( only once probably) and I had a lot of issues at work which I needed legal advice and they NEVER helped me. I had to call Acas ( which I didn't even have to pay for LOL) and they gave me all the information I needed and how to proceed. Avoid at all costs don't wasted your money in this organisation, they don't care about helping or assisting you and if you have serious concerns with your job you ll be left hanging. 100% would NEVER EVER EVER recommend them it was the worst experience by far.

I sm giving one star, as this seems to be the requirement to do a review, otherwise I would give GMB no stars.

My union rep, Lee Plumber, was absolutely useless. I ended up having to do most of the work myself. During a pre grievance meeting, he failed to take any notes, and I had to recall what happened at the meeting.

Their legal representatives, Union Line, were just as bad. I suffered a traumatic experience at my last job, where I couldn't even attend an interview fora new job and was physically sick. Despite cancelling over 6 interviews in a period of over a year, I was informed by my legalrepresentative, Emily Turner, that I was to blame, as I had continued to work for my employer. I told her that I had a mortgage to pay, but got nor support.

I then made a complaint to Warren Kenny, their branch secretary, only to be told that I should have cancelled my membership if I was not happy.

I do not want anyone else to have to suffer in the way I did. Do not waste your money.

Do nothing even when ask a question just try to beat round the bush and not give an honest direct awvnser like a hidden agenda. Like they're working with the client but pretending to support you in the strikes

Have been paying for my membership since a colleague recommended them. This year I went through a restructuring where my job was potentially at risk, I've never been through this process before and had no idea what to expect or what my rights were etc, I've been paying for my membership long enough that I thought I would call them for some advice.
Firstly it was impossible to get a hold of anyone. It took me about 30mins on the website to figure out what number to call, I ended up calling 2 different ones multiple times no one picked up. I left messages..no one called me back. I emailed and messaged through the website..no one got back to me.
What made this worse was that I heard friends of mine that worked for a different company who were going through a similar process and they were in contact regular with their GMB rep. Meanwhile i couldn't even get through to anyone.
Months later I thought what am I wasting £15 a month on? Have been paying it for around 3 years now so that's about £372 I could have saved and spent on something that will actually benefit my life.
To top it all off when I wanted to know how to cancel my membership I rang the same number again and spoke to a really rude lady who confirmed why I wanted to cancel my membership 😅
This is only my personal experience as I know they were helpful for other people but that was not my experience with GMB. The ACAS website is far more useful for any issues you have at work and you can ring them for free advice anytime. Moving forward I will be accessing them for free instead!

stay away from this mafia irganisation. They play with your fear. Pay me money if uber blocks your account we will help you. They did nothing. 6 Month later I have not heard anything. My account is blocked unreasonable I have a cctv footage from my car that I was not in fault. And then getting out from the contract us so difficult. Do not waste your money on mafia.

I wish I had read the reviews before joining the GMB Union. I paid them for two years, and when I needed their support to take my employer to court, they refused to provide a single confirmation of my membership. When the matter reached the legal system, they pretended that the case was referred to a solicitors firm called Unionline Solicitors, another scam with bad reviews. Unionline then wrote back to say I had zero chance of succeeding, which was just a tactic so GMB wouldn't have to pay fees to Unionline to take my matter to court. This left me on my own, without the support I was promised. Save your money for a real solicitor or learn the legal process yourself, but avoid GMB at all costs. They are unreliable and will abandon you when you need them the most.

As a Uber driver who is meant to be employed we don’t get paid holiday pay or sick pay so what’s the point of this union they just let companies like Uber get away with treating workers like rubbish

As the Majority have experienced and mentioned, if your looking at trust pilot for peace of mind don’t bother with this shower they will take your money for years and then when you need assistance you’ll get crass comment like “what do you expect us to do! It’s up to you .” As someone else mentioned unison aren’t any better as they refunded my membership as my work issues were too hard for them to take on.
In summary save your money and pay a lawyer and hopefully get a result your looking for.

I recently had a big issue within my job. I have since left the company but before I did that I reached out to my union (GMB) and I can’t express the excellent support I have received of my case worker Nicola Griffiths from the Cardiff office. She was kind, warm had a really big heart and honestly cared for me. I was being tormented at work, I told her everything she was always at the end of the phone and anytime I needed her at work she came without hesitation. She really stood my ground for me when I should have been doing it, she was strong, knowledgable and helped me to the point where my management where speechless and not expecting her to lay the rules down to which they were breaking repeatedly. She really did put them in their place and they knew. I would recommend GMB but most importantly I recommend the case leader I had. Nicola is the perfect example of what a union representative should be and my only wish would be I would feel safe if she would represent me my entire working life. I did however find that when trying to get through to the GMB I was put through to different people, past around and put on hold constantly before I got to the right person. Other than that, fantastic.

They bully staff. Especially the staff at suez in Ashford apparently the union rep in known for being a nasty piece of work. Would not recommend the GMB union I would not recommend the union rep for suez who likes to bully people with a learning disability set people up because he can

Needed help with a work issue. They wouldn't even tell me if it was the right union for my case unless I paid them the subscription. They never even responded to my please for help for over a month. I eventually terminated the subscription and the only email I got from them was to question why. Absolute scam, avoid.

I used to be a member .they have guys on Strike on G4S contract .supposed to be paying strike pay.why then am I getting asked by various members why no strike pay paid Bunch of Lying scum bags probably worst Union in the country. Hopefully someone will call them out and very soon.im due a fortune on back pay but this fo called union is blocking it.gettong close to speaking to my lawyer to Sue.

Wow just a comment on media today involving GMB and two equal pay employees of Glasgow Council. When unions refuse continued representation it seems to me there should be arbitration clauses for MEMBERS to rely on. In this case have GMB as judge jury and executioner makes a mockery of union membership. I am having a similar problem with useless UNISON, totally let my sister down badly a nurse of 30 years. Djm