GMB Union Anmeldelser 

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

I was a member of this union for 33 years as an employee of Land Rover. When I actually needed them they were a complete joke. No communication, no support, union officer I actually spoke to was pathetic. Only wish I could claim back the subscriptions I paid for 33 years.

Non member and get nothing from you at all I’ll get sky football for the price I paid absolutely useless
Told what you need to hear
Will I say it bull poop only wanting your monthly payment

Literally the worst company there is . I swear i got discipline and got kicked out my job because my manager was a bully . I have been with these lot over a year now and all they say is we can only give you verbal support which is literally nothing. And i was paying £14 a month . I promise you they will not help with anything when it comes to supporting you at work . Its like they sit the office and tell clients to go do one .

This used to be a great union...had great union reps, also don't ever get a crisis loan if you have savings with their Thorne credit union chedle Manchester[GMB] as they don't allow you to take out your savings and hold it hostage until you have paid your loan off..this needs reporting as it is illegal.

Do not waste your money. Paid in for 18 years. Needed some advice and have been chasing them for approx 9 months. More than happy to take your money, but do not deliver a service I've paid for.