10-Apr-2014 By Rob Willock
In 2010 my predecessor wrote a comment in the Morning Advertiser that concluded: “Pub tenants should not put their trust in the GMB. It has shown itself to have embarrassing gaps in its knowledge [and] made promises to disaffected pub tenants that it...
10-Apr-2014
The saga of the signing of a new lease at the Pattenmakers Arms in Duffield, Derbyshire, has hit the headlines and was even raised in Parliament. Last week licensee Claire Muldoon reached agreement with Enterprise Inns but recriminations have continued...
18-Jul-2013 By Michelle Perrett
GMB, the union has become the latest organisation to formally back the national ‘Fair Deal for Your Local’ campaign calling for a fair deal for Britain’s tied licensees and pubs.
13-Nov-2012
The GMB union is calling on tenants to provide evidence on how the pubco tenant self-regulation deal is working.
21-Sep-2011 By Michelle Perrett
The GMB union has welcomed calls for legislation against pubcos in the wake of the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee (BIS) report.
13-Sep-2011 By Ewan Turney
Trade Union the GMB claims the interests of tied tenants are “too disparate” for them to unite and take industrial action against pubcos — plus tenants fear the power of the pubcos.
08-Sep-2011 By The PMA Team
It’s not known how many tenants paid to join the GMB on the back of its big claims. But for those that did, there’s a case for asking for your money back, says The PMA Team.
08-Mar-2011 By John Harrington, M&C Report
The GMB union has launched a fresh attack on rents charged by pub companies, which it blames for hastening a decline in sales at pubs against...
'Union warns of more pub closures'
08-Mar-2011 By Matt Eley Matt
Union leaders have warned of fresh pub closures because of falling beer sales and rising rents. The GMB said sales had "fallen off a cliff" last...
18-Nov-2010 By The PMA Team
A senior City source has dismissed the GMB's call for Punch Taverns to swap debt for equity as "laughable". The GMB has called on Punch's board to...
GMB calls for Punch debt-for-equity swap
17-Nov-2010 By Hamish Champ
The GMB trade union has called on Punch Taverns boss Ian Dyson to kick off debt-for-equity swap talks with the pubco's bondholders. The union said it...
29-Sep-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows gives his views on the GMB and whether it has a role to play in the dispute between tied pub tenants and pubcos.
Blaming the wrong party?
18-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
Last week felt like being back in the days of the Heath government, power cuts, and men wearing platform shoes. At the TUC's conference, speaker...
17-Sep-2010 By John Harrington
The GMB union has included pubcos in its attack on corporations that avoid paying tax. A GMB resolution, to be presented at the Labour Party...
16-Sep-2010 By Jennie Formby
Do the trade unions have a role to play in the pub industry? Unite's national officer for the food and drink sector Jennie Formby argues the case...
15-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Pubs are on a "life support machine" because they are selling 25% less drinks now than in 2002 — and the GMB is blaming pubco rents.
09-Sep-2010 By Ewan Turney
Controversial trade union the GMB is to host three meetings to discuss the prospect of industrial action in a bid to help tied tenants secure lower...
GMB steps up pubco pressure with tenant meetings
08-Sep-2010 By Hamish Champ
The GMB trade union is to step up its pressure on the UK's pubcos next week when it hosts three meetings to discuss what it calls the overcharging of...
26-Aug-2010 By The PMA Team
Pub tenants need a strong trade group, but the GMB's efforts have been flawed, says The PMA Team.
Everards hits back at GMB's overcharging claim
25-Aug-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Everards managing director Stephen Gould has hit back at criticisms from trade union GMB that the company is overcharging tenants for beer. The...
02-Jun-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Trade union the GMB is backing 60 hosts in legal cases against pub companies over "lease issues and Brulines fines". GMB national officer Paul...
29-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
The GMB has written to every Labour election candidate urging them to visit local tied pubs to "reinforce" their party's commitment to tie reform....
13-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
Income and debt levels have been squeezed by the recession for everyone — not just pub tenants, says the BBPA.
12-Apr-2010 By Ewan Turney
Almost a third of GMB tied pubco members claim their debts are over £50,000 while the 73% said their annual income is below £10,000.
29-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
The GMB says it has "sufficient reason" to believe that tied tenants do have legal immunity to take industrial action against pubcos. In a letter to...
GMB not bowed by BBPA threats
29-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade union the GMB, has accused the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) of not having "any real understanding" of the issues licensees face....
Forget Healey; the gloves are well and truly off
22-Mar-2010 By Hamish Champ
It's a rare thing for MPs from opposite sides of the political divide to agree on anything. So when representatives from the three main parties...
16-Mar-2010 By John Harrington
Join the GMB's industrial action and risk losing your business — that's the stark message to tied tenants from the BBPA.
MPs told about 'dangerous' pubcos
16-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Angry licensee and trade union the GMB have upped their fight with pubcos over rent levels and beer prices, but have refused to name a date for...
BBPA threatens GMB with legal action
16-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has threatened the GMB with legal action if it does not abandon the allegedly "misleading" advice it is...
GMB hits back at BBPA over legal action threat
16-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
The GMB has branded the British Beer & Pub Association's (BBPA's) threat of legal action as "bullying" and a "crude attempt" to stop the union...
12-Mar-2010 By Lesley Foottit
The GMB will meet pubs minister John Healey next week to lobby for a fairer deal for tenants. The meeting will take place at Westminster at 12.15pm...
GMB Pub Revolution to meet pubs minister
11-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Leaders of the militant anti-pubco group - the GMB Pub Revolution - are set to meet new pubs minister John Healey next week, according to the union....
10-Mar-2010 By Ewan Turney
No date has yet been set for the GMB's ballot on industrial action by tied pub tenants as it prepares for its Westminster rally next week.
Enterprise asked MPs to warn licensees about GMB
05-Mar-2010 By James Wilmore
Enterprise Inns asked MPs investigating the industry to warn licensees about the "risk" of taking advice from trade union the GMB. In supplementary...
05-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Enterprise Inns has slammed the "sinister" activities of the GMB union in a letter to the Business Skills and Innovation Committee.
04-Mar-2010 By The PMA Team
Our local GMB meeting was full of vehemence, but failed to reassure tenants on the legality of any future industrial action, says The PMA Team.
26-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The GMB will meet with pubs minister John Healey next week — as it begins to ramp up activity in the run up to its ballot on industrial action against pubcos. The union also confirmed it plans a protest outside Brulines headquarters this month.
19-Feb-2010 By Phil Dixon
MA columnist Phil Dixon says the move by the GMB to promote industrial action from pub tenants is a crying shame.
18-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Industrial action against pubcos could kick off as early as April, says the GMB, who will also be "quite happy" to go to court with the pubcos.
GMB calls for £12k cut in wholesale prices
08-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Trade union the GMB has announced details of a series of roadshows in the latest part of its campaign to take industrial action at pub company...
Punch warns licensees to "think carefully" before taking industrial action
04-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ
Punch Taverns has warned its lessees to "think carefully" before signing up to the GMB's call for tied tenants to take industrial action against...
30-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Unite trade union has moved to clarify its position in regard to a possible ballot on industrial action by fellow trade union GMB. The Morning...
MPs' concerns about pubcos growing, claims GMB
17-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
Concern about the way the pubcos operate is growing among politicians, according to a GMB official. Kathleen Walker Shaw, GMB's European officer,...
GMB mounts protest over evicted tenant
09-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
The GMB union is planning a demonstration outside a South London pub this morning to highlight its claim that pubcos are "overcharging" tenants for...
GMB claims "thousands" more joining, as licensee is evicted
09-Nov-2009 By James Wilmore
The GMB union has stepped up its campaign against the pubcos this morning by staging a protest in support of an evicted licensee, who it claims was...
Making the point on pricing
24-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
Trade union the GMB is showing no signs of letting up in its fights against the pubcos. Figures released earlier this month about the price of a...
BBPA asks to meet GMB to discuss "concerns
22-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA) has invited the GMB to discuss the "concerns" the union has with the industry. Mark Hastings, the...
14-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The price of a pint of lager in a tied pub can be up to 80p more than a pint in a JD Wetherspoon managed house, according to a new GMB study....
New GMB figures attempt to highlight price disparity
14-Sep-2009 By James Wilmore
The GMB has stepped up its campaign to end the beer tie by releasing figures today revealing the disparity between the price of a pint across the UK....
