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Tim Roache
GMB Yorkshire &
North Derbyshire
Regional Secretary
Welcome I have had a great deal
of feedback since the last edition of The Pulse,
almost all of which was complimentary. Even
more encouraging is the fact that it was mostly
GMB members rather than workplace reps who
are telling me how much they like the new look,
combining our regional news with what’s going
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on nationally. Such feedback is very important
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to us so please keep it coming, together with
suggested areas for improvement!
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I said in the last edition that 2008 was the year
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our region needed to rediscover its pride and
with that, our ability to make a real difference
to people’s lives; campaigning for better pay,
conditions, justice, equality and respect at work.
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Well, results speak louder than words and I am
delighted to report that our region has grown by

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almost 1,000 new members over the last four
4 News
GMB’s annual statement to members
months. This has given a real lift to our activists
What’s happening in your region
who work so hard on behalf of our members and
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to our staff and offi cers who all feel that they are
8 GMB Congress Becoming a workplace organiser
part of something on the brink of real success.
All the latest news from Plymouth
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merger of Whittles and Thompsons Solicitors to
How we’re tackling climate change
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