This circular raises more questions than it answers. It is high on rhetoric but low on substance. Women members reading it are unlikely to have a clue what specific actions they should take if they wish to undertake union activities/duties while on maternity leave.

Standard democratic norms are breaking down in the FBU. A member of the executive council has every right to know how the union's funds are being spent. Yet the general secretary apparently thinks otherwise. ⬇️ #CleanTheStables campaignfbu.com/extraordinary-…

Imagine as an FBU member that you went on to your personal social media account late at night and spread libellous allegations about someone. What are the chances the union leadership would agree to fund your legal defence? They did so for this official. ⬇️campaignfbu.com/meet-the-fbu-n…

The FBU general secretary was facing an internal disciplinary charge. Two 'impartial' barristers wrote to the union's executive council and urged them to collapse the case. Both had a serious conflict of interest. This whole episode stinks. More here. ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/exposed-the-co…

The FBU general secretary told MPs that there had been no cases of alleged bullying inside the FBU which led to non-disclosure agreements being signed. This is an unsustainable claim, and the general secretary needs to clarify things urgently. More here ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/video-general-…

REBOOT: FBU members are due their annual pay rise in a little over two months. There has been no meaningful update, and no sign of any pay claim or campaign. What is going on? ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/pay-the-silenc…

We now have a two-tier system of discipline in the FBU: one for senior officials (who think they can just rip up the rule book when they are accused of an offence) and another for ordinary members. This smacks of the most arrogant elitism. ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/revealed-how-t…

Today’s Sunday Mail:
🔥GMB’s Gary Smith was found to have bullied a woman 1yr before becoming Gen Sec.
🔥No action taken against him - he was promoted
🔥The victim was paid off, signed an NDA
🔥GMB now say the complaint - which they upheld - was unfounded dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…

The current president of the TUC - an organisation that campaigns against bullying in the workplace - is someone who authorised secret payments to members of his own union's staff who had accused him of bullying. Let that sink in. ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/the-fbus-hush-…

Campaign for a Democratic FBU I feel our whole region is being bullied can we all have NDAs ? You may need them !!!

Campaign for a Democratic FBU But they don’t use NDAs…or do they…no they don’t…or do they….???

Campaign for a Democratic FBU It’s the same every year. It’s a welcome bonus for the back pay in November but I’d prefer it sorted sooner.

The FBU general secretary told MPs he was not aware of any cases where allegations of bullying by his employees led to non-disclosure agreements being signed. We have seen compelling evidence, e.g. notes of internal meetings, showing that this did happen.⬇️campaignfbu.com/video-general-…

REBOOT: An elected national officer of the FBU made allegations of bullying against the general secretary. He later departed with a £109k pay-off and gagging order. Not even the union’s executive council was given the details. ⬇️ #CleanTheStables campaignfbu.com/fresh-hush-mon…

We can confirm that complaints have been submitted to the Bar Standards Board about the conduct of barristers Nick Toms and John Hendy KC. They clearly have questions to answer. Full story below. ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/exposed-the-co…

The general secretary's claim to MPs that there were no cases of alleged bullying of FBU employees that led to non-disclosure agreements being reached is simply unsustainable. We have seen concrete evidence which directly contradicts his words. ⬇️ campaignfbu.com/video-general-…

Solidarity with GMB staff in North East Yorks &Humber Unite fighting for cultural change in the GMB Union
Justice for sacked and suspended sisters and staff
Time to reclaim and democratise our unions

#WeBelieveHer
#CantBuyMySilence

Campaign for a Democratic FBU Matt Wrack has to go no NDA in union. Ever. He brought this in.

Allegations of top-level bullying & harassment - including by general secretary Matt Wrack - have done huge reputational damage to the FBU. The episode detailed in the blog below was probably the worst example of it. The FBU leadership is not fit to lead.campaignfbu.com/revealed-how-b…