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Oct 7, 2026

Joseph OgundemurenGUEST
62:50
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Joseph OgundemurenGUEST
62:51
So, yeah, it's, um, I, I, uh, forgot to mention, yeah, um, with Obsidian Labour, it's also been heavily supported by the GMB, uh, union.
Joseph OgundemurenGUEST
63:03
Um, we've been doing it for three years.
Joseph OgundemurenGUEST
63:05
The GMB have been fantastic in terms of supporting us with that event, and that just shows how, um, interested and how much vested of an interest GMB has in supporting, um, Black trade unionists, but Black members within the Labour Party of African and, uh, Caribbean descent.
Joseph OgundemurenGUEST
63:25
So, and, and I'm a GMB member as well.
Joseph OgundemurenGUEST
63:28
I'm, I'm proud to say that because-
Ndukwe OnuohaHOST
63:29
Oh, you're, you're, you're me both
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:09
Furious union bosses have slammed a lack of health and safety at a Glasgow recycling centre after a fire closed the site.
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:18
The GMB Union's Glasgow branch released a statement in the aftermath of the blaze which broke out at the Shield Hall depot at around 10.30am on Saturday.
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:28
Firefighters rushed to the centre and tackled the blaze before leaving the area shortly after 3.30.
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:34
The depot has since reopened.
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:37
However, in a blasting statement from the union, bosses say that they have been shouting from the rooftops about cost-cutting measures at the site, which has led to concerns over health and safety for staff.
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:49
In addition, they've raised concerns over a lack of working sprinklers at waste depot across the city.
speaker_2NARRATOR
32:56
A spokesperson said the blaze at the Shield Hall recycling centre proves what the GMB branch has been shouting from the rooftops for years.
speaker_2NARRATOR
33:05
The waste industry is high risk and safety must come before cost cutting.
Ethan PennyGUEST
14:20
have got.
Ethan PennyGUEST
14:21
The GMB union, sorry, just to carry on.
Ethan PennyGUEST
14:23
The GMB union were handing out Burnham branded beer.
Ethan PennyGUEST
14:27
What kind of beer actually was it in there? It was 4.2% Indian pale ale.
Jack DulhantyHOST
14:31
Wow.
Richie AllenHOST
1:02
You know, Pete Gregson is a fascinating guy.
Richie AllenHOST
1:05
I met Pete about eight years ago when he was expelled from his position in the GMB Union following disciplinary proceedings.
Richie AllenHOST
1:15
He had criticised Israel, Zionism, and they didn't like it.
Richie AllenHOST
1:21
They said he brought the organisation into disrepute.
SteliosHOST
55:07
Yeah, sorry.
SteliosHOST
55:08
Right, so here we have this GMB union.
SteliosHOST
55:11
Sorry, I'm just imagining how
HarryHOST
55:13
my Facebook boomers are rising up.
SteliosHOST
55:16
Yeah, this is like battle royale thing.
SteliosHOST
55:19
It's about to go deadly, right? Carers suffer 6,500 violent attacks in five years, according to GMB Union.
SteliosHOST
55:29
How can you be the victim of the
Carl BenjaminHOST
55:31
invalids you're caring for?
BrewHOST
47:01
Also, Senator Bernie Sanders' report stated that Amazon manipulates its workplace injury data to make its warehouses seem safer than they actually are, which could mean that they're covering up not just injuries, but potentially a lot of deaths.
BrewHOST
47:15
Which wouldn't be surprising, because news organizations like The Guardian or workers groups like GMB Union need to acquire 911 call logs and ambulance reports to find out what is actually going on inside these warehouses, which conveniently won't exist in many cases.
BrewHOST
47:31
And if Amazon faces lawsuits, fines, or public scrutiny, they deny and appeal it every time.
BrewHOST
47:37
When they get their way, they place the blame on the employee or third-party companies, all to wipe their hands clean.

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