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A decision taken at GMB Congress 2006 resulted in the merger of the existing eight sections into three as follows:
Clothing & Textile Section; Construction, Timber & Allied Section; Engineering & Process Section to form the new Manufacturing Section
Commercial Services Section; Energy & Utilities Section; Food & Leisure Section to form the new Commercial Services Section
Public Services Section to remain basically unchanged.
Each section has its own National Committee to discuss and decide strategic issues affecting the industrial groups concerned, subject always to the authority of GMB Congress and the Central Executive Council (CEC). Each Sub Section is headed by a National Secretary and/or National Officer. Sections are serviced by teams of full-time organisers, specialist researchers, health & safety, legal and pensions experts working at regional and national level, who can provide expert help and industry specific advice for members, no matter where you work.
- Clothing and Textiles: weavers, tailors, clothing manufacturers, fabric & textile producers.
- Construction, Furniture, Timber & Allied: cabinet makers, upholsterers, French polishers, wood machinists, joiners, construction workers, building material suppliers, brushmakers, carvers, glass & furniture workers, musical instrument makers, funeral services.
- Engineering: shipbuilders, aerospace, workers, mechanics, heating and ventilation engineers, engineering construction workers, thermal insulation workers
- Process: chemicals, rubber, plastics, pharmacists, paper & board, packaging.
Commercial Services Section
- Commercial Services: security, solicitors, prisons, transport (including airlines and ferries), trade unions.
- Energy and Utilities: gas, nuclear & atomic energy, electricians, coal & oil extractors, water industry.
- Food & Leisure: food and drink manufacturing, distribution/logistics, retail & supermarkets, sports, leisure, outdoor industry workers, hotels and catering, restaurants & hospitality, registered clubs.
Public Services Section
- Public Services: This is the largest section nationally and in our Region. It represents members providing public services both in the public and in the private sectors. Many work in local government, further and higher education, healthcare, passenger transport and voluntary organisations. It covers all grades of staff: manual, ancillary, gardening, domestic cleaning, clerical, supervisory, financial, nursing and many more.
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