GMB
Abbreviation with 2 meanings
| Stands for | GMB |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 2 |
| Categories | Organizations & Companies, Business & Finance |
GMB has two meanings. It stands for GMB (professional association and labor union) or Google My Business (marketing & advertising).
Meanings of GMB at a glance
| # | GMB stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GMB | Organizations & Companies › Professional Association and Labor Union |
| 2 | Google My Business | Business & Finance › Marketing & Advertising |
1. GMB
Organizations & Companies · Professional Association and Labor Union Abbreviations
One of the UK's largest general trade unions, representing workers in public services, social care, retail, logistics, energy, manufacturing and the gig economy. Its name is no longer officially an abbreviation.
Example: GMB members at the warehouse voted to strike over pay.
It traces its origins to the National Union of Gas Workers and General Labourers, founded by Will Thorne in 1889. The initials originally came from the General, Municipal, Boilermakers and Allied Trades Union, formed by a 1982 merger. In 2021 it won a Supreme Court case establishing that Uber drivers are workers.
2. Google My Business
Business & Finance · Marketing & Advertising Abbreviations
Former name, used from 2014 to 2021, of Google's free business listing service for Search and Maps, now called Google Business Profile.
Example: Our GMB listing still shows the old opening hours.
Many marketers and agencies still say GMB out of habit. It replaced Google Places and Google+ Local.
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- IBEW – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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