Gary Smith

Great to be at West Burton today, where nuclear fusion is set to rise on the site of a former coal-fired power station.

Nuclear fusion good for jobs, clean power and national security.

Great to be amongst old comrades and friends at @gmbnwi.org.uk’s gas branch meeting on Saturday.

Gas will continue to be at the centre of our energy mix for decades to come.

Thank you to GMB members in gas whose work powers our industries and keeps all of us safe and warm.

Tens of millions of pounds back in the pockets of working class women here in Sheffield.

Great to meet some of our members who have fought for and won equal pay.

Pay justice is coming - solidarity. ✊

Great to join Farzana, @gmbcampaigns.bsky.social President, on a visit to Sheffield Children’s Hospital yesterday.

Thanks to Sal and the fantastic ward clerks team for meeting with me and for the invaluable work you all do.

Great to be back in Barrow with @gmbnwi.org.uk’s Denise Walker and our fantastic shop stewards.

Huge investment in the skilled workforce on site, with the local Debenhams being converted to train thousands of apprentices.

Great news for the local economy and for our national security.

So proud of team GMB today.

Sharon was such a strong voice for our members in the potteries - we need action on energy prices now to save our ceramics industry.

And brilliant to see big Matt from Hinkley Point introducing the Chancellor - onwards to Sizewell C! #Lab25

Abi Young is our Health and Safety rep at Birmingham Airport.

In a year she has:
📈 more than doubled union membership
✈️ improved working conditions

We couldn't be more proud that she's won H&S rep of the year at #TUC25

The £10bn deal with Norway for 5 new frigates to be built on the Upper Clyde means huge investment in skilled jobs - big win for working class communities.

Thank you Keir Starmer for meeting with GMB members at BAE Scotstoun today.

Great to be back in Plymouth with Katherine Darcy and our newly-elected @gmb.org.uk Vice President, Sonya Davis, listening about the opportunities that increased defence spending will create.

'Abandoning energy communities will mean more attracted by climate denial' 'Thousands of jobs in oil and gas are at risk of disappearing without being replaced by new work - this is the context that the populist Right is seeking to exploit,' warn union leaders

Oil and gas jobs are at risk.

Without action - the populist Right will exploit this. Climate deniers will have a field day.

Read more from @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social here 👇

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Reform would gut our green industries - putting thousands of jobs at risk.

But people need to see the benefits of green energy policies, with jobs in every community.

That's why we've launched Climate Jobs UK with @prospectunion.bsky.social 🙌

For generations, the ceramics industry has provided skilled jobs and supported working class communities across Stoke-on-Trent.

It's now under threat from rocketing energy costs and unfair competition with cheap imports.

We need action on energy bills to save the Potteries.

Our calls for investment in new nuclear fell on deaf ears under the Tories.

This Labour government listens. And acts.

#GMB25

Nigel Farage’s racist campaign targeting Anas Sarwar fails in Scotland.

An agenda of division and hate can be beaten.

Great to get the chance to support striking whisky workers at InBeverage today.

The company celebrates profit-boosting trade deals negotiated by the Labour government.

They should also support the basic rights the government is legislating for - union recognition & bargaining.

Nigel Farage claims Anas Sarwar brought 'sectarianism into Scottish politics' The Reform UK leader claimed "everybody in Scotland is having a go at us" as his party's campaigning tactics face a backlash.

Solidarity with brother @anassarwar.bsky.social

Nigel Farage’s Reform is about fear, hate and division.

Our movement is about hope, solidarity and unity. ✊

Carers do vital work and deserve to be paid properly.

Fair pay agreements give us the chance to raise wages through collective bargaining - key to filling 130,000 care vacancies.

Tories can spare us the policy review and start by apologising to carers for their Covid failures.

Gas will be with us for decades to come - supporting jobs, heating homes and powering industry.

We desperately need investment in gas storage, it’s vital for our energy security.

So proud of the campaigns our members are running on equal pay - there is no more important industrial issue for our union.

Pay justice is coming.

Our members at AstraZeneca produce life changing medicines and the 5,500 skilled jobs on site are vital to the local community in Macclesfield.

Thank you to our shop stewards, Ant and Peter, for meeting with me last week and talking me through your campaigns.

Nigel Farage’s Reform are soft on Russia, voted against your rights at work, and want to sell off the NHS.

They’re no friend to working people.

When they bring division and hate, we must choose solidarity and hope.

Spent last night in a bothy in the Scottish hills, enjoying a decent dram and the company of a great comrade and friend.

Picture shows Gary Smith with GMB representatives in high vis jackets at a depot, joined by the local MPs.

Great to be in Adur & Worthing with Mike, Symon, Chris and Andy - the GMB shop stewards who led a successful strike and campaigned to make work better.

Thanks to local MPs Tom Rutland and Beccy Cooper for joining us and listening to our members.

Union bosses slam decision to exclude 'social value' from £175m ferry contract A top union official has slammed the decision not to include "social value" when considering a tender by Ferguson Marine to build seven…

The Fergusons workforce and the local community have been badly let down by senior managers and the Scottish Government.

We need an overhaul of procurement rules to support communities and jobs.

Great to be out in Northumberland listening to our members in the care sector.

Even after all they went through in the pandemic, care workers are not properly valued.

It’s time for pay and conditions in the sector that reflect the incredible work they do.

No worker should face abuse in their job. But airport workers do every day.

This is why the Employment Rights Bill matters.

#EmploymentRightsBill

British Steel closure threat puts up to 2,700 jobs at risk The company announces a consultation that could see the closure of two blast furnaces at Scunthorpe.

There is no defence industrial strategy without the ability to make our own steel - nationalise it now.

It’s time to organise and campaign to defend steel-making, jobs and the national interest.

Care workers 'abandoned and betrayed' as conditions in homes worse than Covid A shocking survey by GMB Scotland reveals the situation for staff and residents in private care is either the same or worse than it was during the pandemic.

Care sector workers across the UK have been neglected and betrayed.

GMB is organising and campaigning to make sure care workers get the recognition and pay they deserve.

Eleanor Marx Award 2024 Nominate a GMB woman who has inspired you this year to win the 2024 GMB Eleanor Marx Award.

Do you know an inspiring GMB woman whose work deserves recognition?

Nominations for the Eleanor Marx Award are open - and close on Wednesday 23rd April

Nominate here👇

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At GMB, we’re proud to think differently about neurodiversity.

If you’re hiding who you are at work, GMB is with you & we want you in our union.

Find out how we’re making the world of work more inclusive & take a look at our toolkits 👇
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