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Gary Smith

@gmbgarysmith.bsky.social

General Secretary of @gmb.org.uk

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Our UK manufacturing industry supports good union jobs and strong local communities.

Great to join Jim and Janet this week at JCB, campaigning in support of our heritage industries.

#PottersPledge

20.02.2026 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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So proud of our members in the NHS and ambulance service who go above and beyond for patients every single day.

The government must deliver the decent pay offer that they deserve.

19.02.2026 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to our members on East Midlands Ambulance Service for the wonderful job they do.

We’re campaigning over rotas and resources in the service - well done to a great Shop Stewards team.

19.02.2026 09:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good to be in Govan today meeting our GMB shop stewards and conveyor at BAE.

If the government is serious about β€œwarfighting readiness”, we need to create thousands more apprenticeships and bring communities like Govan back to life.

16.02.2026 19:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to spend time with the inspirational leaders behind our historic equal pay victory in Birmingham.

Through their solidarity, and their strike, they won pay justice.

Their struggle is inspiring women up and down the country to fight for the equal pay they deserve.

30.01.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pay justice is coming to Kirklees. ✊

Great to spend time talking to our members in schools and care homes across Kirklees about the fight for equal pay.

Thank you to our fantastic shop stewards who are making a huge difference for our members.

28.01.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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For generations, Sellafield has been a world leader in the nuclear industry and played a vital role in our national security.

Great to meet with our shop steward team to talk about our ambitions for the future of the Sellafield site and the community of West Cumbria.

@gmbnwi.org.uk

26.01.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Our striking members at the Shell Bacton Gas Terminal want equal pay for equal work - and they're making plenty of noise about it.

It's time for Altrad to do what's right and shell out!

14.01.2026 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tug boats for Faslane naval base to be built in China instead of on the Clyde EXCLUSIVE: Chinese and Vietnamese shipyards will benefit from a Β£200m MOD contract instead of Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow just a few miles away.

Enough is enough - this is utterly unacceptable.

This work should be bringing apprenticeships and hope to communities in the UK.

The scandal of sending our jobs abroad must end.

12.01.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

11.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

03.11.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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. ✊

31.10.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

31.10.2025 09:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

28.10.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

29.09.2025 13:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Abi Young is our Health and Safety rep at Birmingham Airport.

In a year she has:
πŸ“ˆ 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

09.09.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Β£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.

04.09.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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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.

25.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'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 πŸ‘‡

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

24.07.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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 πŸ™Œ

24.07.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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.

16.07.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our calls for investment in new nuclear fell on deaf ears under the Tories.

This Labour government listens. And acts.

#GMB25

10.06.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

An agenda of division and hate can be beaten.

06.06.2025 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

04.06.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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. ✊

27.05.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

13.05.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

09.05.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

07.05.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

22.04.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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