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Gary Smith

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General Secretary of @gmb.org.uk

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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Labour was elected on a promise to fix a broken Britain.    Workers and communities are crying out for a better future.   We need action to put our industries, communities, and our country back where we belong.  #Lab26
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
When are politicians, both at a Scottish and UK level, going to end the madness of watching skilled workers be sacked while awarding contracts abroad? When will we see the thousands of renewables jobs we’ve been promised being created in UK yards?
thetimes.com
Polish shipbuilder hiring as Ferguson Marine cuts 70 jobs
Remon­towa announced hundreds of positions overseas on the seven-ferry loch-class programme after the nationalised Scottish yard lost the £175m contract
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Too many shipbuilding contracts have gone abroad, while UK shipyards have lay empty. With a reliable drumbeat of work, we can create thousands more UK apprenticeships. Labour promised reindustrialisation. Time to deliver.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Delighted to catch up with Morag, our wonderful GMB rep at British Airways in Glasgow, celebrating her retirement. Thank you so much for your service to our union. Also great to see Bruce from Heathrow - welcome to Paisley!
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Building data centres could create huge opportunities for unionised construction jobs. Scotland has lots of water and wind farms that we have to pay to turn off. Building new nuclear to help power data centres would be great for jobs and the economy.
thetimes.com
SNP crackdown on data centre boom amid fears over energy use
Ministers will require councils to flag new projects and have ordered environmental assessments for two proposed sites, but stopped short of a temporary ban
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is a failure of both the Scottish and UK Governments. Our shipyards should be full of work, including work supporting the renewables industry. Instead, we have empty yards, broken promises and tugs for Faslane being built abroad.
gmbscotland.org.uk
GMB Scotland | GMB slates failure to back Scotland's shipyard after redundancies announced
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Muhammad was just doing his job as a delivery worker in Glasgow when he suffered a disgusting racist attack from fascist thugs. I pay tribute to his bravery in speaking up and supporting his colleagues. Muhammad, your union stands with you. Solidarity.
dailyrecord.co.uk
Delivery driver attacked during far-right protest urges others to speak out
Muhammad Jawad Yaqoob spoke out as union chiefs said members across Scotland are experiencing a terrifying surge in racist violence and threats.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
GMB’s coastguard membership is growing every day, and it was great to spend time with some of them at Durham Miners’ Gala. Coastguard Rescue Officers perform a vital role keeping the public safe. They deserve full union recognition and pay justice.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We don’t need political idealism in energy policy - we need hard-nosed pragmatism. For energy security and jobs, it’s time to get on with Jackdaw and Rosebank.
scotsman.com
Labour should back Jackdaw gas and Rosebank oil field, says Blair think tank
It says the Middle East crisis has highlighted the UK’s vulnerability to shocks
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Our ceramic companies are the envy of the world. So why is the industry struggling to keep its head above water? Britain's obsession with waging war on gas.
mirror.co.uk
'In a year we'll look back on this moment as our opportunity to avoid disaster'
"The Government risks being remembered as one which sat on its hands whilst the industry that tens of thousands of working class people rely on collapsed in slow motion"
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Shipbuilding is back on the upper and lower Clyde. Huge credit to the GMB Convenor at Ferguson’s, Alex Logan, who has fought hard for a future for the yard.
dailyrecord.co.uk
Ferguson Marine handed contract for new ferries in relief for shipyard workers
The shipyard in Port Glasgow was nationalised by the SNP Government and has faced huge controversy over its failure to complete a 2015 order for two CalMac vessels.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
The SSSNB is an opportunity to finally recognise the value of support staff in our schools. That means a stronger voice, investment in training and development, and pay that reflects the job they do and the contribution they make.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Good to be in Govan today meeting our GMB shop stewards and conveyor at BAE. If the government is serious about “warfighting readiness”, we need to create thousands more apprenticeships and bring communities like Govan back to life.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
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
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GMB London Region @gmblondonregion.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
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!
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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.
dailyrecord.co.uk
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 £200m MOD contract instead of Ferguson Marine in Port Glasgow just a few miles away.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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. ✊
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 09/09/2025
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
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
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.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/07/2025
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 👇 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
mirror.co.uk
'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
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/07/2025
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 🙌
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 10/06/2025
Our calls for investment in new nuclear fell on deaf ears under the Tories. This Labour government listens. And acts. #GMB25
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Nigel Farage’s racist campaign targeting Anas Sarwar fails in Scotland. An agenda of division and hate can be beaten.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Solidarity with brother @anassarwar.bsky.social Nigel Farage’s Reform is about fear, hate and division. Our movement is about hope, solidarity and unity. ✊
dailyrecord.co.uk
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Spent last night in a bothy in the Scottish hills, enjoying a decent dram and the company of a great comrade and friend.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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.
Picture shows Gary Smith with GMB representatives in high vis jackets at a depot, joined by the local MPs.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
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.
greenocktelegraph.co.uk
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…
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
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.
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 01/04/2025
No worker should face abuse in their job. But airport workers do every day. This is why the Employment Rights Bill matters. #EmploymentRightsBill
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
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.
bbc.com
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.
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Gary Smith @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
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.
dailyrecord.co.uk
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.
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