Gary Smith
@gmbgarysmith.bsky.social
General Secretary of @gmb.org.uk
Great to be in Glasgow today, as we talk through the negotiated offer to end pay discrimination in the city.
When we win equal pay, it will be because the men and women of Glasgow stood together.
Solidarity to GMB members in Leeds and Swansea in their fights for pay justice.
When we win equal pay, it will be because the men and women of Glasgow stood together.
Solidarity to GMB members in Leeds and Swansea in their fights for pay justice.
October 7, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Great to be in Glasgow today, as we talk through the negotiated offer to end pay discrimination in the city.
When we win equal pay, it will be because the men and women of Glasgow stood together.
Solidarity to GMB members in Leeds and Swansea in their fights for pay justice.
When we win equal pay, it will be because the men and women of Glasgow stood together.
Solidarity to GMB members in Leeds and Swansea in their fights for pay justice.
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
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
September 28, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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
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
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?
When will we see the thousands of renewables jobs we’ve been promised being created in UK yards?
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
www.thetimes.com
September 7, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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?
When will we see the thousands of renewables jobs we’ve been promised being created in UK yards?
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.
With a reliable drumbeat of work, we can create thousands more UK apprenticeships.
Labour promised reindustrialisation. Time to deliver.
September 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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.
With a reliable drumbeat of work, we can create thousands more UK apprenticeships.
Labour promised reindustrialisation. Time to deliver.
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!
Thank you so much for your service to our union.
Also great to see Bruce from Heathrow - welcome to Paisley!
August 21, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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!
Thank you so much for your service to our union.
Also great to see Bruce from Heathrow - welcome to Paisley!
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.
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.
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
www.thetimes.com
August 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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.
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.
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.
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.
GMB Scotland | GMB slates failure to back Scotland's shipyard after redundancies announced
www.gmbscotland.org.uk
August 18, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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.
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.
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.
I pay tribute to his bravery in speaking up and supporting his colleagues.
Muhammad, your union stands with you. Solidarity.
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.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
August 14, 2026 at 12:27 PM
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.
I pay tribute to his bravery in speaking up and supporting his colleagues.
Muhammad, your union stands with you. Solidarity.
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.
Coastguard Rescue Officers perform a vital role keeping the public safe.
They deserve full union recognition and pay justice.
July 14, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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.
Coastguard Rescue Officers perform a vital role keeping the public safe.
They deserve full union recognition and pay justice.
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.
For energy security and jobs, it’s time to get on with Jackdaw and Rosebank.
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
www.scotsman.com
April 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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.
For energy security and jobs, it’s time to get on with Jackdaw and Rosebank.
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.
So why is the industry struggling to keep its head above water?
Britain's obsession with waging war on gas.
'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"
www.mirror.co.uk
March 26, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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.
So why is the industry struggling to keep its head above water?
Britain's obsession with waging war on gas.
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.
Huge credit to the GMB Convenor at Ferguson’s, Alex Logan, who has fought hard for a future for the yard.
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.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
March 3, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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.
Huge credit to the GMB Convenor at Ferguson’s, Alex Logan, who has fought hard for a future for the yard.
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.
That means a stronger voice, investment in training and development, and pay that reflects the job they do and the contribution they make.
February 25, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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.
That means a stronger voice, investment in training and development, and pay that reflects the job they do and the contribution they make.
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
Great to join Jim and Janet this week at JCB, campaigning in support of our heritage industries.
#PottersPledge
February 20, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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
Great to join Jim and Janet this week at JCB, campaigning in support of our heritage industries.
#PottersPledge
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.
The government must deliver the decent pay offer that they deserve.
February 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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.
The government must deliver the decent pay offer that they deserve.
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.
We’re campaigning over rotas and resources in the service - well done to a great Shop Stewards team.
February 19, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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.
We’re campaigning over rotas and resources in the service - well done to a great Shop Stewards team.
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.
If the government is serious about “warfighting readiness”, we need to create thousands more apprenticeships and bring communities like Govan back to life.
February 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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.
If the government is serious about “warfighting readiness”, we need to create thousands more apprenticeships and bring communities like Govan back to life.
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.
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.
January 30, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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.
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.
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.
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.
✊Massive thanks to @gmbgarysmith.bsky.social for powering through a whistle‑stop tour of workplaces and reps’ meetings across our region, and for helping to fire up our equal pay campaign launch at Kirklees Council!🖤🧡 #MakeWorkBetter
January 28, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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.
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.
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
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
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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
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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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!
It's time for Altrad to do what's right and shell out!
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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!
It's time for Altrad to do what's right and shell out!
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.
This work should be bringing apprenticeships and hope to communities in the UK.
The scandal of sending our jobs abroad must end.
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.
www.dailyrecord.co.uk
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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.
This work should be bringing apprenticeships and hope to communities in the UK.
The scandal of sending our jobs abroad must end.
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.
Nuclear fusion good for jobs, clean power and national security.
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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.
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.
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.
November 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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.
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.