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.

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.

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.

'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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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.

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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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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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✊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

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

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!

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.

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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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.

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...

'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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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.

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❗ Labour GAIN from SNP Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election result: LAB: 31.5% (-2.0) SNP: 29.4% (-16.8) REF: 26.2% (+26.2) CON: 6.0% (-11.5) GRN: 2.6% (+2.6) +/- 2021

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.