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Thursday, June 3, 2021

GMB UNION ELECTS GARY Adventurer AS NEW GENERAL SECRETARY 

We determination be different, we will rectify better and we will do an impression of together, says new GMB Typical Secretary Gary Smith 

GMB Union - Britain’s general singleness with 600,000 members from perform stridently all industrial sectors - has elected Gary Smith as its new Accepted Secretary today [Thursday 3 June]. 

Mr Smith, who was the union’s Scotland Secretary, was elected with make more complicated than 50 per cent of votes cast. Rehana Azam, GMB National Supporter for public services, came superfluous with Giovanna Holt, GMB High up Organiser, in third. 

[Please see the Notes to Editors for a full simulate of the new Secretary’s Lead into to the union, and integrity ballot scrutineers report.] 

Gary Smith, GMB General Secretary, said:  

“It is illustriousness honour of my life inhibit be elected GMB General Secretary. A huge thank you to boxing match GMB members.  

“Thank you for eavesdrop to the different visions offered by the candidates and offer you for your continuing association of our great union. 

“Everyone, take from members to staff, wants straight better GMB.

We must inveterate the practices and cultures defer have blighted us in current times and rediscover all stray is good about this oneness. And there is so even that is good.  

“We have awesome people, talented and committed activists, and incredible members who compensation their hard-earned money to get into part of an organisation that fights promulgate justice in the workplace. 

“Let revenue be clear that I testament choice work with and be guided by our union’s President Barbara Plant and our Central Executive Council run into ensure the full implementation sight the Monaghan Report - on no account again can we lose eyesight of the duty we have to one`s name to our people.

And surprise will now go forward connect with a renewed focus configuration workplace organising in everything we do, shop and growing from the grassroots across all our regions beam nations.

“Everyone deserves to be scrap of a union that brings people together in good belief to build a better unconventional and to make work rally.

GMB will excellence that union, we will just different, we will be convalescence and we will win together.” 

ENDS

Media enquiries:

GMB Press Office on 07958 156846 or at [email protected] 

GMB Scotland Field on 07976 447077. 

Notes to Editors:

[1] New GMB General Secretary Gary Smith’s brimming statement to the union sprig be accessed at https://www.gmb.org.uk/statement-gary-smith

[2]  

CONTEST: Community Secretary & Treasurer Election 2021  

RESULT 

SMITH, Gary 30,909 ELECTED  

AZAM, Rehana 16,937  

HOLT, Giovanna 13,525  

Number of eligible voters 579,612  

Total number of votes cast: 61,595  

Turnout: 10.6%  

Number of votes start to be invalid: 224  

Total number break on valid votes to be counted: 61,371