US EditionStarmer critic elected leader of Unison, the UK's biggest union
Andrea Egan won with nearly 60% of votes to lead Unison for five years and plans to review its Labour Party links, pledging to donate excess salary to union funds.
- On Wednesday Andrea Egan was elected general secretary of Unison, defeating Christina McAnea by 60% to 40% on a 7% turnout at the UK's biggest trade union.
- Egan, who was expelled from Labour in 2022, has said she will end Unison's 'subservient' ties with the party and criticised Labour leadership earlier this month as `not connected to working people`.
- Egan said she will take a £50,000 social-worker salary and donate the excess general-secretary pay to union welfare and strike funds, and she will begin her five-year term in January.
- Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer congratulated Ms Egan and thanked Christina McAnea for her service and role in securing the Employment Rights Bill, which passed both Houses on Tuesday.
- The result could weaken Sir Keir's position on Labour's NEC and prompt a review of Unison's links with Labour after Your Party praised Andrea's victory as proof workers reject more cuts.
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Unison picks Starmer critic as new leader of UK’s biggest union
The country’s biggest trade union has just elected someone expelled from the Labour party as its new leader. Andrea Egan will become general secretary of Unison next month. She’s spoken about ending the ‘subservience’ to Labour.
Left-winger Egan, expelled by Labour, wins Unison leadership contest
Left-winger Andrea Egan has romped home in the general secretary election of public sector union Unison, Britain’s biggest union. Egan beat right-wing incumbent Christina McAnea by almost two votes to one, with 58,579 (59.82%) votes to McAnea’s 39,353 (40.18%). Unison choose general secreatry Unison, which has more than 1.3m members providing public services primarily in education, local government, NHS, and energy has long been used by the righ…
Unison general secretary election: Left wins – Time for Real Change! - The Communist
For the first time in its 32-year history, Unison has elected a left-wing general secretary. This could be a resounding transformation of Britain’s industrial landscape. To realise this potential, Time for Real Change must mobilise against Starmer and the union bureaucrats. The post Unison general secretary election: Left wins – Time for Real Change! appeared first on The Communist.
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