Labour Research (June 2017)

Union news

Unite general secretary election


The low turnout in the Unite union’s general secretary election “can give no cause for satisfaction,” the union said. 


The election was won by incumbent Len McCluskey with 45.5% of the vote in the three-cornered fight. But there was disappointment at the 12.2% turnout. 


The union conceded that “the tone of the campaign will not have helped, [but] the underlying reason remains the [legally imposed] archaic and expensive balloting system”.


Unite general secretary election results

Ian Allinson 17,143 13.2%
Gerard Coyne 53,544 41.3%
Len McCluskey 59,067 45.5%

www.unitetheunion.org/news/unite-announces-general-secretary-election-result


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