Union Boss At Center Of Warring Socialist Factions In Battle For Control

Union Boss At Center Of Warring Socialist Factions In Battle For Control

The leftist president of the United Auto Workers seems to be caught between a rock and a hard place as a more extreme faction takes aim at him.

Lefty socialist boss of Britain's biggest union to remain in post after being voted for by just 7% of members

The socialist boss of Britain's biggest union is set to remain in post after being reelected, despite being voted for by only seven per cent of its members. Unite released the final results of its members' vote, in which Sharon Graham and Simon Dubbins battled for the general secretary role. The union described Ms Graham’s victory as “decisive,” as she was reelected with 68,694 votes.However, the overall turnout for the vote was 100,089, just 10…

The Unholy Alliance: Why Sharon Graham’s Triumph Demands The Final Cut From Labour - The Heartlands Tribune

Members Over Ministers: Graham Has Her Mandate, Now Unite Needs Its Freedom Unite’s members have handed their general secretary a decisive second mandate. The union still hands Labour £870,000 a year. Two numbers came out of Unite this week. The first was announced from Holborn on Wednesday morning: Sharon Graham re-elected general secretary with 68,694 votes against Simon Dubbins’s 31,130, from 100,089 ballots cast. The second number is £870,00…