Sunday 21 November 2010

Unite 2010 general secretary election - McCluskey wins

Len McCluskey, 101,000 votes (42%)
Jerry Hicks, 53,000 votes (22%)
Les Bayliss, 47,000 votes (19%)
Gail Cartmail, 39,000 votes (16%)
Turnout 16 percent
COMMENT
A remarkable performance by Jerry Hicks - who has recorded this message.
A very poor vote for Les Bayliss considering the money spent.
Your comments welcome below.

1 comment:

  1. It's heartening news that Jerry Hicks got such a substantial vote against the establishment candidates. We have to try to ensure that the big guns of the trades union bureaucracy aren't firing blanks in the war against the cuts and the dismemberment of the public sector.

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