New Leader For Unite

Unite the biggest union in the UK with some 1.4million members will announce on Wednesday it has a new leader in Len McCluskey aptly knick named Red Len due to his involvement with the Labour government.

It will be the first General Secretary to lead the Union as a sole leader since the Union began in 2007. Standing down will be Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson who have become household names after the BA strike chaos that affected travellers this summer.

Mr McClukey stated there would be no more blank cheques for New Labour and he would seek to reclaim the Labour party for their views. He went on to talk about his plan to unite the union and focus on combating the devastation the new government is unleashing on the UK workplaces.

Unite Hypocrites?

The Union Unite has stunned its workers after it announced it would freeze its 1000+ workers pay, it comes after it has fought tooth and nail all summer with British airways, BAA and Fujitsu.

Unite caused havoc for UK travellers this summer by persuading British airways cabin crew workers to go on a series of strikes during summer and then nearly making BAA shut all six of its airports due to pay and conditions.

The move smacks of hypocrisy, with workers furious that after securing better pay for its 1.6 million members, they have been left with their own pay frozen.

Unite Chiefs Tony Woodley and Derek Simpson’s pay will also be frozen at £135,330 and £197,497 respectively, one worker commented “Woodley can afford to have his pay frozen, but what about the workers who are struggling to make ends meet”