McCluskey to stand again in 2013
The Executive Council of Unite has backed the proposal from incumbent general secretary Len McCluskey to make constitutional changes to allow for an election for the post to be held “as soon as possible”, rather than in 2015 as planned. A statement from United Left (a political grouping within of which McCluskey is a member and in which Workers’ Liberty is also involved) issued prior to the EC decision salutes McCluskey’s various achievements while in office, including civilising the internal regime of the union and pioneering industrial strategies that have won various disputes. They also...