In March 2008, a new Executive Council for the expanded Union was elected, taking office on 2008-05-01 and having a three year term.The Executive Council will put a new Unite rulebook to a postal ballot of members during July 2008. The rule book, if accepted, will not subject to amendment until a Rules Conference is held.
On July 2, 2008, Unite signed an agreement to merge with the United Steelworkers to form a new global union entity called Workers Uniting. The new merged entity, Workers Uniting, will represent over 3 million active and retired workers in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Ireland and the Caribbean.
Executive Council
The UNITE Executive Council will consists of 40 seats elected by former Amicus members and 40 seats elected by former TGWU members.The 40 "Amicus seats" comprised one seat for each of the 10 UNITE regions, four womens' seats and one seat for each of the 26 industrial sectors.
Within both the Amicus and T&G sections, the majority of victorious candidates were from the broad left slate, and a number of positions were unconstested. The first NEC meeting took place in the latter part of May.
Controversy
The participants in the 2008 rooftop hunger strike at Unite's Transport House building in Belfast, were formerly shop stewards of the Transport and General Workers Union, now the T&G section of Unite the Union. The dispute is over legal fees and compensation for an unfair dismissal action against the workers' employer, arising from a 2002 strike at Belfast International Airport, and the related actions of a full-time union official employee.
References
External links
- Unite - the Union homepage (under construction)
- Amicus webpage explaining the transition process
- T&G webpage: "Towards a new union"
- Web site about the elections
- Web site about the elections
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