Unite Leadership Ballot
Unite is currently gearing up to hold a leadership ballot for a new General Secretary.
The winner will replace Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley - who have been doing a double act - by acting as joint general secretaries for the past few years.
Two for the price of one?
Not really because they both draw very handsome salaries - paid for by members' contributions.
Derek Simpson's salary and benefits packcage comes to a whopping great £179,241 (Salary = £ 97,027, Pension Contributions = £26,292 and Other Benefits = £56,102)
Tony Woodley's package is worth £123,754 (Salary = £96,149, Pension Contributions = £17,307 and Other Benefits = £10,298)
But the salaries of Unite's general secretaries is not the point of this post.
The point is that a friend of mine - a Unite member - received an odd letter in the mail the other day.
She received a leaflet urging support for Les Bayliss - one of the leading candidates in the forthcoming ballot to find a Unite's next General Secretary.
The others likely candidates in the contest are - Len McCluskey, Gail Cartmail and Jerry Hicks.
But why just one leaflet urging support for Les Bayliss - where were the leaflets from the other three contenders?
Normally such promotional materials are sent out together - to be fair to everyone involved - and to avoid wasting money in separate costly mailings.
Yet my friend's leaflet from Les Bayliss was all on its own - so who released details of her address?
Have other Unite members had a similar experience?
If so, let me know.
The winner will replace Derek Simpson and Tony Woodley - who have been doing a double act - by acting as joint general secretaries for the past few years.
Two for the price of one?
Not really because they both draw very handsome salaries - paid for by members' contributions.
Derek Simpson's salary and benefits packcage comes to a whopping great £179,241 (Salary = £ 97,027, Pension Contributions = £26,292 and Other Benefits = £56,102)
Tony Woodley's package is worth £123,754 (Salary = £96,149, Pension Contributions = £17,307 and Other Benefits = £10,298)
But the salaries of Unite's general secretaries is not the point of this post.
The point is that a friend of mine - a Unite member - received an odd letter in the mail the other day.
She received a leaflet urging support for Les Bayliss - one of the leading candidates in the forthcoming ballot to find a Unite's next General Secretary.
The others likely candidates in the contest are - Len McCluskey, Gail Cartmail and Jerry Hicks.
But why just one leaflet urging support for Les Bayliss - where were the leaflets from the other three contenders?
Normally such promotional materials are sent out together - to be fair to everyone involved - and to avoid wasting money in separate costly mailings.
Yet my friend's leaflet from Les Bayliss was all on its own - so who released details of her address?
Have other Unite members had a similar experience?
If so, let me know.
