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'''Len McCluskey''' (born 23 July 1950) is an English trade unionist who has been the general secretary of [[Unite the Union]] since 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-life/liverpool-lifestyle/2009/12/18/ian-hernon-speaks-to-union-leader-and-ex-liverpool-docker-len-mccluskey-100252-25418593/|title=Ian Hernon speaks to union leader and ex-Liverpool docker Len McCluskey|last=Hernon|first=Ian|date=18 December 2009|work=Liverpool Echo|accessdate=21 November 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/11/22/len-mccluskey-voted-new-leader-of-unite-union-100252-27689899/ |title=Len McCluskey voted new leader of trade union Unite |publisher=Liverpool Echo |date=2010-11-22 |accessdate=2013-07-11}}</ref>
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'''Len McCluskey''' (born 23 July 1950) is an English trade unionist who has been the general secretary of [[Unite the Union]] since 2011.<ref>http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-life/liverpool-lifestyle/2009/12/18/ian-hernon-speaks-to-union-leader-and-ex-liverpool-docker-len-mccluskey-100252-25418593/</ref><ref>http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2010/11/22/len-mccluskey-voted-new-leader-of-unite-union-100252-27689899/</ref>
  
 
[[Unite]] is one of ten unions backing [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[Labour Party]] leadership election. The others are ASLEF, BFAWU, CWU, FBU, POA, RMT, TSSA, UCATT and UNISON. [[Owen Smith]] is supported by four unions: Community, GMB, the Musicians’ Union and Usdaw.<ref>''[http://www.union-news.co.uk/breaking-is-there-a-plot-to-oust-len-mccluskey/ "UPDATE: Unite responds to Len coup plot"]''</ref>
 
[[Unite]] is one of ten unions backing [[Jeremy Corbyn]] in the [[Labour Party]] leadership election. The others are ASLEF, BFAWU, CWU, FBU, POA, RMT, TSSA, UCATT and UNISON. [[Owen Smith]] is supported by four unions: Community, GMB, the Musicians’ Union and Usdaw.<ref>''[http://www.union-news.co.uk/breaking-is-there-a-plot-to-oust-len-mccluskey/ "UPDATE: Unite responds to Len coup plot"]''</ref>

Revision as of 06:34, 9 August 2021

Person.png Len McCluskey  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Len McCluskey.jpg
BornLeonard David "Len" McCluskey
23 July 1950
NationalityUK
Founder ofCollective Party
English trade unionist

Employment.png General Secretary

In office
1 January 2011 - Present
EmployerUnite the Union

Len McCluskey (born 23 July 1950) is an English trade unionist who has been the general secretary of Unite the Union since 2011.[1][2]

Unite is one of ten unions backing Jeremy Corbyn in the Labour Party leadership election. The others are ASLEF, BFAWU, CWU, FBU, POA, RMT, TSSA, UCATT and UNISON. Owen Smith is supported by four unions: Community, GMB, the Musicians’ Union and Usdaw.[3]

On 3 July 2016, Len McCluskey told the BBC's Andrew Marr:

"Corbyn is a man of steel and he's made it clear that he will not resign. This has been a political lynching of a decent man – the coup has failed."[4]

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Labour councillor demands refund from party after leaked report exposed sabotage of CorbynArticle16 April 2020Lamiat SabinSarah-Jane McDonough's demand for a refund came after Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey claimed that attempts by the "Senior Management Team" to sabotage Labour’s chances in the UK/2017 General Election could have broken electoral law.
Document:Progress MP joins Unite's unwaged section for GenSec voteblog post7 April 2017Joining Unite in order to participate in the General Secretary ballot is legitimate and some are known to have done so to support Len McCluskey. However, making a false declaration in order to do so ‘on the cheap’ is certainly not legitimate and such applications need to be rooted out and their votes invalidated.
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