Scotland backs Prentis for Gen Sec

UNISON’s Scottish Regional Council has voted to nominate current UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis for the forthcoming election starting in April.

Dave, twice before backed by Scotland, has been General Secretary for nine years. He could have stayed on until retirement without an election but chose to stand for re-election at the five-year mark to seek a “new mandate to take our union forward” through the difficult time ahead for public services.

Dave has nominations from over 50 branches, the NEC, two service groups and four other regions.

Other candidates seeking nomination include Kirklees Branch Secretary Paul Holmes, Knowsley’s Roger Bannister and Manchester Metropolitan University’s Delroy Creary.

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