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Unite the Union, commonly known as Unite, is a British and Irish trade union, formed on 1 May 2007, by the merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers' Union. It is the largest trade union in the UK and Ireland. The General Secretary of Unite is Len McCluskey. On 2 July 2008, Unite signed an agreement to merge with the United Steelworkers to form a new global union entity called Workers Uniting which represents over 3 million members in the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, North America and the Caribbean. Unite retains its separate identity in the United Kingdom. == Executive Council == As part of the merger process, a Joint Executive Council (formed of the executives of both the predecessor unions) took office on the vesting day. In March 2008, a new Executive Council for the expanded Union was elected, taking office on 1 May 2008 and having a three-year term.The Executive Council was tasked with putting a new Unite rulebook to a postal ballot of members during July 2008. The rule book was accepted by a majority of members and will not be subject to amendment until a Rules Conference is held. The first reduced unified Unite Executive Council was elected in 2011 The first single General secretary of Unite Len McCluskey was elected in December 2010 on a platform of unification and standing for one term of office only. The Unite special Rules Conference in 2010 agreed a rule change including a formula for how seats will be allocated on the UNITE Executive Council which takes office in 2011. There are a number of factions within Unite. * (Unite Now ), A growing active movement which is "moderate left" It presents itself as an alternative movement for lay members. Supported Len McCluskey in his first election but they opposed the calling of an early General secretary election in 2013. Unitenow campaigns for changes in the union rules and structures and they often criticise the unions centralised hierarchical structures whilst calling for more lay member control and a move away from the current centralised executive power base. Not aligned to any political section of the union it is growing in influence within lay activist member ranks, and officers. It is widely accepted that they will mount a challenge to the leadership at any future Unite General Secretary election. * (United Left ), the main left grouping, which includes supporters of the Labour Party, the Socialist Workers Party and Communist party. Supported Len McCluskey in his election. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Unite the Union」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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