Sharon Graham re-elected Unite general secretary in landslide victory
'The trust that members have placed in me will be fully repaid as we step up our focus on delivering for workers.'
Sharon Graham has been re-elected as general secretary of the Unite union.
Graham won a landslide victory, picking up 68,694 votes. Her only opponent – Simon Dubbins – received 31,130 votes. That means Graham won 69 per cent of the votes cast.
Speaking on her re-election, Graham said: “It’s an honour to be re-elected by Unite members to serve as their general secretary. This decisive victory is a powerful mandate to continue change. The trust that members have placed in me will be fully repaid as we step up our focus on delivering for workers.
“Together we have already achieved a huge amount in the last five years.
“My second period of office will continue to be marked by a relentless focus on the jobs, pay and conditions of workers. It will always be members over ministers and the workplace over Westminster.
“We will continue deliver much needed reform to our union. It is my mission to build the industrial and political power required to better serve the working class.
“Workers face many challenges in a changing world. From AI to decarbonisation and rising global tensions. Unite will be at the forefront of a stronger collective rooted in the working class.”
Turnout in the election was 100,089, down on the last contest for the general secretary in 2021. In 2021, 124,147 members voted, with Graham narrowly defeating Steve Turner and Gerard Coyne.
Chris Jarvis is head of strategy and development at Left Foot Forward
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