Unite’s right of reply to the Canary is a lesson in the art of deflection
The Canary has recently published an article outlining the contents of transcripts which have come into our possession from an insider source within Unite. These transcripts clearly detailed aggressive, abusive language throughout meetings of the National Organising and Leverage Department’s Research Unit (OLRU). These documents revealed a pattern of behaviour which intimidated staff members, making them fear reprisals or feel that their jobs might be under threat for speaking up about their experience working under Sharon Graham’s husband, Jack Clarke. However, Stephen Pinder, the legal director at Unite the Union, has refuted the contents of the transcripts, denying the allegations against…

