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Fate of 'last awkward squad' union boss hangs in balance
The Independent|January 14, 2025
The union leader most credited with pushing Sir Keir Starmer to keep Labour's commitment to a dramatic overhaul of workers' rights will soon discover if he has been reelected as general secretary of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU).
- DAVID MADDOX
Fate of 'last awkward squad' union boss hangs in balance

Matt Wrack, who has led the FBU for two decades, is now seen as the last of "the awkward squad" generation who helped turn around the trade union movement, following last week's announcement of the retirement of Mick Lynch as head the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT).

But the 62-year-old is facing a challenge as general secretary of the FBU from the union's vice-president Steve Wright.

Speaking to The Independent ahead of the result being announced today, Mr Wrack reflected on a hard-fought election campaign.

Rating his chances in the election, Mr Wrack said: "My expectation is it is close, and I think one of the problems with union elections is the postal ballot system, where [turnout] tends to be low, and I think that will favour the other side."

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