Union chief suspended in inquiry row

The GMB national executive has supended the union’s general sectretary, Kevin Curran, following allegations that he tried to contact the QC investigating ballot-rigging investigations

The national executive of the GMB general union accused Curran, its general secretary, of contacting John Hand, QC, who was conducting an investigation into allegations of ballot-rigging during the leadership election in 2003.

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Curran will be suspended on full pay until Hand’s inquiry finishes.

The full text of the GMB statement is available at http://www.gmb.org.uk/Templates/PressItems.asp?NodeID=91544