Teaching union reverses Matt Wrack appointment ahead of legal challenge
by Richard Adams Education editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6WX5K)
NASUWT reopens general secretary nominations after flaws allowed leftwinger to be appointed unopposed
The NASUWT teaching union has been forced to backpedal on its controversial appointment of Matt Wrack as general secretary and will instead reopen nominations for the post, ahead of a high court showdown.
Branches were informed this weekend that the NASUWT's national executive had received further legal advice" over flaws that had excluded other candidates and allowed Wrack - a former head of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) - to be appointed unopposed as the executive's preferred candidate".
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