Union executives charge president with promoting personal agenda
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April 8, 2021
Deep-seated divisions in the leadership of the country’s largest public sector trade union are once again spilling into the public domain as another executive election looms.
One faction within the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) led by third vice-president Kimberley Agard is accusing current union president Akanni McDowall of using the organisation to advance his own personal interests.
The matters came to a head last Saturday when some members walked out of the annual general conference after a vote was carried to reimburse McDowall $6,000 that he was previously ordered to repay in relation to alleged misuse of union funds.