Regional Secretary, UNITE

With over 20 years experience in the Trade Union Movement, Adrian Axtell was appointed Regional Secretary for Unite the Union, East Midlands Region in July 2007.

With a membership of over 100,000 paying members in the region covering 24 industrial sectors - both private and public - Unite is a major voice for employees at work. His role is to ensure that the members of Unite in the East Midlands receive the benefits of trade union membership.

Adrian has been involved in many nationally run campaigns such as Pensions, the fight to preserve public services, March for Jobs and the campaign to reverse the decline in the UK manufacturing industry.

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