Christina Mcanea

Christina McAneais a Scottish trade union leader. She was elected as general secretary of Unison in succession to Dave Prentis, and took up the post on 22 January 2021.

Career

Early career

After university, she worked at Glasgow City Council as a housing officer before starting to work for the GMB, where she advised workers taking cases before their employers.

Unison

McAnea has worked at Unison since its founding in 1993. She previously worked at the National and Local Government Officers' Association (NALGO), initially as women's officer, before its amalgamation into Unison. She became one of five assistant general secretaries of Unison in May 2018.

General Secretary of Unison

McAnea was elected to succeed Dave Prentis as General Secretary of Unison on 11 January 2021, after winning 47.7% of the members' vote. Prentis had been General Secretary for 20 years. She took up office on 22 January 2021.