General Secretary of Solidarity Union
In January 2006, Harrington was appointed General Secretary of Solidarity. In November 2007, following independently scrutinised elections, he was returned unopposed for a five-year period.
The current Union Executive consists of Harrington (General Secretary), Simone Clarke (Treasurer), Gary Aronsson, David Durant, Mark Walker, Adam Walker (President) and David Kerr.(See article on Solidarity for more details.)
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