AVIATION Communication and Allied Workers' Union (ACAWU) secretary general Rudi Atwell has been suspended pending the outcome of a disciplinary hearing.

The decision was taken after Atwell attended a UNC town hall meeting in Tunapuna on April 17 and pledged his support for UNC leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar and her decision to select former police officer Roger Alexander as the constituency's candidate.

He said, “We (the ACAWU executive) look forward to meeting and treating with you when you take office. And as the secretary general of ACAWU, I fully endorse you in the coalition of interests.”