▁with ▁the ▁competition ▁of ▁foreign ▁orch est ras ▁taking ▁the ▁jobs ▁as ▁they ▁would ▁accept ▁less ▁w ages ▁which ▁prom ot ers ▁were ▁eager ▁to ▁explo it . ▁Sc ard ▁and ▁other ▁members ▁negoti ated ▁with ▁the ▁BBC ▁regarding ▁those ▁that ▁they ▁contract ed ▁for ▁work ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁orch est ras . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁the ▁Union ▁had ▁over ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁Sc ard ▁concern ▁had ▁been ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁internal ▁work ings ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁General ▁Secretary . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁uno pp osed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁question ed , ▁and ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁held ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁with ▁D erek ▁Kay ▁oppos ing ▁Sc ard . ▁ ▁Kay ▁was ▁receiving ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁support , ▁but ▁Sc ard ▁had ▁not ▁told ▁anyone ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁cancer , ▁which ▁meant ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁an ▁operation ▁and ▁was ▁under going ▁radi other apy ▁during ▁the ▁campaign . ▁Kay ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁just ▁eight ▁votes , ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁Sc ard ▁put ▁in ▁six ▁compla ints ▁against ▁Sc ard ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁District ▁Dis cipl inary ▁Committee ▁which ▁set ▁off ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁legal ▁batt les ▁between ▁Kay ▁and ▁the ▁Union . ▁These ▁legal ▁batt les ▁t arn ished ▁the ▁Un ions ▁reputation ▁in ▁the ▁press , ▁Kay ▁was ▁given ▁some ▁compens