Sentences with phrase «affiliated trade union supporters»

In 2014, Labour changed the rules for future contests to move to a «one member, one vote» system of party members, affiliated trade union supporters and registered supporters.

Not exact matches

The first is affiliated supporters, which consist of individual trade unionists who have indicated that they wish their party affiliation fees (funded from the political levy, a small sum of money in addition to normal union dues and used for political campaigning) to be paid directly to the Labour Party rather than via their trade unions as they have historically been.

Near the close of the meeting, some trade unions and Labour's left suggested the reforms could be ditched in five years» time if it emerged that the plans to recruit union political levypayers as affiliated supporters were not working or were putting the party in financial jeopardy.

Affiliated supporters (AS): these are members of a socialist society or members of an affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their orgAffiliated supporters (AS): these are members of a socialist society or members of an affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their orgaffiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their organisation.

Under the new rules, affiliated trade union members will have to choose to become a supporter or member of the Labour Party.

Since some leading trade union members of the NEC are known to favour circulating ballot papers to all levy papers — as was the previous practice — with votes being counted provided that levy - payers tick the box to opt into affiliated supporter status, the union influence may in fact not change so much from the process that selected Ken Livingstone.

In all we polled 2,609 members of affiliated trade unions, but we have excluded those — the majority — who are not Labour supporters.

Only full party members - not trade union «affiliated supporters» - will choose parliamentary and council candidates

Only full party members - not trade - union «affiliated supporters» - will choose parliamentary and council candidates