Notes to Editors * The coalition of MPs and unions is being brought together by the Trade Union and Labour Liaison Organisation (TULO), the body which brings together Labour Party
affiliated unions with Labour MPs.
Not exact matches
Most elevator mechanics in Canada are trained at the Canadian Elevator Industry Educational Program, a
union -
affiliated program
with 25 locations across the country.
That's bad compared
with the U.S. and the European
Union, where the rates of inflation are 2.7 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively, but economists not
affiliated with the government say the real figure is at least twice as high.
None of the NDP supporters I have spoken
with have been able to clearly explain how the
union -
affiliate vote process will work.
We stand up for the principles of equality, equity and social justice and we work
with our
affiliated unions and social justice partners to build a better world for all citizens.
Our society campaigned for more veggie options in university catering, and we actively promote a meat free lifestyle — I'm delighted that our
union has
affiliated with Meat Free Monday as it is a great platform for us to campaign upon.»
I'm proud to be the first
union in Ireland
affiliated with it and can't wait to get more
unions involved.»
In 1972, Masters swimming became
affiliated with the Amateur Athletic
Union.
She was the only candidate nominated for the post,
with 32 of the 54
affiliated unions putting her name forward.
Of those that did, many did not vote the way their
unions suggested they should,
with not all
affiliated unions supporting Miliband.
But Lipton accused the guv of threatening retaliation against
unions affiliated with Nixon endorsers.
What was once a balanced group of grass - roots activists
affiliated with groups like Citizen Action and the Long Island Progressive Coalition and labor
unions has tilted a bit toward the activists.
However, the PLP still held 30 % of the vote
with 30 % going to constituency parties and 40 % to
affiliated trade
unions.
Instead Miliband will insist the switch to an opt - in system, in which trade
union members actively choose to
affiliate with Labour, is needed because it could restore Labour's status as a mass membership party of the people.
During his press conference, meanwhile, de Blasio also blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo for allegedly threatening
unions whose
affiliates were lining up
with Cynthia Nixon, who is running in the Democratic primary against the governor.
The previous week, Cuomo reportedly threatened retaliation against
unions affiliated with groups that endorsed gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon, such as Citizen Action of New York, Make the Road Action and NYCC.
Both the Business Council and the Partnership for New York City are
affiliated with The Committee to Save New York, a coalition of private - sector
unions, real - estate organizations and business groups that have backed Cuomo's fiscal agenda.
It is understood that the longstanding system for paying the affiliation fee in the public service
union Unison already meets the party's proposed consent criteria, putting Unison ahead of other
unions,
with a pool of 400,000 collectively
affiliated members from which the party can recruit immediately as individually
affiliated supporters.
«It is
with regret and profound sadness that I have concluded there is little to be achieved by pursuing wider conversations
with our
union affiliates at this time.»
It strengthens the NPL now view, but does not clinch it, as the major
affiliated unions and other bodies are likely to stick
with Labour, at least until the election, unless constitutional changes which effectively end
union affiliation come into force before then.
Labour will have a direct relationship
with affiliated supporters for the first time, without
unions acting as an intermediary.
In addition registered supporters — not drawn from
unions — will be able to sign up
with same rights as
affiliated supporters.
Once they have said yes to their
union, they can be contacted by Labour to become an
affiliated supporter
with a vote in leadership elections and a right to attend constituency meetings.
By 1896 the four London societies formed the
Union of Ethical Societies, and between 1905 and 1910 there were over fifty societies in Great Britain, seventeen of which were
affiliated with the
Union.
The Labour Party is a membership organisation consisting of individual members and Constituency Labour Parties,
affiliated trade
unions, socialist societies and the Co-operative Party,
with which it has an electoral agreement.
Just how realistic will this prove to be when previously
affiliated unions find out how much is in their collective war chests and what they can actually do
with it?
According to the Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York (BCTC), an organization consisting of local
affiliates of 15 national and international
unions representing 100,000 members in New York City, project labor agreements (PLAs)
with these terms for four projects valued at $ 345 million are in the process of being executed by
unions in the industry.
On the national level, we are
affiliated with the American Conservative
Union.
The New York State Conservative Party is
affiliated with the American Conservative
Union.
Labour movements often deal
with issues like this, for example, an industrial dispute that covers a workplace chapel, of a trade section, of a trade
union, which is
affiliated to at least one Trades Hall Council, both the
union and TUC being (factionalised)
affiliates to a political party, which holds government, which runs the chapel section of the workplace in the first place.
The development came after 48 hours of labor
unions formally
affiliated with the WFP pulling their support from the party, including 32BJSEIU and the Communications Workers of America.
Miliband pledged to push on
with his reforms, insisting they are necessary to stop
union members being
affiliated to Labour «in name only».
Korn said that, «there is no coordination (
with the
union's
affiliates).
The Service Employees International
Union and two of its major
affiliates in New York — 1199 and 32BJ — have been major backers of the campaign, along
with the Hotel Trades Council, the labor - backed Amalgamated Bank and a joint entity funded by 1199 and the Greater New York Hospital Association.
On our figures, full Labour party members (including those paying the reduce student and unwaged rate) show Burnham defeating Corbyn by 50.5 - 49.5 % - a statistical dead heat; however, among those who have the vote in the current contest because they have paid a # 3 registration fee or signed up as a member of an
affiliated trade
union, Corbyn is well ahead,
with 57 % of first preferences and a 69 - 31 % lead in the final round.
ALBANY — The uncertainty of who will be on the Working Families Party line for governor this fall is causing «real tension» between the party and the
unions affiliated with...
He will have won a majority of his Parliamentary colleagues and the wider membership, along
with sufficient support from
unions and other
affiliates to secure not just victory but an overwhelming mandate.
NYSUT will coordinate
with its national
affiliates — the AFT and NEA — to make sure that our
union brothers and sisters and affected communities, receive whatever help and relief we can provide as they try to get back on their feet during the long recovery period ahead.»
In 1954, the Gold Coast Trades
Union Congress (TUC) was founded,
with an initial membership of 6,030 and 14
affiliates.
The local tradition that gave us Attlee, Lansbury and the Poplar Rates Rebellion now puts two fingers up to Labour -
affiliated trade
unions and stands
with the Tories to vote through job cuts.
The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York, which is
affiliated with about 100,000
union members, gave its endorsement today, praising what it described as de Blasio's commitment to responsible development, affordable housing and job creation.
One method would be to empower a new party and convince several key
union affiliates of W.F.P. — who had good relationships
with the governor and depended on him for key contracts and wages — to join this new party instead.
GMB — the third biggest
union affiliate with 617,000 members and a levy of more than # 2 million — announced it will ballot members on how much it donates to Labour.
According to multiple sources
affiliated with DC37, the gigantic public employees
union is slated to go
with Councilman Charles Barron in his congressional race against Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries.
Rather than collectively discussing ways of reforming the
union - Labour link
with the 15
affiliated unions, Miliband engaged in «dog - whistle» politics by quickly responding to the taunts of the Tories and the mischief making of the Blairites.
The election took place using Alternative Vote in an electoral college,
with a third of the votes allocated to MPs and MEPs, a third to individual members of the Labour Party, and a third to individual members of
affiliated organisations, mainly trade
unions.
The
unions contributed # 50 million to Labour in the past five years, what the Tories have warned is the «elephant in the room», but Sir Jeremy noted that
with 2.5 million
affiliate members, this was just eight pence per
union member per week.
The Trade
Union Liaision Organisation, the group of
unions affiliated to the Labour Party, has sought confirmation from all leadership candidates that they will robustly defend the party's links
with the
unions.
Our survey sample is composed of 1,236 members of the Labour selectorate,
with the representation levels of difference membership types (member / supporter /
union affiliate) based on how each group turned out in the 2015 leadership election.
Labour say this will make their party a mass - membership institution
with individual
union members choosing to
affiliate to the party and having a say in leadership elections - one member one vote - instead of
unions acting on their behalf.