It's estimated that
affiliation fees from big unions such as UNITE and the GMB will fall substantially as a result.
He will propose an end to
affiliation fees from the unions, switching to a system where individual trade unionists «opt in» to pay towards the party.
We also have concerns about the proposed treatment of
affiliation fees from trade union members.
The GMB Union's unexpected decision today to lower
their affiliation fees from # 1.2 m a year to # 150,000 is a warning shot that doesn't bode well for the Labour party.
Not exact matches
We have the The Kelly Report: recommendations include a limit of # 10,000 on donations
from individuals, organizations and trade unions — unless individuals make a positive decision to «opt - in'to the
affiliation fee.
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.
These include individual and corporate donations,
affiliation fees such as the Labour Party receives
from the trades unions, and commercial investments.
Political parties in the UK are funded
from a variety of sources including membership and
affiliation fees, fund - raising and commercial activities, government grants and voluntary donations.
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.
In high dudgeon, the GMB have cut the
affiliation fee paid to Labour
from # 1.2 m to # 150,000.
In a scenario, where
affiliation fees drop significantly, union leaders could end up with greater powers of patronage
from the increased sums available for donation.
However, trade unions do not just contribute to Labour through
affiliation fees — they also make donations — and cash donations
from trade unions declared to the Electoral Commission (which include
affiliation payments) constituted over 80 % of Labour's private donations in 2012.
The problem is that once a customer buys his device, he's locked into
affiliation with whoever he bought it
from — so if he bought it
from chain bookstore W H Smith, Kobo's main partner in the UK so far, that's where the affiliate
fee would go
from any e-books the indie stores sold.
Note: Links on the site are
affiliation links for Kuriousity with any and all proceeds
from them going towards our hosting
fees.
Some banks have
affiliations with overseas financial institutions, but for the most part if you withdraw cash
from an ATM without global partners you can end up paying a foreign transaction
fee, whatever exchange rate they're offering and ATM
fees.
Of note is the information liberator Aaron Swartz, who allegedly committed suicide only two days after releasing thousands of documents
from the academic online «library» JSTOR that requires
fees for reading some publications, especially for those without academic
affiliation.
The committee sensibly concluded that if the replacement counsel — whether a lawyer who has departed the firm or a lawyer without any previous
affiliation with the firm — has delivered a «letter of protection» to the client's prior firm promising to safeguard the prior firm's interest in the
fee generated in the case
from any settlement or verdict, the prior firm is obligated to transfer the file to the lawyer.
An industry trade association representing Federally - charted credit unions expressed concern that although the expansion may decrease
affiliation, well - established settlement service providers, rather than small entities, will reap the benefits
from de-
affiliation, because creditors would be incented to seek services
from established providers that can offer
fee guarantees or provide reimbursements if tolerance thresholds are crossed.