Sentences with phrase «automatic affiliation fees»

The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has set out plans to end automatic affiliation fees paid to the party by millions of union members.

There is «some moral justification» to Labour's plan to end the automatic affiliation fee for some trade union members, Unite leader Len McCluskey has said.

There is «some moral justification» to Labour's plan to end the automatic affiliation fee for some trade union members, the leader of Unite has said.

Not exact matches

Miliband took the biggest gamble of his time as leader yesterday when he confirmed that only individual union members who actively opt - in to supporting Labour would contribute to the party, rather than the current system of an automatic «affiliation» fee paid by three million union members.

He wants an end to affiliation fees - where members of supportive unions pay an automatic levy to Labour unless they opt out.

But Mr Miliband said on Tuesday he would end the automatic «affiliation» fee paid to Labour by three million union members and people should not pay Labour any fees «unless they have deliberately chosen to do so».