Sentences with phrase «few affiliated union»

However, very few affiliated union members will be entitled to vote if a leadership contest is called after a 2015 election defeat due to the phasing of the scheme.

Not exact matches

Second preferences could be crucial as few expect any one candidate to secure a winning majority on first preferences in an electoral college split into three between MPs / MEPs, party members and members of affiliated bodies like the trade unions.

Some 30,000 new members have joined in the few days since Miliband's resignation, and unions are expected to mount an intense drive to encourage thousands of their members to become affiliated Labour supporters in order to have a vote.

Usdaw is a critical union affiliated to the Labour party but one of the few that did not back Corbyn in the leadership campaign.

This is because the association's board has strong ties to the unions that make up AFL - CIO, the labor confederation in which AFT (along with more than a few NEA affiliates) is an influential member.