Sentences with phrase «individual labour members»

As sympathetic as individual Labour members undoubtedly are to the causes for the strikes, the party should oppose this industrial action.

It is estimated that Labour could lose up to # 5 million a year if only 50 % of union members decide to become individual Labour members.

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.

The day after unveiling his plan for individual trade union members to «opt - in'to being members of the party, Miliband addressed Labour officials at their Brewer's Green HQ.

If you made the donations run direct from individual union member to the party with the union just administering the donation - and each member allowed to donate to any party they want, ie not just Labour, then I can't imagine there being any complaint.

A Labour spokesperson said: «We can not comment on individual complaints, but all Labour members and representatives are expected to uphold the highest standard of conduct at all times.»

I won't hold my breath though; the main obstacle to the talks comes not from the Conservatives but from Labour, who have previously refused to consider allowing individual union members to opt out of their union's donations to the Labour Party.

«While all of the individuals setting up Momentum are members or supporters of the Labour party, the group anticipates that many thousands of people who are not [Labour supporters] will be involved in the wider social movement».

A Labour Party spokeswoman said: «We can not comment on individual complaints, but all Labour members and representatives are expected to uphold the highest standard of conduct at all times.»

The NPF is made up of 204 members representing parliament, European and devolved assemblies, local government, affiliated trade unions, socialist societies and others, and individual members of the Labour Party, who elect representatives through an all member ballot.

Clause I — Name — The Labour Party Clause II — Membership — There shall be two classes of members, namely a) Affiliated members b) Individual members.»

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.

Ed Miliband is right that we should engage our members to become affiliated individual Labour Party members.

Writing on his website, Mann said: «Hidden from the discussion of Labour's big increase in membership is any analysis of who has joined as fee - paying individual members, but a deeper examination will show that it is overwhelmingly the middle classes who are joining.»

He adds: «If you do decide to go ahead, the first step is to make sure that you are an individual member of the Labour Party... Moreover, it is important to ensure that those serving on the relevant CLP committees and holding constituency - level office back member - led democracy.»

«Hidden from the discussion of Labour's big increase in membership is any analysis of who has joined as fee paying individual members, but a deeper examination will show that it is overwhelmingly the middle classes who are joining.

The decision of individual Labour Party members to join a proxy war in Spain in the 1930s stood in stark contrast to the ability of the Parliamentary Labour Party to foment any direct military intervention.

However, the number of individual union and party members could increase, bolstering Labour's campaigning presence.

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.

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.

So confident were they that Labour would oust the Tories from government that, with the exception of Unison, they failed to encourage individual union members to join the party.

With such a system the election of Labour's candidate for London Mayor is likely to be more influenced by the owner of the Evening Standard than union affiliates and individual party members.

Ken Livingstone has overwhelmingly won the Labour nomination for Mayor of London by a majority of more than 2 to 1 overall, with a slightly better result in the trade unions than amongst Labour party individual members.

So whilst we should never slavishly follow any one individual or uncritically defend them when people have just cause to criticise, we should step up to the plate to defend a fellow Labour member and comrade from nonsense like this.

The union would be «lucky» if 10 % of the 400,000 members who are currently affiliated to Labour on a collective basis would choose to sign up as individual members, he said.

If Mr Miliband gets his way, Labour will have three main categories of formal supporters: individual members, individual affiliated supporters (mainly union members) and registered supporters (effectively a cheaper system of individual membership).

In a unanimous decision, it welcomed «any measures which increase the involvement of individual trade unionists in the Labour Party» and, as had been advocated by Len McCluskey from the start, specifically agreed Miliband's proposal that «individual political levy paying members of trade unions be encouraged to «opt in'to associate membership of the Labour Party as part of the drive to build a Party of mass membership.»

He provides representation in criminal matters to individual members of professional associations and labour unions and his practice extends to providing legal representation for litigation arising in the area of family law.