Sentences with phrase «individual union members»

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.

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.

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.

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.

The reform would force the party to be much more pro-active in seeking out the support of individual union members and could bring in thousands of new members.

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.

Mr Miliband wants to reform his party's historic link with the unions, with individual union members given the choice of opting in to join the party, rather than being automatically affiliated.

Similar to the Electoral College for President of the United States, the Connecticut Education Association presently elects its officers through a process that separates individual union members from the direct election of their officers.

Some said the individual union members in the Building and Construction Trades Council refused to agree.

Instead, individual union members would each have to give their permission for their # 3 levy to be given as a donation.