Sentences with phrase «of trade union funding»

«The question of trade union funding of parties is not a matter of direct concern to the Conservative Party.

Lord Kerslake rounded on the government in a Guardian article on Monday as the House of Lords prepared to debate the bill designed to tighten the rules of trade union funding.

This resulted in the outlawing of the use of trade union funds for political purposes.

Not exact matches

Earle McCurdy, president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers union, said the fund will help the fishery and plant workers take full advantage of the trade deal.

Labour relies on the trade unions for 90 % of its funding, while the Tories lean on wealthy big - ticket donors - as this weekend has shown.

The outcome was a series of proposals which significantly challenged the government's original intentions, whilst recognising that the government had a democratic mandate to introduce some form of «contracting - in» for trade union political funds.

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.

A considerable number of trade union members already exercise the right to contract - out of the political fund, so the case for changing the procedure in isolation and outside of a broader examination of party funding is not especially strong.

It is vital that the Labour Party representatives include someone from a trade union background who understands the nature of the funding and the importance of the link.

The biggest crackdown on trade union rights for 30 years will be unveiled on Wednesday, including new plans to criminalise picketing, permit employers to hire strike - breaking agency staff and choke off the flow of union funds to the Labour party.

The Liberal Democrats are hostile to trade union funding of the Labour party and favour restricting it by placing a cap on trade union political donations.

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Labour party figures have today reacted angrily to reports that a government - commissioned review of party funding will cut their links with trade unions.

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During his monthly press conference yesterday, Mr Blair refused to comment on the party funding review, but his support for a # 50,000 cap would not be unexpected given his efforts to cut the power of the trade unions during his time as Labour leader.

These proposals reflect the traditional funding arrangements of both parties - the Tories have long relied on donations from numerous wealthy individuals, while Labour gets much of its funding from the trade unions.

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He wants to stop trade unions whose members have voted to have a political fund and which have decided to use part of that fund to affiliate to the party from doing so.

David Cameron is leading a government with a «worryingly authoritarian streak» that is seeking to undermine the Labour party's funding arrangements through the trade union bill, the former head of the civil service has said.

David Cameron leads a government with a «worryingly authoritarian streak» that is seeking to undermine the Labour party's funding arrangements through the trade union bill, a former head of the civil service has said.

By 1913, faced with the opposition of the largest Trades Unions, the Liberal government passed the Trade Disputes Act to allow Trade Unions to fund Labour MPs once more.

Yvette Cooper will raise the prospect this week of a legal challenge to the trade union bill, which threatens Labour's funding and limits the right to strike.

Yet often the same councils are continuing to use Council Taxpayers money to fund the salaries of trade union officials.

Notable donors: Voice of Teachers for Education Committee, a group associated with education union NYSUT; Coalition for Public Charter Schools, a pro-charter school political action committee; Neighborhood Preservation PAC, a fund representing building owners around the state; New York State ALF - CIO, a state trade union; Angela Battaglia, Vito Lopez's longtime girlfriend; Councilman Stephen Levin.

Sir Christopher's committee recommends imposing a cap of # 10,000 on donations for both individuals and trade unions, creating a shortfall which would be made up through # 100 million of state - funded money spread over five years.

Labour is facing a funding problems because of the changes to trade union political levy rules in the trade union bill which are expected cost the party a whopping # 6m a year.

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This is a naked attempt not just to reduce funding for the Labour party, but more importantly to reduce the political influence of the trade union movement within British politics.

The Party has lost most of its bigger private donors and depleted trade union political funds will not be capable of again bridging this gap.

«We are also of the view that the report is right to recognise a new party funding settlement must include genuine reform in respect of trade union donations.

Where not otherwise prevented they shall also be a member of a trade union affiliated to the TUC or considered by the NEC as a bona fide trade union and contribute to the political fund of that union.

If this becomes firm policy I feel that it offers a way forward that will circumvent the fears of «Ex-Labour»: rather than receive funding from «loony - left» Trade Unions Labour will be able to attract donations from the armaments industry and related security contractors.

Other trips included multi-day visits to Antigua, one funded by a trade union and another by a regional forum; visits to Rio de Janeiro for conferences; trips to Dubai sponsored by conference organisers; visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE covered by the respective governments of each country; and a visit to Florida to speak on biomass power generation.

The facts are that the Labour Party was set up by the Trade Union Movement to act as their political representatives in Parliament, and they FUNDED Labour Party candidates — and continue to FUND a lot of Labour Party MPs today.

Michael Contillo and Joseph Deglomini were indicted in the 1990s for tax evasion, racketeering and conspiring to raid the pension funds of building trade unions with the help of organized crime.

He denied accusing Labour of organising violence but said some trade union - funded anti-fascist groups had «acted in a violent way more than once».

The Tories claim the funding gives trade unions undue sway of policy and candidates.

Another important aspect of these discussions is how to reform party funding without irrevocably damaging the historic and fundamental link between the Labour party and the trade unions.

«The current review of party funding must not interfere with Labour's century - old trade union link or restrict the right of trade unionists to support collectively the political party of their choice,» he warned.

Sir Jeremy's comments come after Tony Benn last night warned that state funding of political parties would emasculate the trade unions and must be resisted.

To make political donations trade unions must first conduct a secret ballot of their members to secure consent for the adoption of political objects and to adopt political fund rules according to which a separate political fund would be created.

Given the succession of funding scandals under the Labour Government, there is a strong case for a comprehensive cap on donations - covering individuals, companies and trade unions.

Former Labour MP Martin Salter made a brilliant defence for trade union funding of Labour back in March.

Their manifesto includes the following commitment: «End the corrupting effects of big private and Trade Union donations to political parties, and bring in a fair system of state funding.»

Jesse Norman MP unsuccessfully attempts to ban the taxpayer funding of trade union representatives

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When Margaret Thatcher attempted to sever the link between unions and the Labour Party with the 1984 Trade Union Act, which required unions to regularly ballot members on whether they wished to continue pay - ing into their union's political fund, it was a direct attempt to cripple the Labour Party while reducing the influence of the unions on poUnion Act, which required unions to regularly ballot members on whether they wished to continue pay - ing into their union's political fund, it was a direct attempt to cripple the Labour Party while reducing the influence of the unions on pounion's political fund, it was a direct attempt to cripple the Labour Party while reducing the influence of the unions on policy.

It's an old favourite of mine, something I feel passionately about — party funding and the trade unions.

Last week we published TPA research which found that trade union organisers were being funded by us at the cost of # 67 million per year.

They then hint obliquely that Labour should distance itself from the trade unions (its main voting base) and their funding when they say «there is a structural imperative for Labour to take down the influence of money in politics».