Sentences with phrase «on affiliated trade unions»

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All of which may help explain why Labour's rejection of McDonald's request to purchase a # 30,000 exhibition stand at its upcoming conference — on the basis the fast food giant is refusing to recognise Labour - affiliated trade union the BFAWU — was so controversial.

The affiliated trade unions have given some initial thought to the issues that Scottish Labour should stand on in 2016 and this week STULP has published Bringing Scotland Together — A Workplace and Community Agenda.

The 2008 Labour Party Conference was the first at which affiliated trade unions and Constituency Labour Parties did not have the right to submit motions on contemporary issues that would previously have been debated.

Labour - supporting trade unions are quietly affiliating scores of branches to the party — allowing those branches a vote on party positions — in key constituencies in a bid to influence future reselection battles, the Guardian has learned.

Affiliated supporters (AS): these are members of a socialist society or members of an affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their orgAffiliated supporters (AS): these are members of a socialist society or members of an affiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their orgaffiliated trade union who pay the political levy, who are on the electoral register, and who have signed up as an AS online or through their organisation.

Voting for members of trade unions and affiliated organisations closed on Tuesday.

On our figures, full Labour party members (including those paying the reduce student and unwaged rate) show Burnham defeating Corbyn by 50.5 - 49.5 % - a statistical dead heat; however, among those who have the vote in the current contest because they have paid a # 3 registration fee or signed up as a member of an affiliated trade union, Corbyn is well ahead, with 57 % of first preferences and a 69 - 31 % lead in the final round.

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.

That result (overall 51.5 % vs 48.5 %) was based on Harris securing the support of the AMs / MPs and the trade unions / affiliates but losing the membership block.

To open dialogue with affiliated trade unions to win support at Labour Party conferences for democratic rule changes and for pro-working-class policies on issues such as cuts, the living wage, jobs, and trade union rights.

There will be a new code of conduct for those seeking selection, with stricter spending limits, both on individual candidates and the trade unions and other affiliates backing them.

Could have convinced the party that blue Labours view on Immigration and socially conservative views on communities such as religion, working with the state to subsidise locally run charities, was something, that could bring into our party working class people not already connected, by the groups associated with our movements (Trade unions, the Co-op, retired union affiliates) after the disaster of the World cup, owl gate and then the Ill prepared speech at the IPFF on social change and trying to deflect attention from it by rushing out the «well make unemployed teenagers work for their dole» plan, it's hard to see us being able to be taken serious on welfare reform.

The disdain with which rebels in the Parliamentary Labour Party disregarded the statement from General Secretaries of 12 of the 14 affiliated trade unions, indicates turning their backs on the ethos and traditions of the Party.

So the idea that Labour would be left without any income if affiliated trade union members stopped contributing on the scale that the GMB figures suggest is evidently an exaggeration.

The move comes on top of the government's trade union bill which is expected to cut Labour's funding from the unions by as much as # 8m, as members will be forced to opt in to subscriptions rather than being automatically affiliated with the choice of opting out.

Ray Collins, who is leading Labour's inquiry into the relationship between the party and its affiliated trade unions, clearly takes criticism on board.

Yesterdays «news» on the Collins review of the Labour Party — trade union link is that Ed Miliband's reform plans are faltering: there's a hiccup in the negotiations between Paul Kenny on behalf of the affiliated unions and the Leader's office, but it's about -LSB-...]

(2) Subsections (3) and (5) apply with respect to an employer or a non-construction employer where a trade union, council of trade unions or affiliated bargaining agent or employee bargaining agency, as defined in section 151, has bargaining rights in relation to construction work performed by or on behalf of that employer or non-construction employer.