Sentences with phrase «trade union funds for»

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

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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.

Meanwhile the Conservatives are reportedly considering a bid to include funding options for the Tories on trade union membership forms.

The Labour leader used an article for the Sun on Sunday newspaper to accept his proposed switch in the way Labour is funded via the trade unions will «cost us money».

The result was quite predictable — around a quarter fewer trade unionists opted in to the political levy, though the impact on Labour's finances was mitigated in part by unions raising the affiliation fee for those who continued to pay into the political fund.

This established that for trade unions to engage in political activity, they must create a separate political fund.

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.

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.

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.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills provided funding to the TUC for the Union Learning Fund (ULF) and unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation, to support trades unions in working with employers to raise skill levels in the workplace.

«For too long in the public sector, trade unions have received taxpayer funding that is poor value for money and inadequately controllFor too long in the public sector, trade unions have received taxpayer funding that is poor value for money and inadequately controllfor money and inadequately controlled.

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.

The Conservatives have said they will only rejoin cross-party talks if Labour agrees to include funding from trade unions in the # 50,000 donor cap, in what would be a financially crippling concession for the party.

Trade union funding is to be drastically curtailed by law, boundaries are to be altered, even money for research by the opposition in Parliament is to be cut.

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.

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.

Delegates at the trade union meeting are expected to back a motion later which would condemn any attempt to divert public funding for higher education into the for - profit sector.

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.

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.

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.

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».

The Tories have called for a large increase in state funding for all parties with more than two Commons seats, a cap of # 50,000 on all donations, the phasing out of corporate donations - including from trade unions, and tax relief for donations.

The Tories have called for a large increase in state funding for all parties with more than two Commons seats, a cap of # 50,000 on all donations, the phasing out of corporate donations - including from trade unions - and tax relief for donations.

Even allowing for a margin for error, compare that to the millions the party receives annually from trade unions and you can see how ludicrous it is to think the party's funding will be seriously hit.

House of Lords committee likely to call for halt to proposed changes to way trade union members contribute to party funds

TRAFFIC is the wildlife trade - monitoring programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature and the World Conservation Union and aims to help ensure that wildlife trade is at sustainable levels.

TRAFFIC, the arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature that monitors trade in wildlife, has claimed that the European Union needs to tighten up controls at its borders and to improve the training it gives to its customs officers.

But instead, teacher union representatives are busy playing politics with the pension fund investments, seeking to trade one set of unfriendly hedge funds for another set of friendlier hedge funds.

As a result of the campaign by parents, trade unions, teachers, heads and support staff to ensure our schools are properly funded, the Government has found # 1.3 bn over the next two years from other parts of the Department for Education's budget.

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Readers who actually want a thorough and careful account of the pros and cons of I - 732 from a policy point of view should read the three detailed articles by the Sightline Institute here: http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/01/pros-cons-carbonwa-carbon-tax-swap-ballot-initiative-732/ http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/02/does-initiative-732-carbon-tax-have-a-budget-hole/ http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/03/weighing-critiques-of-carbonwa-i-732/ Readers who are interested in the messy political conflict over the initiative might start with a couple of Patrick Mazza's articles: http://cascadiaplanet.blogspot.com/2015/11/can-wa-state-climate-policy-train-wreck.html http://cascadiaplanet.blogspot.com/2015/12/wa-climate-initiative-conflict-on-road.html If you want to know why the Alliance's proposal won't do much for low - income families facing higher energy costs as a result of a carbon fee (though it would produce a lot of union trade jobs by funding State infrastructure spending) start here: http://www.sightline.org/2016/08/16/green-stamps-a-climate-equity-proposal-for-the-pacific-northwest/

In relation to trade union funding of cases the inadequacy of the Scottish regime is highlighted in chapter 14 of the Scottish Courts Review at para 97 «it is understood that some trade unions have special arrangements that do not fit the normal model for speculative fee agreements, in that success fees are not charged where the claim is successful and neither the defenders nor the pursuer's legal costs are charged to the pursuer if he is unsuccessful, these being met either by the union itself or the solicitors».

If you are a member of a Trade Union then your membership may include for legal funding which if available can be considered;

Subject to meeting certain conditions the trade union will pay legal costs and disbursements for matters they are prepared to fund.

A trade union in Ontario that under the authority of its incorporating Act or charter has an assurance or benefit fund for the benefit of its own members exclusively.

The South Korean government has called for financial regulators and central bankers of 23 other countries as well as 12 organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, to collaborate on curbing cryptocurrency trading.