Sentences with phrase «trade unionists»

From 1986 - 87, he was Scottish Organiser of Trade Unionists for Labour.

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.»

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.

He thinks the status quo has not worked for trade unionists and wants to try something different.

The rest of the group included everyone from trade unionists from East Oxford to well - meaning Jericho liberals, from young parents with their babies to their grandparents, and from life - long socialists to freshly politicized school children.

«We also will be calling on the Government to recognise the Bahrain Teachers» Association and to allow teachers and academics to organise freely as trade unionists in accordance with international conventions.

This won't be because individual trade unionists who previously paid their political levy might not sign up to a pro-union Labour Party, it is just that the Labour Party Lord Adonis and his friends feel comfortable with is going to be about as friendly to the unions as, well, every other Westminster party.

Nevertheless, it is clear that the affiliated trade unionists who are being signed up for this election are helping Corbyn's chances.

He also serves as Director of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists CBTU) Region One, representing unions in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Ontario, Canada; Member of the CBTU National Executive Board; and a founding member of the CBTU Buffalo Chapter.

How many trade unionists at that point will want to be «associate members» (or indeed any kind of member) of the Labour party?

One MPs vote was worth hundreds of trade unionist votes in the leadership election.

But I sat at the Regional Count with Glenis Willmott the Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party, my friend, a fellow trade unionist from the East Midlands doing media duty for our Party.

«It is certainly our belief that Labour needs more trade unionists in Parliament, as opposed to seats being handed out on a grace - and - favour basis to Oxbridge - educated «special advisers», but we make no apology for that.»

This appointment meant that she had to give up the TUC Council chair; her decision to do so, immediately after becoming the first woman to achieve this honour, generated some criticism from other trade unionists.

The government's bill changes the way trade unionists pay into their union's political fund, which is how unions donate to Labour.

«I am told by one figure close to proceedings that the bellicose nanny figure was intended by Danny Boyle to stand for Mrs Thatcher in her struggles with the NUM and other militant trade unionists.»

Clarke professed himself baffled by the assembled journos, cartoonists, MPs and trades unionists asking if we spent -LSB-...]

A motion moved by the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union deplored the attacks on trade unionists in a climate where employers routinely denied the rights of workers who were often in low - paid and precarious employment.

There will be a voice for moderate trade unionists who feel they may have sympathy with the Conservatives or even just feel that they're not being represented by militant trade union leaders.»

We support positive measures to strengthen and improve the relationship between the Party and the unions, for example by encouraging the greater democratic engagement of ordinary trade unionists in party structures and by developing the understanding of the nature and purpose of trade unionism among party members.

For every anecdote about lifelong trade unionist abandoning Labour because of Corbyn's stance on foreign policy issues, there's someone like my own aunt, who is affected by the Bedroom Tax and thinks he's God's gift to politics.

Mr McCluskey claimed Labour is effectively excluding trade unionists from the selection process.

But nowadays some of our halfbacks are beginning to act like trade unionists.

Party members and trade unionists supporting every candidate position themselves well to the left of the candidate they support — except Abbott supporters who, on average, vote absolutely in accordance with their principles.

«This form of donation cap would quickly become unworkable logistically and diminish the political voice of hundreds of thousands of trade unionists at a time when all parties are concerned with widening political engagement,» the NEC chairman said.

The bill changes the way trade unionists pay into their union political fund, the only source from which unions can give money to Labour.

A survey of Labour members and trade unionists by YouGov suggested Ed Miliband had a small lead over his older sibling, who has been considered the favourite throughout the four - month leadership campaign.

In JC's favour amongst trade unionists is the fact that for many years he was a hard working regional official for NUPE (now Unison).

She was a spokesperson on behalf of striking workers, a volunteer teacher in night schools for railroad workers, and an active trade unionist.

Trade unionists get wound up about Royal Mail privatisation, but not the public.

For example Labour currently wins large proportions of votes from non-whites (around 10 per cent of the electorate), public sector trade unionists (another 10 per cent of the electorate) and working age people whose main income is via the welfare system (another 10 per cent of the electorate).

In January, a group of trade unionists met with the Electoral Reform Society to discuss the key role that unions play in society's democratic structures — and to start drafting a Charter for Democratic Reform.

Teacher trade unionists in Colombia, Iraq, Zimbabwe and Bahrain are being subjected to violence and oppression.

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.

Former trade unionist Morgan Tsvangirai led his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) to victory in 2008 parliamentary elections and won the first round of the presidential vote.

Ed Miliband was experiencing a strange twist of fate today, as he faced disputes with his brother and trade unionists only to be supported by Tory right - winger Nadine Dorries.

The Bruges Group, WAGTV Ltd and Trade Unionists Against the European Union have given # 152,000 together.

«I am proud that the NASUWT has been able to play a part in supporting Ahmed and all the brave teachers and trade unionists across the world fighting for freedom, social justice and human rights.

We overstated Ed's support among local party members, and understated it among trade unionists.

A series of senior trade unionists on Labour's ruling national executive committee rallied in support of Mr Corbyn - including Unite leader Len McCluskey and Dave Ward of the Communication Workers Union.

[9][10] In 1990, she won the South East TUC Mike Perkins Memorial Award for Young Trade Unionists before being elected as the Youth Representative on Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) the following year.

She would give speeches at conferences of the Conservative Trade Unionists.

They're attacking disabled people, they're attacking trade unionists, they're attacking those in social housing and many other injustices from this government.

The proposals managed to unite disparate political figures, from leading trade unionists to the Taxpayers» Alliance and government ministers.

The evidence from a YouGov poll is that he can win this argument with affiliated trade unionists because most of them don't support Labour.

Let's not forget, the majority of trade unionists didn't even vote Labour at the last election, let alone want to fund the party.

Our own activists and trade unionists felt we were out of touch with them and they were right.

As one party figure put it: «If just one in 10 trade unionists becomes an associate member, the unions will effectively control a majority of votes in a Labour leadership election.»