political funding

Wee Man 7 · Post by **Wee Man 7** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:03

am i the only 1 who thinks that we should be heaping as much pressure possible on the labour party. why are the cwu still funding them. its about time we withdrew all funding until we get the proper support from them.

maximus · Post by **maximus** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:37

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IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:44

Wee Man 7 wrote:am i the only 1 who thinks that we should be heaping as much pressure possible on the labour party. why are the cwu still funding them. its about time we withdrew all funding until we get the proper support from them.

Have a look around this site mate. It's an almost constant theme.

Woody6 · Post by **Woody6** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:48

We had a petition go round our Mail Centre last night for people to opt out of political funding part of union subs,loads have signed up to it.

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:52

Woody6 wrote:We had a petition go round our Mail Centre last night for people to opt out of political funding part of union subs,loads have signed up to it.

The more, the better. Don't swallow that line that we need a political voice and that should be the Labour Party. You only have to look at the miners, dockers, railway workers, car workers, health service workers, education workers, bus workers to see what a crock that is. Labour has done nothing for any of them, and you can bet they won't do anything for us.

tatt · Post by **tatt** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:57

Not only should the CWU threaten to withdraw funding, the TUC should be doing the same. Because unless we get an acceptable agreement this could spell the end of Trade Unionism in this country as we know it.

lisburnpostie · Post by **lisburnpostie** » 11 Oct 2007, 15:59

How do we go about withdrawing from the Political Fund /

Any Links appreciated

IWW Fellow Worker · Post by **IWW Fellow Worker** » 11 Oct 2007, 16:03

lisburnpostie wrote:How do we go about withdrawing from the Political Fund /

Any Links appreciated

Here's one, but there is anotherone on here somewhere posted by johnston65:

http://www.freewebs.com/edinburghiww/po ... utform.htm

Sandyman · Post by **Sandyman** » 11 Oct 2007, 18:44

I've copied this form:

Political Fund Exemption Notice

I hereby give notice that I object to contributing to the Political Fund of the union and am in consequence exempt, in the manner provided by Chapter 6 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (consolidation) Act 1992, from contributing to that fund.

Signature .........................................................................................
Name ...............................................................................................
Membership No ..............................................................................
Address ............................................................................................
..........................................................................................................
Branch .............................................................................................
Date .................................................................................................

Sending a copy to wages (with my pay number for good measure) and one to our CWU Sec to forward to H Q. Done several copies for my equally disgusted workmates. It's sad this is happening just as some Labour MP's with a conscience have put an EDM in supporting our cause, but after what the rat Brown said yesterday, I'm finished with 'em.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 11 Oct 2007, 19:32

scanned copy: http://www.royalmailchat.co.uk/forum/vi ... php?t=3855

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