CWU Political Fund Ballot

[dvbuk55]

As an individual member you can opt in or out of the political levy as you wish . It used to be 10p per week, not sure now.

I wonder if there any detailed accounts as to where the political fund is spent and by whom

[Lounge Lizard]

As an individual member you can opt in or out of the political levy as you wish . It used to be 10p per week, not sure now.

I wonder if there any detailed accounts as to where the political fund is spent and by whom

Maybe you could have a detailed look at Gregg's Annual Accounts.

[douggie68]

Its not a vote to support a political party it's a vote to protect the money the union use to run campaign's like the dangerous dogs campaign

[Lounge Lizard]

Its not a vote to support a political party it's a vote to protect the money the union use to run campaign's like the dangerous dogs campaign

Yes, but which political parties are in favour of "dangerous dogs"? Probably not even UKIP.

[Cut Off King]

so if this goes to a vote and the union gives us all a score(20£) it will be voted in like all the other crap deals.
everytime staff say there voting no to a deal it goes the other way,makes you wonder who counts the ballot papers.

I think it is a legal requirement for a union to ballot its members on the continuation of a political fund.
There won't be any financial inducement to vote one way or another.
The fact that votes "go the other way" is not an indication of the counting process but the fact that RMC is not representative of RM as a whole.

The ballot is CWU and does not represent RM in any shape or form - I'll vote YES if they back UKIP.

I hear of lots of working class people who like UKIP, but I don't understand WHY they would want a party in power who would want to withdraw from the EU directives such as working hour or holiday pay etc. Workers rights would be decimated by a party that is MORE right wing than the Tory party
Do you really think that your rights would be protected by UKIP, they are backed by business leaders who want a HIRE & FIRE culture........If you thing the Tory, Libs & Lab's are bad, you've got a whole world of employment pain to look forward to if UKIP get to power.

[PHARRY]

I will vote no

[dvbuk55]

I hear of lots of working class people who like UKIP, but I don't understand WHY they would want a party in power who would want to withdraw from the EU directives such as working hour or holiday pay etc. Workers rights would be decimated by a party that is MORE right wing than the Tory party
Do you really think that your rights would be protected by UKIP, they are backed by business leaders who want a HIRE & FIRE culture........If you thing the Tory, Libs & Lab's are bad, you've got a whole world of employment pain to look forward to if UKIP get to power.

I do seriously think UKIP would make a difference to democracy because we have had surfeit of political parties making promises via their manifestoes and then doing something totally different. I think we would be better off OUT of Europe, I believe we need to control immigration and yes we need to get tougher on the benefit society. The least I would expect is that Lab, Lib and Tory actually faced reality instead of living in cloud cuckoo land and UKIP would create a fresh political scene.

[datasaint]

The tories only care about London and making money for themselves i.e top 5% of soceity. Renationalise the railways, gas/power, post, water and bring back manufacturing industries to this country.

[wabbithunta]

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[pod25]

I know it is a s**t deal and most think the funding goes in the back pocket of the big wigs within the union, but without that funding, the union have no voice in parliament and having no voice in parliament means no union.
I also know we have all had some crap deals made by our union, but we have also had some good deals.

So, what is best, union with a voice or a union with no voice.

[bustedflush]

Just a correction - leaving the E-USSR political union does NOT mean losing any E-USSR originating working directives or minimum wage, 48-hour weekly voluntary cap etc. It simply means WE can choose the legislation and not a foreign parliament that the UK populace have never been asked if they want to be a part of. It will also mean the ridiculous inefficiency of postal competition from TNT et al can be dealt with as the E-USSR cannot force the unfair competition as now. I am a free market advocate but there are areas where one supplier works best, like your water company and especially a universal postal service.

[dvbuk55]

I know it is a s**t deal and most think the funding goes in the back pocket of the big wigs within the union, but without that funding, the union have no voice in parliament and having no voice in parliament means no union.
I also know we have all had some crap deals made by our union, but we have also had some good deals.

So, what is best, union with a voice or a union with no voice.

A union with a voice that is heard is useful - however who is actually listening to them? Lets face it it's merely to fuel the big wigs political ambition and trying to look as though their view is important when really it isn't. If they actually spoke for the workforce they may have a view but they speak only for themselves.

[Cut Off King]

DVBUCK55, I'mm confused, are your politics from the right i.e.support for UKIP or from the left, i.e. wanting an effective union.

I'mm confused as to what you really want

[dvbuk55]

DVBUCK55, I'mm confused, are your politics from the right i.e.support for UKIP or from the left, i.e. wanting an effective union.

I'mm confused as to what you really want

Well I don't see the correlation between a strong union and politics COK - UKIP policies aren't on the CWU agenda and the CWU is definitely not on their agenda.

[TrueBlueTerrier]

DVBUCK55, I'mm confused, are your politics from the right i.e.support for UKIP or from the left, i.e. wanting an effective union.

I'mm confused as to what you really want

Well I don't see the correlation between a strong union and politics COK - UKIP policies aren't on the CWU agenda and the CWU is definitely not on their agenda.

Not directly, but workers certainly are

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