Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Mann (Labour), on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 58 members in total.

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POLITICAL FUND BALLOTS AND THE FIRE BRIGADE'S UNION (FBU)

That this House notes the recent ballot held by FBU in which 74 per cent. voted to keep the political fund; further notes that under legislation introduced by the Conservative Government in 1984, trade unions wishing to contributed to political parties or engage in other political activities must establish a political fund; further notes that each union must ballot their members every 10 years on whether to retain this fund; recognises that all individual union members have the right to opt out of paying into a political fund should they so choose; is concerned that this trade union bears an excessive financial burden in order to fulfill its natural role of representing its members' interests; believes that in light of the FBU members' recent overwhelming vote in favour of retaining the union's political fund the Government should abolish the legislation that puts such excessive burdens on trade unions.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

122 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Finance Trade unions

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk