Political Activities and Election Officers
Political Activities
A union may resolve to have a political fund and to require its members to pay contributions, part of which go into the fund. Activities of a party political nature must be paid for out of the political fund and not out of the general fund of the union. You have an absolute right to refuse to contribute to the political fund and must not be disadvantaged for so doing under the Trade Union Act 1913. Ballots were held in all unions that had political funds, pursuant to the Trade Union Act 1984 (now the Trade Union Reform and Employment Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992) and all passed resolutions favouring the continuance of such funds. Such ballots must be conducted every ten years.
Election of Officers
The Trade Union Reform and Employment Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 provides that all officials - except certain senior officials nearing retirement - who have voting rights, or who attend and speak at the governing bodies of trade unions, must be elected by secret postal ballot every five years.
A union may resolve to have a political fund and to require its members to pay contributions, part of which go into the fund. Activities of a party political nature must be paid for out of the political fund and not out of the general fund of the union. You have an absolute right to refuse to contribute to the political fund and must not be disadvantaged for so doing under the Trade Union Act 1913. Ballots were held in all unions that had political funds, pursuant to the Trade Union Act 1984 (now the Trade Union Reform and Employment Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992) and all passed resolutions favouring the continuance of such funds. Such ballots must be conducted every ten years.
Election of Officers
The Trade Union Reform and Employment Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 provides that all officials - except certain senior officials nearing retirement - who have voting rights, or who attend and speak at the governing bodies of trade unions, must be elected by secret postal ballot every five years.
