Unison threatens to cut MPs’ funding

Labour MPs who support privatisation face losing their trade union funding, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis warned his annual conference this week.

by Tribune Web Editor
Thursday, June 18th, 2009

by Rene Lavanchy

Labour MPs who support privatisation face losing their trade union funding, Unison general secretary Dave Prentis warned his annual conference this week.

He called on Unison’s Labour link committee to suspend all 64 constituency development plans pending a review of the MPs’ policies.

Mr Prentis declared:“Our members are tired of feeding the hand that bites them” as he quoted a new MORI poll for the union, in which only 30 per cent of public sector workers said they would vote Labour in a general election.

He added: “I call on Labour Link to fight to ensure that any Labour Party manifesto does not continue the privatisation of our public services… We cannot tell our members to campaign and vote for a party whose manifesto promises more competition and more privatisation”.

Mr Prentis’ remarks, which surprised his officers, may alarm the leadership of Labour, which receives some £1.5 million in donations from Unison annually besides constituency and other funding

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  • del

    I would hope that people who have read this article have also read the previous page re M Hodge and her cronies interference in Barkings selections.

    Many of those great councillors who have fallen victim to this conspiracy are long time union members, and if Unite can threaten to with draw funding over a worthwhile and just cause as mentioned in the article above, I would hope that Unite and all other trade unions take the decision to stand by their members and colleagues who have been treated appallingly in Barking and refuse to hand over any union cash for M Hodge or her cronies come the next election. This cause is just as worthwhile and just.

  • del

    I would hope that people who have read this article have also read the previous page re M Hodge and her cronies interference in Barkings selections.

    Many of those great councillors who have fallen victim to this conspiracy are long time union members, and if Unite can threaten to with draw funding over a worthwhile and just cause as mentioned in the article above, I would hope that Unite and all other trade unions take the decision to stand by their members and colleagues who have been treated appallingly in Barking and refuse to hand over any union cash for M Hodge or her cronies come the next election. This cause is just as worthwhile and just.