LTB 393/19 - TRADE UNION ACT - POLITICAL FUND NOTICE IN RELATION TO MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE CWU ON OR AFTER 1ST MARCH 2018

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LTB 393/19 - TRADE UNION ACT – POLITICAL FUND NOTICE IN RELATION TO MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE CWU ON OR AFTER 1ST MARCH 2018
No. 393/19
26th June 2019
TO: ALL BRANCHES


Dear Colleague,

TRADE UNION ACT – POLITICAL FUND NOTICE IN RELATION TO MEMBERS WHO JOINED THE CWU ON OR AFTER 1ST MARCH 2018

Under the Trade Union Act, the union is required to notify members who joined the CWU on or after 1st March 2018 of their right to give a withdrawal notice to paying the political levy.

As set out in the CWU rulebook, such notice may be given:
(a) by delivering the notice (either personally or by an authorised agent or by post) at the head office or a branch office of the union;
(b) by sending it via e-mail to the following email address: membership@cwu.org;
(c) by completing an electronic form provided by the union which sets out the notice and sending it to the union by electronic means with instructions by the union;
(d) by any other electronic means prescribed under the 1992 Act (as inserted by the 2016 Act).

Branches are asked to publicise this LTB to members who have joined the union on or after 1st March 2018.

Any queries on the contents of this LTB should be addressed to gsoffice@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,


Dave Ward – General Secretary
Tony Kearns – Deputy General Secretary

[Schiff]

If, as seems likely, the Labour Party policy changes to oppose Brexit then I will certainly be withdrawing from the political levy. I won't have a penny of my money going to them, even indirectly.

[bogstandard]

If, as seems likely, the Labour Party policy changes to oppose Brexit then I will certainly be withdrawing from the political levy. I won't have a penny of my money going to them, even indirectly.

as is your right, however stopping the political levy will also stop campaigns such as low level letter boxes and dangerous dogs to name but a few of the most highly visible campaigns, however it is your right not to contribute to the levy.

[Schiff]

If, as seems likely, the Labour Party policy changes to oppose Brexit then I will certainly be withdrawing from the political levy. I won't have a penny of my money going to them, even indirectly.

as is your right, however stopping the political levy will also stop campaigns such as low level letter boxes and dangerous dogs to name but a few of the most highly visible campaigns, however it is your right not to contribute to the levy.

The union could keep my contribution to these causes simply by deciding not to contribute another penny to the Labour party while it doesn't stand right behind the result of the referendum.