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Postal staff on the picket line outside Hampstead delivery office yesterday morning (Wednesday) |
Party over? Post union staff to vote on withdrawing Labour cash
ONE of the biggest unions in the country is to officially poll opinion from members on whether it should continue funding the Labour Party, the New Journal can reveal.
Communication Workers Union (CWU) chiefs, representing postal workers, told the New Journal the union would announce plans to launch a “consultative ballot” next week.
The CWU gives at least £1million of union members’ subscriptions to Labour every year in a historic pact intended to guarantee the party represents working people.
Tony Davis, regional CWU rep for north and north-west London, said: “There will be a consultative ballot – it’s going to be announced next week. I think support for Labour is very, very low -– and I’m a party member.”
He said very few members would support Labour in a ballot that would embarrass Prime Minister Gordon Brown and restrict the party’s campaigning potential in the build-up to the general election next year.
Mr Davis was speaking at a picket line at Hampstead delivery office yesterday (Wednesday) – around 40 postal staff attended the protest on the ninth day of industrial action in a row over jobs and conditions.
Hampstead CWU rep John Coater said: “The Labour Party has instructed Post Com, which monitors our service, not to fine Royal Mail for failure. Normally, if Royal Mail failed to deliver post it would be would be fined. The cuts are Government-backed so I don’t see why we should support them.” |
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