Just so you know:
http://www.unitetheunion.com/pdf/Uni...20May%2009.pdf
23.4 Any member of the Union may at any time give notice on the form of exemption notice specified in Clause (5) or by a written request in a form to the like effect, that he/she objects to contribute to the political fund.
23.5 The form of exemption notice shall be as follows:-
Unite the Union
POLITICAL FUND EXEMPTION NOTICE
I hereby give notice that I object to contributing to the political fund of
the Union and am in consequence exempt, in the manner provided by
Chapter VI of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act
1992, from contributing to that fund.
Signature................................................... .....................................................
Name........................................................ .......................................................
Address ............................................................ ..............................................
Name of Branch...................................................... .......................................
Membership No................................................ Date ...............................
23.7 On giving such notice, a member shall be exempt, so long as his/her notice is not
withdrawn, from contributing to the political fund of the Union as from either: (a) the first
day of January next after notice by the member is given, or, (b) in the case of a notice
given within one month after the notice given to members under Clause (3) or after the
date on which a new member admitted to the Union is supplied with a copy of these
rules under Clause (17), as from the date on which the member’s notice is given.
23.8 The Executive Council shall give effect to the exemption of members to contribute to
the political fund of the Union by relieving any members who are exempt from the
payment of part of any periodical contributions required from the members of the Union
towards the expenses of the Union as provided and such relief shall be given as far as
possible to all members who are exempt on the occasion of the same periodical
payment.