I hope no one minds me putting this on here but a poster over on the SLF BA thread has made a good point regarding Unites plans to raise the £700,000.
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Originally Posted by Lou Scannon
.....Unite leaders scream at Walsh for "Imposing changes without consultation". Can we therefore take it that the 2% will not be imposed and that the workers will have to opt in rather than opt out.
...or is it different for the Union when they work out that their credibility is now dropping to zero?
So does anyone know? Will this be something you can opt out of as from what I've seen, it will be compulsory for all Unite members?
Unite will raise the money from its branches not individual members. Although I guess indirectly those not involved are paying the money to begin with.