WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1988
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TRADE UNION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 TO BE INTRODUCED SOON
THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTLY INTRODUCE LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
THE WHICH SEEK TO ALLOW REGISTERED TRADE UNIONS, WITH
BY PERMISSION SECRET BALLOT OF ITS MEMBERS OR MEMBERS' REPRESENTATIVES, TO SPEND MONEY TO SUPPORT CANDIDATES AND PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO A DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN OR REGIONAL COUNCIL OR THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
LEGISLATIVE
COUNCIL ON
THE AMENDMENTS ARE CONTAINED IN THE TRADE UNION (AMENDMENT) BILL 1988 SCHEDULED TO BE INTRODUCED TO JUNE 8.
THE
THAT TRADE FUNDS
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) EXPLAINED UNIONS WERE AT PRESENT EXPRESSLY BARRED BY LAW FROM USING THEIR FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES UNDER THE TRADE UNIONS ORDINANCE.
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UNIONS ORDINANCE IS THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE TRADE RECTIFY
ANOMALY TO AN
ALLOW TRADE UNIONS, LIKE
PROPERLY OTHER USE THEIR REGISTERED COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS, TO
то FUNDS
SUPPORT
CANDIDATES TO STAND FOR ELECTIONS.
HOWEVER, THE AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT THE LEGAL LIMITS ON ELECTION EXPENSES.
WILL BE SUBJECT то
UNION, THE
"TO SAFEGUARD THE INTEREST OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS OF THE
TO SPEND MONEY FOR THE BILL STIPULATES THAT ANY UNION WISHING ABOVE PURPOSES
THE APPROVAL BY SECRET BALLOT OF ITS MEMBERS," THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.
MUST SEEK
ELECTORAL THE BILL ALSO PERMITS MEMBERS OF UNIONS TO AUTHORISE
A GENERAL MEETING, EXPENDITURE BY RESOLUTION, IN A SECRET BALLOT AT
FROM WHICH FOR A SPECIFIC ELECTION OR TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTORAL FUND
FOR A EXPENDITURE CAN BE MADE WITHOUT THE NEED
RESOLUTION IN EACH
CASE.
"IN THE LATTER CASE, MAJORITY OF ALL THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THE APPROVAL BY VOTING MEMBERS MUST
SECRET BALLOT OF THE FIRST BE
THE OBTAINED,
+
INDIVIDUAL'S OF THE
BE VOLUNTARY AND "MOREOVER, CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FUND ARE TO
PREJUDICE AN REFUSAL TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FUND MAY NOT RIGHTS EITHER TO BE ADMITTED TO OR TO CONTINUE TO BE A MEMBER UNION.
UNDER THE EXISTING RULES OF ALL PERMITTED TO BE USED FOR ELECTION PURPOSE.
UNIONS, FUNDS
ARE NOT
"SUITABLE AMENDMENTS