Friday, September 02, 2005
politics by stealth?
I have been musing for many months on whether to have further political involvement, and if so, how. I was against Labour party membership - simply because I would feel like a sellout after fighting their education policy for several years. The Greens don't really appeal as I disagree on issues like cannabis and some ecnomic policy - but agree on issues like the full support of the Kyoto agreement. I'm interested in the machination of Matt McCarten, but nothing significant has happened thus far.
Surfing the different sights, I was surprised to discover that by virtue of my membership of the Service and Food Workers Union, I was automatically a member of the Labour Party.
*Definite* freedom of association issues there, I think..
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Did you miss the "if they wish" line there? Unions affiliate and their members are able to participate in the party. That does not force them to join or anything. No freedom of association issue arises. Presumably you joined the union knowing they were affiliated?
I did see the "if they wish" line in there but there are no further details on the website about how to jump either way on that. And no, I did not join the union knowing they were affiliated, I joined in order to be part of a collective bargaining process! It doesn't hugely bother me, I was just a little surprised..
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