
09-06-2008, 01:41 PM
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| Union wants value for money The GMB union is set to cut funding to a third of the 108 Labour MPs they sponsor because they have failed to back union policies, Paul Kenny says. The GMB's general secretary also said they would ask their 600,000 members if they want to reduce the size of its current £1.2m funding for Labour. The union is to discuss its links with Labour at its conference in Plymouth. Mr Kenny said he had been "weighing" up the performance of MPs, who could lose up to £20,000 a year if funding is cut. The union was no longer prepared to finance MPs who treated workers with "contempt", Mr Kenny, the GMB general secretary, said. 'Performance related pay' It comes as fire-fighters, prison officers, teachers, civil servants and other public sector workers are set to join a TUC rally in Westminster to press the government to make sure their pay keeps up with the rising cost of living. Outlining his members' grievances Mr Kenny said those targeted would be MPs who failed to support union policies, had not responded to requests for help or had not engaged with local branches. "The intention is not to cut funding overall, it's to divert it to areas where frankly people are doing a job of work," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. "The government is very keen on testing for everybody, performance related pay, and we've applied in the GMB over the last 12 months exactly the same principle. "We've examined the records of MPs both at local level and national level and many are doing a fantastic job, but there are a number who seem at times to be embarrassed by their relationship with the union. "We don't want to embarrass them by giving them union money." BBC NEWS | Politics | GMB set to cut Labour MP funding
If more Unions follow suit expect to see beer and sandwiches being served at Number 10 .... a return to the 'good old days' of 70's Britain as the Government is held to ransom , support Union policy or lose your funding |