Sentence examples for union duty from inspiring English sources

But there are many others, some of whom are anti-union, who believe the mosque should be built on Park Place and that you as over-coddled, over-paid union members should stop caving to your fear and ideology and do your union duty and build it.

I am allowed about six days a month for my union duties, including travelling time; again fairly typical.

Ir says that it should normally be possible for them to carry out their trade union duties on just one day a week or less.

The report said union representatives have been entitled since the Employment Protection Act of 1975 to take paid time to carry out union duties.

Empower the government to set a limit on the proportion of working time any public sector worker can spend on trade union duties.

The alliance estimated that 2,840 public sector staff, an increase of 32, were funded publicly to carry out trade union duties last year.

The Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude is to announce that no trade union member in the civil service will be allowed to spend more than half their paid time on trade union duties.

Research accumulated by Maude shows 6,800 representatives are working on trade union duties, 1,000 officials are working as health and safety representatives and 1,000 are skills and learning representatives.

All departments are also being advised they are not allow more than 0.1% of the pay bill to be devoted to union duties, down from the present 0.26% average.

A drive to end "corrupt and unacceptable" union activities across the public sector including curbs on time off for union duties and the right to send out union propaganda has been signalled by the communities secretary, Eric Pickles, and the former defence secretary, Liam Fox.

I have no idea if the staff are right about cuts to the stroke unit, but what's plain is that their view should be heard – and under the Trade Union Act, no representative should suffer personal detriment for union duties.