Union funding within the Department for Education
A freedom of information disclosure regarding union funding.
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Details
- Date requested: 02 August 2011
- Publish date: 23 August 2011
- Updated: 25 October 2011
Request
Can the Department provide details regarding the following:
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The total amount of money paid to all trade unions for financial periods a) 2009-10 and b) 2010-11 broken down by trade union.
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For each trade union for which it applies, please provide the number of Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff working for the union (this is sometimes called 鈥楾rade Union facility time鈥�) in a) 2009-10 and b) 2010-11.
Release
The Department does not give money to the trade unions it recognizes as an employer - the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS); Prospect; and First Division Association. To support specific initiatives payments have been made to other trade unions, as detailed in the table below.
| Union | 2009-10 | 2010-11 |
|---|---|---|
| National Union of Teachers (NUT) | 拢4,482.50 | 聽聽聽 Nil |
| National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) | 拢125,000 | 拢100,000 |
| Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) | 听拢587.50 | 聽聽聽 Nil |
| National Association of head Teachers (NAHT) | 拢9,442.84 | 聽聽聽 Nil |
A small number of staff is paid salary for trade union activities. In 2009-10 there was one full-time member of staff supporting the trade union secretary and three full-time members of staff who work and represent all three unions. For 2010-11 this resource was reduced to 3 officials.
In addition a number of other lay officials carry out TU-related activities. For 2009-10 these activities were capped at 60% of their full time post and for 2010-11 this cap was reduced to 40%.