Member

In my view, we should move away from the opt-in and opt-out language. First, it is confusing to members, leading to uncertainty about their rights. Secondly, it is language from a pre-digital era, when paper-based decisions required postage stamps followed by burdensome obligations on members, given the small sums involved. As I argued in Committee, we should provide a simple digitally based arrangement, where members are given an unbiased choice at the point of joining a union, requiring them to tick either the “consent” box or the “do not consent” box. Members then either consent to make a political contribution or they do not.