Key question for smaller unions thinking of affiliating to the ICTU
Now, however, the ASTI plans to hold a ballot on whether or not to re-affiliate. In the meantime it will be informing its members about the advantages and disadvantages of re-affiliation. In this context I wish to raise an important question for all ASTI members (currently unaffiliated) and for other relatively small unions in a similar position. The answer may influence the outcome of the ASTI ballot.
The question is this: does the voting strength of a few very large affiliated unions still dominate the ICTU, or is there effective ‘power-sharing’ for relatively small affiliated unions?
