The Osborne Judgement, 1909

It was a legal decision which displeased the unions
Labour suffered directly from it
Unions charged members 'the political levy'
It was a small weekly payment on top of normal union subscription
It was used mainly to provide financial help for labour parliament members (MPs weren't paid salaries)
Not all union members were supporters
W.V.Osborne, Liberal and Secretary of Walthamstow branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants causing the judgement
The House of Lords ruled it…

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