Affiliate your trade union

We encourage union members to pass this motion through their branch or trades council, to build support for the Energy For All campaign.

This Trade Union / branch / committee notes that: 

1. Fuel Poverty Action (FPA) has been a vocal and dynamic campaign group for those suffering fuel poverty. It has run campaigns for ‘Safe Cladding and Insulation Now’ and energy-efficient housing, and has helped residents raise awareness of problems with district heating systems.

2. It has led the fight against fuel poverty with the Energy For All campaign. The Energy For All demand was backed by over 660,000 signatures in a petition handed in to Downing Street. It calls for every household to get the energy needed for essentials, free, with higher prices for luxury use and funding from the profits of the industry giants. The principle is supported by a wide range of grassroots organisations and 75% of the population (according to a 2022 poll) and the TUC. See note (1) below

3. The group has already gained the support of some trade unions including BFAWU, and PCS, branches of UNISON and Unite the Union, and the TUC LESE Pensioners Network. It continues to campaign jointly with Unite via the Unite For Energy For All campaign, the Housing Workers Branch (LE1111), and the Social Housing Action Campaign (SHAC). See note (2) below.

4. FPA has only a small, dedicated team of people, mostly volunteers, and is seeking support for future campaigning. Support from the trade union movement through regular donations of whatever size will do wonders to sustain their vital work. They are also looking for financial support for a Fringe meeting at the TUC conference this Autumn.

This Trade Union / branch therefore agrees to 

1. Affiliate as a body to FPA (as per note (3) below), and encourages our members to sign up for a monthly donation as an individual by emailing the information to our membership list. See note (4) below.

2. Add itself as a signatory of the Energy For All manifesto See note (5) below.

Donations and Individual Affiliations Schedule:

• Branch affiliation / Trades Council affiliation £50/year 
• Regional affiliation £100/year 
• National affiliation 

• £300/year < 50,000 members
• £500/ year 50,000 – 100,000 members
• £1000 year > 100,000 members

FPA uses Go Cardless to handle direct debit payments.

National affiliation at

• £300/year < 50,000 members 
• £500/ year 50,000 – 100,000 members
• £1000 year > 100,000 members 

Regional affiliation at £100/year 

Branch affiliation at £30/year 

Individual donations

Alternatively you can make a payment by bank transfer: 

Account name: Fuel Poverty Action 

Account number: 65615456   

Sort code: 089299

Bank address: Co-operative Bank, PO Box 101, 1 Balloon Street, Manchester M60 4EP

Or send a cheque, payable to Fuel Poverty Action, to: 

FPA Treasurer, 164 Luckwell Road, Bristol, England, BS3 3HG

Note (1) 

tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/fairer-energy-system-families-and-climate

energyforall.org.uk

Note (2) 

unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2023/november/unite-holds-fuel-poverty-protests-across-uk

Note (3)

fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/support/affiliate

Note (4) 

fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/become-a-friend-of-fpa 

Note (5)

energyforall.org.uk/manifesto.html

actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-the-energy-for-all-manifesto