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[jennigan]

i was talking to a friend of mine who was helping one of the union candidates with his/her campaign. i asked him how much the candidate would've spent on the campaign, because it sounds expensive, and he said it would be a lot, but that he thinks the union gives them money for it

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[themaliciousone]

The answer is no

[jennigan]

oh, good.

[zippydngstckngs]

its wrong to think that the unions money would be wasted on sponsoring these campaigns. they become annoying, not because of the campaigns themselves, but more likely because you dont appreciate their importance. dont blame the nominees for your own disinterest.

[somnistra]

What about all those paper flyers and paper posters on the noticeboards that are covered up in an hour or two by rivals'?

[xalciene]

hmm can anyone confirm this? The government gives money (not a lot, but still a nice little sum) to all political parties that receive over 5% (i think thats the number?) of the vote... and definately wouldn't surprise me if usyd union was wasting money on something like that as well

[angstypants]

can definitely confirm, double checked with union board director,

that candidates do not recedive ANY money from the union. regardless of political affiliations, or whatever. there are no such agreements in place, and it would actually be contradicting regulations put in place.

UTS is the university where the union or assoication gives money to candidates. many universities do it, however Sydney uni does not. in any circumstance.

[miss_squeesh]

wow you clearly dont have enough to do with the union if you see it as irrelevant. i personally am employed by the union and see it as a vital institution within the university. not just for my job, but for the services and community it provides.

[jenman_x]

for the people that waltz into uni, go to class, then piss off home, have never had any financial difficulties, need no childcare, or rape crisis support, make no use of women's spaces, queer spaces, clubs or societies, don't eat at union facilities, have never had a beer at manning, entered a union building, or gone to a union run gig/event, have never used a uni sporting facility or been part of or watched a sporting event... then yeah maybe the union might seem irrelevent.

but have you considered the thousands of people that actually do these things? the people that need these services, or at least make use of them are the ones that are suffering.

but well hey... hospitals only get in my way, and i don't drive or use the roads and i now pay for my own education. why on earth should i pay taxes?

[xalciene]

The point of taxes is they're set and collected by government - three layers of it. Why should students be subjected to a fourth layer, university unions

[angstypants]

the answer is no. you will find that with most campaigns are run on money from fundraising, but in some instances from the candidates own. not sure if this is the case for any candidates this year, but definitely from fundraising.
the union cannot give money to candidates. if one political party has more candidates than another, the union would be favouring a political union.
the government also does not sponsor campaigns.

till next time someone speaks about the union to you,
adios.

[highlyeccentric]

if they have the backing of one of the societies- say the Sydney Uni Liberal Club or something, that society might put funding into the campaign, and some of that funding MAY have come from the union originally. more likely in the case of political parties it comes from external sponsorship.

Personally i weigh up the amount of posters i see belonging to a candidate and vote for he or she who kills the least trees.

[phrasemuffin]

That, my friend, is an excellent idea.
But how can you tell that the posters for the one you think killed the least trees aren't just being covered up by everyone else's?

[jennigan]

you get the candidature booklet, read who they all, then vote for the ones where you don't recognise name. chances are, they're the ones who didn't hand out 357368478 leaflets or lecture bash. :P

[nik_noodle]

Come out to Cumbo. They don't bother us, cause they know we don't care.

haha. We only had 2 ppl out there last year. And I quite merrily told both to piss off!