The ITF will calculate the number of delegates your union is entitled to send to Congress based on the total membership declared, and paid for, by your union based on the information provided in the ITF’s Membership Survey 2018.
Please email affiliation@itf.org.uk should you have any questions.
Number of delegates
The ITF Constitution states that the number of Congress delegates to which affiliated organisations are entitled shall be as follows:
Paid up membership | Delegates |
Up to 5,000 | 1 |
5,001 to 10,000 | 2 |
10,001 to 20,000 | 3 |
20,001 to 30,000 | 4 |
30,001 to 40,000 | 5 |
40,001 to 50,000 | 6 |
50,001 to 75,000 | 7 |
75,001 to 100,000 | 8 |
100,001 to 125,000 | 9 |
125,001 to 150,000 | 10 |
150,001 to 175,000 | 11 |
175,001 to 200,000 | 12 |
Paid up membership | Delegates |
200,001 to 250,000 | 13 |
250,001 to 300,000 | 14 |
300,001 to 350,000 | 15 |
350,001 to 400,000 | 16 |
400,001 to 450,000 | 17 |
450,001 to 500,000 | 18 |
500,001 to 600,000 | 19 |
600,001 to 700,000 | 20 |
700,001 to 800,000 | 21 |
800,001 to 900,000 | 22 |
900,001 or more | 23 |
An affiliated organisation may add a reasonable number of advisors to its delegation, provided that the advisors are members of, or otherwise closely associated with, that affiliated organisation.
Women delegates
The Constitution states that organisations must ensure that the number of women delegates shall be at least proportional to their share of the union’s membership. And each delegation consisting of three persons or more must include at least one woman delegate.
Youth delegates
The Constitution also states that organisations shall aim to ensure that the number of young workers shall be at least proportional to their share of the union’s membership. Nevertheless, each delegation consisting of more than five persons shall aim to include at least one young worker.
Proxy
Provided written notification of its actions given to the General Secretary, if possible at least 4 weeks before the beginning of Congress, an affiliated organisation may nominate the delegation of another organisation to act on its behalf at a Congress, but no delegation may represent more than three organisations in addition to its own.
Please provide written notification via meetings@itf.org.uk