Nine unions have written to Labor Party's head office threatening to withdraw financial support if the New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees is overthrown.
A special party room meeting has been called for 6.00pm today.
Paul Bastian from the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union says it has been less than a month since the Premier received unanimous support to end the influence of developers and choose his own cabinet, and he should be allowed to continue with his reforms.
He says if that does not happen the unions, who are signatory to the letter, will reconsider their commitment to the party.
"We're very concerned that the interests of the party are not being put first," he said.
"If they're not put first then we'll certainly ensure that the resources and our commitment to the party go to those people that uphold those principles that were espoused by the Premier at the conference."
Earlier, Mr Rees delivered a blistering attack on his detractors and refused to step down.
The Premier held a press conference this morning saying he "would not hand the government of New South Wales to Obeid, Tripodi or Sartor."
"Should I not be Premier at the end of this day, let there be no doubt in the community's mind that any challenger would be a puppet of Eddie Obeid and Joe Tripodi," he said.
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