How The Unions Fight For The Working Man..

[Khandro]

Last week the Serious Fraud Office investigated the building of a hotel and conference centre in Birmingham by the Unite Union, using £112 million of its members money: the complex has since been valued at £29 million.

[davebro3]

Loads of brown envelopes there. Stationery bill must have been enormous!

[naomi24]

So what was the Serious Fraud Office's conclusion and what are they doing about it?

[sandyRoe]

We're the innocent union representatives conned by slick spivs, in £500 Saville Row suits?

They should feel the full weight of the law.

[naomi24]

//£500 Saville Row suits//

 

You'll be lucky!  Cheap at the price!

[sandyRoe]

^. Were + £5000.

Typos

[chelle7272]

The investigation is ongoing

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn5z54236wgo

I'm not at all surprised to hear this though...

[douglas9401]

They've learned how to do this by examining government contracts for massive projects. Just an homage to the underhand dealings so prevalent in the construction sector espescially when joined with a lack of effective oversight.