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.

[Hymie]

I can’t remember when I first read about this in Private Eye, years ago – probably before the hotel had been fully built.

[Khandro]

^^ This is about the Serious Fraud Office, last week!

[Clone]

You read about a union spaffing £112 million of its members money on an hotel/complex that wasn't built and has since been valued at £29 million years ago, Hymie?

Amazing.

Should have tipped phil off, he could have made a youtube vid about it.

[Hymie]

If I’d kept my back issues of Private Eye, I could quote from it; no doubt the next issue will feature it under their usual heading of ‘From 100 years ago’ – keep watch, and no doubt I’ll be posting details on here, once my copy arrives.

[237SJ]

How the unions fight for the working 'Man' What about the working woman?  Do they not count?