Unite has paid the Labour party £11M in the last few years. Where does Unite get its money from? From its members you may say. True, but did you know that it got £4.5M from the taxpayer, in the form of a Union Modernisation Fund?
It’s quite hard to see what modernisation has occurred in the current dispute. Similarly to other beneficiaries such as the RMT, the unions still act like dinosaurs. Why does a union need money from the taxpayer when they have their own member’s contributions?
The fund was established by this Labour Government, and isn’t it scandalous that it can give the taxpayers money away only to receive it back into its own party coffers. It’s a form of money laundering that should be stamped out!
Squiffy.
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