We pay £81m so union reps can take time off

Taxpayers have paid out more than £81million in a single year to subsidise the work of trade unions. More than 16,224 union representatives have been given taxpayer-funded time away from their public sector jobs to carry out union work – including planning strikes. At least 920 of them were paid to work full-time for their … Read more

We pay £81m so union reps can take time off

Taxpayers have paid out more than £81million in a single year to subsidise the work of trade unions. More than 16,224 union representatives have been given taxpayer-funded time away from their public sector jobs to carry out union work – including planning strikes. At least 920 of them were paid to work full-time for their … Read more