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John Healey was last night accused of handing a 'bung to Labour's political allies' after he found £40million for unions to use Angela Rayner's new workers' rights against bosses.
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unions → accuse → bosses
The extra cash from the Chancellor will be used to bring back the Union Learning Fund – a Blairite scheme which was axed by the Tories in 2021.
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which → use → 2021
According to the Trades Union Congress, the renewed fund will 'promote activity by trade unions to encourage greater take up of learning in the workplace'.
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fund → accord → workplace
But the timing has raised fears that taxpayers' money will be used to hammer bosses and enforce the draconian Employment Rights Act.
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money → raise → Act
The cash coincides with Ms Rayner's new laws, which came into force last week and which critics say makes it much easier to sue employers.
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it → coincide → employers
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith said: 'This is nothing but a political bung to Labour's political allies.
'Hard-pressed families get cheaper gherkins while Labour's trade union friends get a £40million giveaway.
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friends → say → giveaway
'With the red-tape (Un)Employment Act already costing jobs, this will just help unions browbeat businesses further.
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unions → cost → businesses
Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey delivering his Budget speech in the House of Commons on October 28
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner arrives at No 10 Downing Street for a Cabinet meeting
When the scheme was in place before, nearly half of non-union members who took up the offer of training and development via the fund went on to join a union.
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who → deliver → union
It bankrolled more than 50 unions to operate in more than 700 workplaces during its 23-year history.
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unions → bankroll → history
The scheme is aimed at 'improving learning' in the workplace and Labour hopes it will 'draw on trade unions' trusted workplace relationships to access training'.
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it → aim → training
But the Tories say this move is nothing but a smokescreen for empowering the unions to go after employers.
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move → say → employers
Bosses must now comply with a wave of complex measures which include a 'banter ban' in workplaces, unlimited compensation claims and liberalised strike laws.
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which → comply → workplaces
While union activities must be legally separate from the fund, the Tories' then-education secretary Gavin Williamson said it served only to 'channel money into the TUC'.
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it → say → TUC
This is not the first time union demands have been met since Labour took power.
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Labour → meet → power
These include inflation-busting increases in the minimum wage, lifting the two-child benefit cap and new powers making it easier to strike.
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it → include → cap
A Government spokesperson said: 'The case for restoring the Union Learning Fund is simple: it works.
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it → say → Fund
It previously supported around 180,000 workers a year to access training and has a proven track record of helping people gain the skills they need to progress at work.
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they → support → work
'We are building on that success to help workers adapt to AI and develop the skills needed for the jobs of the future.'
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workers → build → future
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