Tag Archives: Blacklist Support Group
Site firms scoop blacklisting awards
Campaigners from the Blacklist Support Group provided some extra entertainment at the swish National Building Awards 2010 dinner at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. The campaign presented its own alternative Blacklister of the Year Awards as the construction industry revellers assembled for the 22 April black tie event. Balfour Beatty won the category for “Most Enforcement [...]
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Campaigners condemn lack of blacklisting protection
Campaigners have condemned the lack of protection given by UK employment law to trade unionists falling victim of employer blacklists. They were speaking out after an 8 March written judgement from the first full-merits blacklisting Employment Tribunal, Dooley v Balfour Beatty, found in favour of the company. Balfour Beatty did not deny using an illegally [...]
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Defend Steve Acheson: Protest, 16 February
Message from the Blacklist Support Group “Manchester Campaign Against Blacklisting has called for a peaceful protest at Fiddlers Ferry next Tuesday 16th from 7 am to support Steve Acheson against the latest (probably illegal) actions from the power station security in taking down Steve’s banners, then taking them from him – all under police protection. [...]
Blacklisted lawsuit could cost firms millions
Construction companies could be facing a bill of millions of pounds after a law firm revealed it was preparing a class action suit on behalf of blacklisted workers. A report in the trade journal Building says action will be brought against over 40 firms, including Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke, Kier and Costain, who were found [...]
Skanska’s desperate ruse to evade blacklist blame
Building firm Skanska, the construction giant that last year ran up the largest single bill for use of The Consulting Association’s blacklisting services, has resorted to a novel defence of the illegal practice. It claims it used the blacklist of construction workers to vet employees for a history of violence and drug or alcohol abuse [...]
Blacklisting fallout continues
Nearly 10 months after it was confirmed by the Information Commissioner that blacklisting in the construction industry was rife, something common knowledge for decades among trade union reps in the sector, new laws outlawing the practice are in preparation and on 24 November 23 of its victims featured on the blacklist will start their [...]
Fighting the blacklist, Manchester, 23 November
EVENT Fighting the Blacklist Blacklisted workers are fighting back 7.00pm, Monday 23 November, Mechanic’s Institute, 103 Princess Street, Manchester M1 6DD (entrance Major Street) Speakers from the Blacklist Support Group This meeting is being organised on the eve of a Case Management Discussion at the Manchester Employment Tribunal, Parsonage Gardens, involving a large number of [...]
Labour MP calls for inquiry into construction industry
From the Blacklist Support Group The OFT has fined 103 construction companies for rigging bids for contracts. This follows the scandal of construction companies abusing their workforce through blacklisting practices, and increasing concerns about the practices of gangmasters in the industry and health and safety standards. John McDonnell MP said: “OFT revelations about the abuse [...]
Group calls for blacklisting inquiry
There should be a public inquiry into corrupt practices in the UK construction industry, workplace rights campaigners have said. A packed 6 October meeting at the House of Commons heard the inquiry demand endorsed unanimously by MPs, leading human rights academics, barristers and blacklisted building workers. The meeting was called by the Blacklist Support Group to discuss the [...]
Construction firm guilty of blacklisting