{"id":1065,"date":"2023-01-06T12:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T11:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/?p=1065"},"modified":"2023-01-10T12:59:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T11:59:41","slug":"electricians-protest-at-blacklisting-in-high-voltage-sector-warn-of-safety-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/2023\/01\/06\/electricians-protest-at-blacklisting-in-high-voltage-sector-warn-of-safety-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricians protest at blacklisting in high voltage sector, warn of safety risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2M7v6bE8zQU\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1066\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/victimisation1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/victimisation1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/victimisation1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/victimisation1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/victimisation1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/victimisation1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Electricians are demanding energy firms SSE and Scottish Power intervene after one of their contractors allegedly sacked and blacklisted three colleagues when they sought recognition for their union Unite.<\/p>\n<p>They warn labour shortages in the booming high voltage energy sector could lead to an erosion of safety standards without <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hazards.org\/unioneffect\">the protective effect of unions and on-the-ground union safety reps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The three were sacked by Kirby Group Engineering on 23 December 2022, leading to a protest outside SSE\u2019s Glasgow headquarters.<\/p>\n<p>Greig McArthur, one of the sacked workers, who joined a second <a href=\"http:\/\/https\/\/youtu.be\/2M7v6bE8zQU\">protest on 5 January 2023 outside the SSE HQ<\/a>, said the firings came as the company was about to enter discussions at Acas over a recognition agreement with Unite.<\/p>\n<p>McArthur said the protesters are calling on SSE and Scottish Power to \u201ctake some responsibility for their subcontractor firms behaving like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0 added it was critical there was a \u201chealthy trade union influence in this sector so that these projects can benefit from the on-site effects of having union safety representatives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The workers\u2019 case will be heard by an employment tribunal on 27 January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstaronline.co.uk\/article\/b\/electricians-demand-energy-companies-intervene-after-contractors-allegedly-sacked-and-blacklisted-colleagues?fbclid=IwAR0zcbpjjlpWEOOoaQBw9Z4o-JMr2bZ09Wvao9Qa9JsCU9_DuACJCronEfE\">Morning Star<\/a>. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2M7v6bE8zQU\">5 January 2023 protest video on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Electricians are demanding energy firms SSE and Scottish Power intervene after one of their contractors allegedly sacked and blacklisted three colleagues when they sought recognition for their union Unite. 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