{"id":357,"date":"2010-01-20T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T10:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/?p=357"},"modified":"2010-01-20T11:47:11","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T10:47:11","slug":"blacklist-law-won%e2%80%99t-end-%e2%80%98despicable%e2%80%99-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/2010\/01\/20\/blacklist-law-won%e2%80%99t-end-%e2%80%98despicable%e2%80%99-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Blacklist law won\u2019t end \u2018despicable\u2019 practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Construction union <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ucatt.info\/content\/view\/823\/30\/\">UCATT<\/a> has said it is \u2018deeply disappointed\u2019 with the UK government\u2019s \u2018fundamentally flawed\u2019 blacklisting regulations.<\/p>\n<p>The union had told ministers the regulations as originally drafted would not end blacklisting and had hoped the government would revise the proposed law, but this has not happened.<\/p>\n<p>UCATT says the regulations fail to make blacklisting a criminal offence, despite the government in 1999 promising to introduce such measures. It adds the regulations only cover the limited definition of \u201ctrade union activities\u201d and specifically rule out protecting workers involved in \u201cunofficial industrial action\u201d from being blacklisted.<\/p>\n<p>UCATT is also concerned that, under the regulations as they stand, \u201cworkers who downed tools due to safety concerns or who refused to undertake overtime, could be legally blacklisted\u201d. Many of the 3,000-plus construction workers listed on industry blacklist uncovered last year were targeted for their safety activities.<\/p>\n<p>The regulations also fail to provide automatic compensation for any blacklisted worker and workers on a blacklist are not entitled to be automatically informed of the fact, the union adds.<\/p>\n<p>UCATT has also expressed dismay that in certain circumstances companies will still be legally able to draw up lists of trade unionists for recruitment practices, something it dubs \u201cbackdoor blacklisting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>UCATT general secretary Alan Ritchie said: \u201cThe blacklisting regulations are fundamentally flawed. It is deeply disappointing that the government has failed to listen to the genuine concerns of trade unionists and have failed to make the appropriate amendments to the regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The regulations were laid before parliament on 5 January. They need to be agreed by both Houses of Parliament before they can be enacted into law.<\/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>Construction union UCATT has said it is \u2018deeply disappointed\u2019 with the UK government\u2019s \u2018fundamentally flawed\u2019 blacklisting regulations. The union had told ministers the regulations as originally drafted would not end blacklisting and had hoped the government would revise the proposed law, but this has not happened. 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