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Blacklist Support Group AGM update <\/strong><\/p>\n

“One of the\u00a0worst cases of organised
\nhuman rights abuse ever in the UK”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

So said John McDonnell MP in 2009 following the\u00a0discovery by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of the\u00a0illegal Consulting Association <\/strong>database containing personal sensitive information about\u00a03,200 building workers. The Consulting Association database was being used for decades as a covert blacklist by 44 of the largest multinational construction firms in the UK with the intention of denying employment to trade union members, stewards\u00a0and safety representatives. Since\u00a02009, new UK legislation has been passed, the European Parliament has discussed the issue and countless Employment Tribunals have been heard. There are currently plans for a High Court claim and a submission to the European Court of Human Rights. The current electricians’ pay dispute has\u00a0demanded ‘End the Blacklist’ as one of its central themes throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n

Whilst the unions UCATT and UNITE have taken most of the ET claims, the majority of the campaigning has been led by the blacklisted workers themselves under the banner of the Blacklist Support Group.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blacklist Support Group AGM<\/span><\/strong> (supported by UNITE the Union)<\/p>\n

Saturday 29th October 2011 * 11am til 3pm
\nInstitute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, Euston
\nLondon WC1H 0AL<\/p>\n

Confirmed speakers: <\/span><\/p>\n

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