{"id":628,"date":"2012-08-29T10:47:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-29T09:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/?p=628"},"modified":"2012-08-29T11:03:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-29T10:03:31","slug":"bar-blacklisters-from-official-contracts-mp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hazards.org\/blacklistblog\/2012\/08\/29\/bar-blacklisters-from-official-contracts-mp\/","title":{"rendered":"Bar blacklisters from official contracts &#8211; MP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimsheridanmp.org.uk\/news.htm#Local_MP_joins_protest_against_blacklisting_by_Balfour_Beatty__27th_August_2012\">Labour MP Jim Sheridan<\/a> has called for construction firms guilty of blacklisting trade unionists to be barred from publicly funded projects. The MP was speaking at a 27 August Blacklist Support Group protest outside the Glasgow HQ of construction giant Balfour Beatty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"Jim Sheridan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jimsheridanmp.org.uk\/jimwelcome.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"304\" \/>The Paisley and Renfrewshire North MP (left) said he would lobby government on the issue. \u201cAny contracts from British taxpayers&#8217; money &#8211; don&#8217;t give them to criminals like Balfour Beatty who are blacklisting people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Sheridan <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningstaronline.co.uk\/index.php\/news\/content\/view\/full\/123140\">told the demonstration<\/a> that years ago he had been blacklisted by the Economic League, a predecessor to the covert blacklisting agency The Consulting Association shutdown by the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office, because of his own trade union activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to send a message to Balfour Beatty and the big construction firms: it really doesn&#8217;t have to be this way,\u201d he said.\u00a0 \u201cIt is a long time since the days when trade unions and trade unionists were seen as the enemy within. You don&#8217;t have to get into blacklisting.\u00a0 How much profit do they want to make before they stop attacking and victimising people at the workplace?\u201d Mr Sheridan warned: \u201cIf you&#8217;re gonna keep blacklisting people &#8211; then we&#8217;re coming after you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The protest had been called to expose the role played by Balfour Beatty in The Consulting Association blacklisting scandal. The firm\u2019s human resources director <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbesl.com\/about\/management-structure\">Gerry Harvey<\/a> came in for particular criticism after it was revealed in parliament recently that he had attended meetings of The Consulting Association.<\/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>Labour MP Jim Sheridan has called for construction firms guilty of blacklisting trade unionists to be barred from publicly funded projects. The MP was speaking at a 27 August Blacklist Support Group protest outside the Glasgow HQ of construction giant Balfour Beatty. 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