A blacklisted construction worker has accused a top executive of construction giant Balfour Beatty of perjury \u2013 and says evidence in his blacklisting file proves it.<\/p>\n
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Colin Trousdale, a blacklisted electrician and Unite member from Manchester, told a 27 August protest outside Balfour Beatty\u2019s Glasgow HQ that in 2008 he had taken an Employment Tribunal against the firm. He alleged the company\u2019s human resources director, Gerry Harvey (right), had sent a letter to the court asserting \u201cthere is no blacklist, we are not blacklisting you, you are paranoid.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2009, after the blacklisting group The Consulting Association was exposed by the Information Commissioner\u2019s Office, the electrician obtained his blacklist file. The Employment Tribunal incident was covering in the file, together with the information supplied by the firm.<\/p>\n
Colin Trousdale commented: \u201cPerjury is a crime. Being a union rep is not. We need to see these people in court. We need to see these people in prison.\u201d The website of Balfour Beatty Engineering Services<\/a> identifies Gerry Harvey as a member of the company\u2019s nine strong \u2018executive leadership team.\u2019 The Blacklist Support Group is preparing a submission to the Crown Prosecution Service regarding the alleged perjury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A blacklisted construction worker has accused a top executive of construction giant Balfour Beatty of perjury \u2013 and says evidence in his blacklisting file proves it. Colin Trousdale, a blacklisted electrician and Unite member from Manchester, told a 27 August protest outside Balfour Beatty\u2019s Glasgow HQ that in 2008 he had taken an Employment Tribunal … <\/p>\n