Blacklist Demo At Big Lottery Fundx - GMB
Blacklist Demo At Big Lottery Fundx - GMB
Blacklist Demo At Big Lottery Fundx - GMB
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<strong>GMB</strong>@WORK<br />
House Technologies, 2004-2008.<br />
<strong>Blacklist</strong>ing came to light when in 2009 the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) seized a<br />
Consulting Association database of 3,213 construction workers used by 44 companies to vet new<br />
recruits and keep out of employment trade union and health and safety activists. Over 60% of those<br />
on the blacklist were aged between 30 and 50 in the mid1990s. They were active trade union lay<br />
leaders on construction sites.<br />
The details of the AGM are as follows:<br />
10.30 to 4pm Sat 23rd March<br />
BLACKLIST SUPPORT GROUP AGM<br />
Faraday House<br />
Old Gloucester Street,<br />
Holborn<br />
London WC1N 3AE<br />
Speakers include Len McCluskey (Unite), Paul Kenny (<strong>GMB</strong>), John McDonnell MP, Michael<br />
Meacher MP, Sean Curran (High Court legal claim), John Hendy QC and Professor Keith Ewing.<br />
<strong>Blacklist</strong>ing was not something rare. <strong>GMB</strong> estimates that in one quarter that Carillion checked 2,776<br />
names with the Consulting Association and in the period from October 1999 to April 2004 it<br />
estimates that Carillion checked at least 14,724 names.<br />
By autumn 2012 only 194 of the 3,213 people on the blacklist knew that they were on the list as<br />
these had contacted the ICO directly.<br />
ICO finally agreed to supply names, date of birth, trade and town to enable <strong>GMB</strong> to check against<br />
membership records to find members on the blacklist. <strong>GMB</strong> found nearly 200 exact matches and the<br />
union is working to get files from ICO. Leigh Day is preparing litigation to get them compensation at<br />
no cost to these <strong>GMB</strong> members.<br />
<strong>GMB</strong> issued a map showing where in GB 2,554 lived or worked. <strong>GMB</strong> also disclosed that some on<br />
the list are green activists who have not worked in construction industry. <strong>GMB</strong> is asking if the<br />
security services were involved in them being put on the list. <strong>GMB</strong> also revealed that at least 240 on<br />
the list are women.<br />
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