January Newsletter
A few bits and pieces for early January:
We advise any blacklisted workers to have nothing to do with the employers blacklist compensation scheme - even if you are only interested in financial compensation, the final offer will be considerably better than the human rights abusing companies are offering at the moment.
The High Court case is due back in court in mid
April 2014 - so is likely to focus the minds of the companies when it
comes to the compensation scheme. Watch this space for more updates.
The year long
Crossrail dispute for the reinstatement of blacklisted and sacked UNITE
shop steward Frank Morris has been named by Red Pepper magazine as one
of the Top Success Stories of
2013. Well done Frank Morris, Well done UNITE, Well done everyone who
helped in the campaign from across the globe.We are in good company
because the other successes were the Save Lewisham Hospital Campaign and
the 3 Cosas.
This recognition goes alongside the other awards won by the Blacklist Support Group for our campaigning.
BSG have also won a
Robert Tressell Award at the Construction Safety Campaign AGM an Alan
Award for campaigners of the year at Hazards National Conference and
were nominated and short-listed for human rights campaign of the year at
the Liberty Awards.
The awards are
recognition for all the hard work put in by supporters across the
country - thank you all very much - please give yourself a big pat on
the back
3. Alder Hey Hospital, Liverpool
Blacklist Support Group protest
Laing O'Rourke site at Alder Hey Hospital
East Prescot Road.
Liverpool
8.00am Saturday, January 18th
Laing O'Rourke are one of the leading blacklisting companies, are a defendant in the High Curt and are currently refusing trade
union recognition on the project. Crown House (Laing O'Rourke's M&E
subsidiary) left the JIB in 2012 and are the only major electrical
company in the UK refusing to work under nationally agreed terms and
conditions.
If
you are in the NW region - please spread the word & join the NW
Rank & File and the Blacklist Support Group for a big turn out
4. Campaign Opposing Police Surveillance
Blacklist
Support Group is working alongside the family of Stephen Lawrence, the
female activists sexually abused by undercover police, environmental and
anti-racism campaigners
BSG have already submitted a complaint to the IPCC and are chasing other leads more details soon.
5. News from America
The US version of
the HSE has just levied a massive fine on a US company for blacklisting a
trucker who took firm to court after an accident.
Why
isn't the HSE taking legal action against British construction firms
who blacklisted workers raising safety concerns and union safety reps?
Full story: http://www.truckinginfo.com/
6. Reel News Film Night
Blacklisting Film and videos of other Red Pepper success stories from 2013
7:30pm Thurs 16th January
The Grosvenor
Sidney Road
Stockwell
SW9 0TP
The
videos produced by Reel News and circulated on social media are an
integral part of the Blacklist Support Group campaigning - please
support
Facebook event: REEL NEWS FILM NIGHT: SUCCESSES OF 2013
7. Construction National Rank & File meeting
1pm Saturday 1st February
Jurys Inn
Jamaica Street
Glasgow
G1 4QG
Speakers include: Jackson Cullinane (UNITE), Louise Taggart (Families Against Corporate Killers), Dave Smith (BSG)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.
8. Next Time:
i. More from the blacklisting investigation being carried out by the Scottish Affairs Select Committee
ii.
The judgement in the Smith v Carillion blacklisting case - can an
agency worker win a claim against a firm that admits blacklisting him?
Remember to join our facebook group for even more regular updates
Keep the Faith
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