Labour hails Theresa May climbdown on surveillance powers
Labour MPs have won several major concessions to the Home Office’s electronic surveillance Bill, including new safeguards for trade…
Blacklisting
The Government are effectively creating state-sponsored blacklisting
This week my union UCATT announced that it had secured compensation worth £5.6 million for 71 of our…
Miliband says Labour would have a “transparent and public” inquiry into blacklisting
Ed Miliband has said Labour would have a comprehensive inquiry into blacklisting of workers. This comes after blacklisted…
We need a public and transparent inquiry into the scandal of blacklisting
Today is the sixth anniversary of the exposure of blacklisting in the construction industry. Workers had always feared…
Blacklisting isn’t just a thing of the past – it’s still going on today
When more than four decades ago Ricky Tomlinson and his comrades were sent to jail it was for…
Labour Party boots controversial firm Carillion out of party conference over blacklisting
Last year I wrote about the almost Victorian working conditions overseen by outsourcing company Carillion in Swindon. As…
Rennard – who knew what and when? And why did he quit? – Media and blog round up: February 26th 2013
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The blacklisting scandal is a disgrace and an affront to justice
Today’s Labour opposition debate on blacklisting is an important step forward to secure justice for the thousands of…
Blacklisting demonstrates the extent to which Cameron hates the Trade Unions
The consequences of Lord Justice Leveson’s report will be debated long into the New Year by some sections…
We need a public inquiry into blacklisting
Last month I wrote an article for LabourList explaining the background to the blacklisting scandal in the construction…
