Blacklist By Trade - GMB
Blacklist By Trade - GMB
Blacklist By Trade - GMB
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<strong>GMB</strong>@WORK<br />
Dave Smith said "Carillion are a multi-national corporation and seem to think they are above the law<br />
but they are not.<br />
I have not had an apology or one penny compensation from this company who kept me out of work<br />
costing me and my family hundreds of thousands in lost wages and I want justice from the courts<br />
I am saying my human rights were violated as I was repeatedly dismissed and refused work once<br />
my name appeared on the illegal Consulting Association blacklist after I had raised concerns about<br />
asbestos, poor toilet facilities and contaminated waste on London and Essex building sites<br />
controlled by companies in the Carillion Group.<br />
I discovered that I was on the construction blacklist for being a member of a trade union. My blacklist<br />
file runs to 36 pages and includes my name, address, date of birth, NI number, car registration full<br />
works history, photographs and copies of my safety reps accreditation with the Schal office stamp<br />
on it.<br />
My legal representative will argue that my case should be allowed to continue to the next stage of<br />
the legal process because the original ET the decision is in violation of the Human Rights Act and<br />
the European Convention on Human Rights - Article 8 (the right to privacy) and Article 11 (the right<br />
to freedom of association). Human rights are supposed to apply to "everyone" but in UK<br />
employment law, apparently the original tribunal decided that they only apply to direct employees.<br />
My legal team is arguing that existing UK law should be interpreted in such a way as to uphold<br />
human rights and therefore the tribunal should extend the legal protection to all "workers" and not<br />
just direct employees.<br />
I am taking this claim to highlight a major human rights scandal and to get justice for me and my<br />
family. Honest trade union members were blacklisted for nothing more than raising concerns about<br />
safety issues or unpaid wages. It is not illegal to be a member of a trade union - but it is illegal for<br />
big business to systematically breach an individual’s human rights.<br />
For many years Carillion played an active role in this secret conspiracy that MPs have described as<br />
a "National Scandal"<br />
<strong>Blacklist</strong>ed workers will continue to expose Carillion and the other blacklisting firms until we get the<br />
justice we deserve."<br />
Electricians top trade on construction industry blacklist as <strong>GMB</strong> shows breakdown by occupation.<br />
http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/blacklist-by-trade Page 4/8<br />
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