It's ten years since the Information Commissioers Office raided an obscure company, the Consulting Association, and uncovered a major scandal. More than 3,000 people were on a secret illegal construction industry blacklist. Those who'd organised trade unions, complained about unpaid wages or taken action to try to get overdue wages were on the list. Many […]
The illegal construction industry blacklist was caught and shut down nine years ago. More than 3,000 people were on the blacklist because they were ‘troublemakers’ who wanted their legal rights of decent health and safety standards and the right to be represented by a union. Lives were ruined. Dave Smith was put on the list […]
The illegal construction industry blacklist was caught and shut down eight years ago. More than 3,000 people were on the blacklist because they were 'troublemakers' who wanted their legal rights of decent health and safety standards and the right to be represented by a union. Lives were ruined. Although most big construction firms used the […]