I note an inquiry into the blacklisting of construction workers is proposed by the Unite union ("Inquiry call over workers blacklist", The Herald, January 23).
I note an inquiry into the blacklisting of construction workers is proposed by the Unite union (\"Inquiry call over workers blacklist\", The Herald, January 23).
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Blacklisting in one form or another has been going on for years.
In 1948-49, when I was an office boy in Lithgow's East Yard in Port Glasgow, one of my duties was to carry mail to and from the Kingston Yard. Though none of it was addressed to me, some of it was unsealed, and my youthful curiosity led me to have a look at the contents. Sometimes there were lists of workers who were not to be employed on any account, for reasons not given.
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Blacklisting staff is nothing new
I note an inquiry into the blacklisting of construction workers is proposed by the Unite union ("Inquiry call over workers blacklist", The Herald, January 23).
Blacklisting in one form or another has been going on for years.
In 1948-49, when I was an office boy in Lithgow's East Yard in Port Glasgow, one of my duties was to carry mail to and from the Kingston Yard. Though none of it was addressed to me, some of it was unsealed, and my youthful curiosity led me to have a look at the contents. Sometimes there were lists of workers who were not to be employed on any account, for reasons not given.
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