Blacklist Support Group hails Corbyn victory as a 鈥渕assive boost鈥� for its campaign
Unions are warning contractors that construction blacklisting will race up the public agenda following the election of Jeremy Corbyn and his appointment of left-winger John McDonnell as shadow chancellor.
The Blacklist Support Group (BSG) has hailed Corbyn鈥檚 victory as a 鈥渕assive boost for the blacklist campaign鈥�, which has been running since the Information Commissioner exposed the blacklisting of 3,213 construction workers by 44 contractors in 2009.
The campaign group applauded the appointment of John McDonnell, a founder member of the BSG, who it said was key to scrutinising the alleged role of the police in blacklisting. In an email to supporters, the BSG said: 鈥淥ne of our own is now the shadow chancellor of the exchequer. He will rip George Osbourne鈥檚 [sic] head off.鈥�
McDonnell played a pivotal role in the group, having organised and chaired the first meeting in spring of 2009. McDonnell also wrote the foreword for the book 鈥淏lacklisted鈥� by Dave Smith and Phil Chamberlain.
A spokesperson for trade union UCATT said: 鈥淲e believe Jeremy Corbyn will keep blacklisting on the agenda, keep pressurising the Conservative government and commit the next Labour government to a full public inquiry.鈥�
Brian Rye, national secretary at UCATT, labelled the Trade Union bill, which passed a second reading in the House of Commons this week, as 鈥渟tate-sponsored blacklisting鈥�.
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