The man who ran a Trade Unionist blacklist within the construction industry was fined a mere £5,000 by Knutsford Crown Court.
Ian Kerr worked for the right-wing Economic League until 1993, when he continued to operate the blacklist for the construction companies.
He’s been paid £600,000 over the last five years alone by these companies, to help keep workers who may cause a headache out of work – purely because they may organise their Trade Union activities, or, more importantly, pick up on Health & Safety breaches – ultimately raising the cost of construction projects in order to ensure workers’ welfare.
The companies buying the blacklist have questions to answer. The judge in the case contended that Kerr was working for these construction companies, among which is BAM/HBG – ironically a company building a brand new Headquarters for the Trade Union Unison. It’s doubtful that they’ll set up a new list, but they already have the details of thousands of workers who they may choose not to employ – purely because they believe in the rights of the workers.
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