Blacklisting
WORKERS, DEC 2012 ISSUE
15 November: Unite banners at the Crossrail site at Tottenham Court Road highlight the sacking of construction staff for joining the union. It’s the latest in a series of “flashmob” protests, civil disobedience and pickets since the end of August against union-busting on the Crossrail project in London by BFK (Bam-Ferrovial-Kiers) in particular, and against the blacklisting of construction workers in general. The dispute began when a shop steward working for subcontractor EIS was banned from the Westbourne Park site and a health and safety rep was transferred after raising serious health and safety concerns. Shortly after, BFK cancelled the EIS contract resulting in the dismissal of the Unite members.
Photo: Workers