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he spreadsheet wasn't being used to stop men from getting jobs The linked article on Scribd says that that was the purpose of the list. a time of vigorous ant
by gaius 8y ago
he spreadsheet wasn't being used to stop men from getting jobs
The linked article on Scribd says that that was the purpose of the list.
a time of vigorous anti-union activism
"They're not union members, this is, umm, some other list" won't fly in front of any judge.
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I can't reply because I'm "posting too fast" so here is my reply here:
I'm familiar with the case. And so there is no doubt: those who have actually committed crimes mentioned on the spreadsheet should be in jail. But anonymous blacklists are not the way to get justice for anyone, they are too open to misuse.
- DanBC 8y agoUK building firms built extensive blacklists of union activists. These blacklists were used for years to prevent those activists working in the construction industry. These blacklists were kept on paper. The first UK data protection law had to be changed to include paper records so that these anti-union blacklists would be covered by the law. Even with the change in the law the black listing probably continued into the 21stC. This was a long running, extensive, campaign https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/27/on-the-blacklist-building-firms-secret-information-on-workers https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/feb/27/on-the-black... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklist_(employment)#UK_Blacklisting_of_trade_union_members https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacklist_(employment)#UK_Blac... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulting_Association https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulting_Association