The national conference in Newcastle of the National Union
of Journalists (NUJ) has passed without opposition a resolution supporting the
Blacklist Support Campaign in their fight to expose the anti-union scandal of
the blacklist being operated in the construction industry.
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The national conference in Newcastle of the National Union
of Journalists (NUJ) has passed without opposition a resolution supporting the
Blacklist Support Campaign in their fight to expose the anti-union scandal of
the blacklist being operated in the construction industry.
Moving the resolution, London Central branch delegate Steve
Jones explained how it was discovered that construction firms had enjoyed access to
over 3,000 files on workers, with each file containing pages and pages of
information about their union and political activities. This was clearly illegal and had resulted
in hardship for many workers who had been denied employment. The delegate
conference supported the call for a full public inquiry into the collusions of
the police and security services over the operation of this blacklist.
The previous day delegates had attended a fringe meeting
where a blacklisted worker, Roy, had outlined how this scandal ties in with
others including those being investigated by the Leveson Inquiry.
In a
separate motion, also moved by the London Central NUJ branch, conference gave
support to the fight for justice for the Shrewsbury 24. Delegates heard how the
pickets were tried in court as part of a politically motivated campaign by the
state to break the power of the union following the 1972 building workers’
strike.
