Blacklist Latest Reports

1. Press coverage about police collusion with the blacklist:

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/18/police-activists-blacklisting-agency-alleged 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/blacklisting-call-full-scale-public-inquiry-2190128 

http://www.hazards.org/blacklistblog/2013/08/19/police-%E2%80%98cover-up%E2%80%99-their-blacklisting-role/

http://union-news.co.uk/2013/08/blacklist-police/

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/news/content/view/full/136609 

http://darkernet.in/police-colluded-with-blacklisting-agencies-over-70-years/

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/aug/20/blacklisting-activists-human-rights-inquiry 

2. Councils:

Dundee Council passed a motion against using blacklisting firms on Monday night plus....

http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/News/Moray-backs-end-to-blacklisting-16082013.htm 

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/call-to-council-over-blacklisting.21894090 

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/news/local/call-for-blacklisting-victims-to-come-forward-1-5393912 

3. Crossrail protests about ongoing blacklisting of Frank Morris - including protests in Chicago: 

http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/campaign-against-blacklisting-chicago-airport-bidder-goes-stateside/ 

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10618519.Blacklisting_protest_at_Richmond_Castle_over_council_contracts/

http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/2013/08/14/blacklist-protest-in-dumfries-51311-33727828/ 

4. Shrewsbury:

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/royle-family-star-ricky-tomlinson-2176443 

5. Australia

Ark Tribe - threatened with jail for organising a safety meeting on a building site

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJqvucDkY5o&feature=youtu.be&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuJqvucDkY5o%26feature%3Dyoutu.be&nomobile=1 

Bob Carnegie - threatened with jail for organising community support for a building site picket

http://bobcarnegiedefence.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/fellow-workers-comrades-case-dismissed-we-won/ 

6. Solidarity with blacklisted environmental activists fighting fracking at Balcombe.

Around 400 environmental activists are on the blacklist - almost certainly with information supplied by undercover police. Many construction workers have info on their files about where they supported environmental campaigns too. It's all one struggle.

This week many of these eco-activists were camped at Balcombe to support the local community campaign against fracking by US energy giant Quadzilla. You probably saw Caroline Lucas MP get arrested on the TV news.

Blacklisted workers and supporters were in attendance to show solidarity - big respect to Jim, Steve, Merrick & Fliss for representing:  End the Frack List

7. This Saturday night - don't forget this benefit social this Saturday 24th August

George Tapp & Anti-Blacklisting Campaign support event

Saturday at 19:00

Ruskin House in Croydon, United Kingdom 

Blacklist Support Group

video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRB9DjmhBHg

blog: www.hazards.org/blacklistblog

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/blacklistSG/
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