Northern Voices: Police pay compensation to victims of undercover policing operations!

We are publishing below a recent briefing from the Blacklist Support Group:

"1. Recent press coverage from High Court etc....

2. Crocodile Tears Tour

The GMB union are targeting the senior managers named in parliament as the "main contacts" at the blacklisting companies. This is a tour around every part of the UK - please check to see when they visit your area. Everyone is welcome to attend - bring your banners and t-shirts - Any blacklisted workers in attendance can virtually guarantee to make the local media.

http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/crocodile-tears-bedfordshire-protest-on-blacklisting

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-7874-Activists-name-and-shame-alleged-DWP-blacklister#.VEiYLyKjOSo

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11549372.Demonstrators_in_Darlington_protest_against_blacklisting/?ref=mr

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-23ea-Anti-blacklist-tour-heads-to-Wolverhampton-for-third-day#.VEomkCKjOSo

This week (all protests start at 11am) :

Tues 28th October

Paul McCreath,
HR Director,
Kier Group:
Tempsford Hall,
Sandy,
Bedfordshire
SG19 2BD

Tues 28th October

Kathy Almansoor,
Group Employee Relations Manager,
Kier Group:
Tempsford Hall,
Sandy,
Bedfordshire

Glasgow 29th October

Gerry Harvey,

HR Development Director at Balfour Beatty Engineering Services:
Lumina Building,
40 Ainslie Road,
Hillngton Park,
Glasgow

Aberdeen 30th October
Kevin Gorman,
Vice President HR,
Harland Group:
Ocean Spirit House,
33 Waterloo Quay,
Aberdeen AB11 5BS.

3. BLACKLISTING DEMO IN DUNDEE

Dundee City Council

5:30pm Monday 27th October

Demo is against the decision taken to make blacklisting firm BAM the preferred bidder for the V&A project. This campaign has been led by Francie Graham and Stuert Merchant, 2 retired blacklisted electricians from Dundee.

http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/trade-unionists-to-hold-dundee-v-a-contractor-blacklisting-protest-1.644621

4. 'Boys on the Blacklist' pamphlet out now

Many workers complained and campaigned against blacklisting for decades but it was the dispute at Manchester Royal Infirmary that finally lifted the lid on the Consulting Association. A new pamphlet by Tameside TUC tells the story of how the blacklist was uncovered.

http://www.northernvoicesmag.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/boys-on-blacklist-out-now.html

5. Construction national rank & file meeting

1-4pm 15th November 2014

Newcastle Labour Club

https://www.facebook.com/events/741533262577799/

6. Police finally admit and compensate for undercover spying on activists

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/oct/23/police-compensation-payout-woman-undercover-officer

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/24/mi5-spied-historians-eric-hobsbawm-christopher-hill-secret-files

http://policespiesoutoflives.org.uk/met-settles-1-case-still-many/

Events about undercover police spying on activists:

http://campaignopposingpolicesurveillance.com/2014/10/25/cops-public-meeting/

http://www.defendtherighttoprotest.org/national-conference/