Blacklist Support Group update 10th July 2017:

1. One word. Shocking. Undercover Police Monitored And Spied On Jeremy Corbyn for 20 years. Jeremy as ever has the BSG's full support

http://londonwebnews.com/2017/06/30/police-monitored-jeremy-corbyn/

2. Did Undercover Police Target Grenfell Residents Who Raised Fears About Safety?

Dave Smith representing. As above with Jeremy, the Grenfell residents can count on the BSG's support. As a Hillsborough survivor, i can assure the victims of the fire that they can count on our solidarity too

http://morningstaronline.co.uk/a-fcb3-Did-undercover-police-target-Grenfell-residents-who-raised-fears-about-safety#.WWB_tX_TXYW 
3. Blacklisted worker Roy Bentham causes the establishment and mainstream media to go into frenzy after being elected to a union liaison role in Wavertree Labour Party 
 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4670494/Luciana-Berger-threatened-deselection-hard-left.html

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/06/labour-mps-critical-of-corbyn-fear-deselection-after-get-on-board-warning?CMP=share_btn_fb

4. Protest in solidarity with great comrade of the Blacklist Support Group Bob Carnegie  over Lendlease. Special mention to BSG member Keith Dobie in coordinating last weeks demonstration against Haringey Council regarding their partnership with the rogue company. 

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=3aZbDY1MvOw

5.  There was a protest outside Housing conference  in Manchester Central (GMEX) on Thursday 29th June when the Mears CEO was speaking. 

Maintenance workers, employed by Mears and working on social housing in Manchester, are in the middle of 12 weeks of strike action over unequal pay and attacks on terms and conditions. 

The BSG sends its support and solidarity 

http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/mears-using-manchester-pay-to-suppress-wages/

6.  'Blacklisted' book (echoing union activists) describes umbrella payroll companies in the construction industry as a giant scam designed to deny workers basic employment rights and at the same time deprive the tax man of billions in revenue. 

Now the bosses who orchestrated these schemes are starting to be sent to jail.

http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/06/14/umbrella-payroll-cheats-jailed-for-pocketing-45m/

7. Blacklisted workers travelled from across the country to the big Tories Out demonstration last Saturday. 

#NotOneDayMore 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40468881

8.  Calling all blacklisted workers or associates in the Manchester area!

MIF are working with the Turner Prize-nominated visual artist Phil Collins on a project for the Manchester International Festival on July 16th. Phil’s project is a very timely examination of current day working practices - minimum wage, zero hours contracts, blacklisting and exploitation. 

Get yourself along if you are in the area. 

http://mif.co.uk/mif17-events/ceremony/

9. Great result at the Football Supporters Federation AGM on Sunday at the FA National Centre in Burton. 70 Football fan groups voted in favour of boycotting the S*n from their respective clubs. 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/hillsborough-disaster-latest-news-the-sun-boycott-fans-70-football-clubs-liverpool-sheffield-a7820391.html

10. 21st June. Jeremy Corbyn received one of our justice campaigns banner t shirts at a recent Unite Executive Council meeting in Holborn during an impromptu visit.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/jeremy-corbyn-receives-special-scouse-13217190

11. Durham Miners Gala. 8th July

Plenty of BSG members in attendance at an event which garnered record crowds with Jeremy addressing a reported 200,000 supporters. Don't forget Tolpuddle this weekend.  

12. Private Investigators spying on union and fracking activists

https://thebristolcable.org/2017/07/private-investigators-spying-fracking-trade-union-activists/

And finally best wishes to brother Dave Smith who is studying hard to get his PHD nailed. 

I'd also like to thank everyone within the group for campaigning magnificently on behalf of the Labour Party during the election too. 

Never forget. We are the many 

Roy Bentham (joint secretary)

Blacklist Support Group