Thursday 13 April 2023

Reinstate sacked electrician James Lee Fowler

 

1. Reinstate Lee Fowler - electrician sacked after raising concerns about safety on site in Liverpool (flyer attached)

PROTEST - Thursday 20th April 1pm
Cargill site
The Dock Road
Bootle
L20 8DF
SAFETY BEFORE PROFIT
2. Independent Blacklisting Collusion Inquiry launches a new website calling for more evidence.
Frank Morris & Tony Seaman, UNITE EC members for construction (and both blacklisted) commented:
"We are determined that any evidence about union officials colluding with blacklisting their own members should be uncovered. That is why we are determined that the independent inquiry should be allowed to complete its investigation. "
3. Suicide rates in construction rise again. 
“Every one of these deaths is an individual tragedy. Sadly, construction suicide rates are inexplicably tied to the way the industry operates, with high levels of working away from home, insecure employment and long hours all being obvious factors. Everyone associated with the industry needs to work harder to reduce the suicide rates but until the fundamental structural problems are resolved, this will remain a huge challenge for the sector.”
Well said, Jason Poulter
4. Wave of industrial action in the North Sea
5. Scottish construction rank & file pay campaign 
6. With everything going on in UNITE, it seems a good time to recirculate this Reel News film on the rank & file approach to union organising in construction.   
7. Stories of blacklisted workers - photography essay by Miri de Villers (Goldsmiths)

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