UCATT Step Up Blacklisting Campaign

Construction union UCATT are stepping up their campaign to stamp out blacklisting once and for all by taking a test case to the European Court of Human Rights.

UCATT have lodged a case in the ECHR on behalf of one their members which argues that the failure of the Government to outlaw blacklisting breached workers’ human rights. The case argues that the failure to outlaw blacklisting breached the European Convention on Human Rights under, Article 11 on freedom of association and Article 14 on anti- discrimination.


UCATT are expecting to hear from the ECHR by the end of the year that they have contacted the British Government about the matter, which is the first stage of what is potentially a long legal process.

Steve Murphy, General Secretary of construction union UCATT, said: "The lives of construction workers and their families were wrecked by blacklisting. UCATT remains absolutely committed to winning justice for blacklisted workers. That is why we are taking this battle to Europe."

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