A construction union is once again demanding a full public inquiry into blacklisting.

Over 3,200 construction workers had their lives blighted and many faced financial ruin after they were blacklisted by major construction companies under the auspices of the Consulting Association, according to Ucatt.

Since the blacklist was uncovered in 2009 there has been growing evidence of the involvement and collusion of the police and the security forces in the blacklisting of construction workers.

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This week further evidence has been discovered that has revealed minutes of a meeting between Gordon Mills the Detective Chief Inspector of National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit (NECTU) and the Consulting Association in 2008.

Steve Murphy, General Secretary of UCATT, said: "When it comes to the civil liberties of MPs the Government will hold an inquiry without hesitation. When it comes to investigating how the lives of ordinary construction were destroyed by blacklisting they look the other way. Just who are the establishment protecting?"

(CD/JP)