Government to take action on union blacklisting

The government intends to introduce new regulations to prevent union members being denied employment by secret blacklists, business secretary Lord Mandelson said today.

The Information Commissioner reported in March that 40 construction companies had subscribed to a database used to vet construction workers, which has now been closed under data protection law. Many of those on the list were union activists who were therefore branded as troublemakers.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School