UCATT General Secretary Alan Ritchie will be speaking at a rally in support of the Justice For The Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign.
UCATT General Secretary Alan Ritchie will be speaking at a rally in support of the Justice For The Shrewsbury Pickets Campaign.
UCATT was saddened to hear about the death of veteran housing campaigner Alan Walter, who died suddenly on Saturday 7th March.
Construction union UCATT are demanding immediate Government action to outlaw blacklisting, after an investigation undertaken by the Information Commissioner revealed that the practice is endemic in the construction industry and that the vast majority of the major companies are involved in the practice.
It was revealed today that a company, The Consulting Association, held and developed data on construction workers, including personal information, marital status, employment history, and trade union membership and activity. Details on more than 3,200 persons were held in the database, many of them could be UCATT members, who due to the blacklist were barred from employment. The company is now facing prosecution by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Construction union UCATT have published the dossier they have submitted to the Government’s Inquiry into construction fatalities. The Inquiry chaired by Rita Donaghy is due to publish their findings by the end of April.
New research shows that older carpenters who were heavily exposed to asbestos before they were 30 have a 1 in 10 chance of dying from mesothelioma or asbestos related lung cancer.
Construction union UCATT have welcomed today’s launch (Monday 2nd March) by the Daily Mirror of a major campaign on asbestos and have renewed their call for the Government to restore compensation to victims of pleural plaques.
Construction union UCATT have warned the Government that its plans to significantly increase the number of apprenticeships being offered in the construction industry are being undermined by the agency whose job it is to promote the scheme.
Construction union UCATT is warning Scottish councils, housing associations and Scottish Health Trusts that one of their contractors are exploiting its workforce through low pay.
A senior figure in the construction industry has revealed the true thinking of many employers about health and safety in the industry.