RITCHIE JAMES (UNITE) & THE DAVID CRAGGS BLACKLISTS
The question as to why Unite's Regional Secretary Ritchie James is threatening me with legal action on behalf of the construction company labour manager David Craggs (who compiled and distributed two new construction blacklists - The David Craggs Blacklists) remains unanswered. There are over 200 mechanical and electrical workers from Manchester and the North West on these new blacklists, which were compiled by Craggs on major projects such as The Manchester MRI, Beetham Tower and Media City between 2005 and 2010. Workers on those blacklists inform me that Craggs would brag about his blacklists and threaten certain workers with inclusion on them. In the absence of an explanation, blacklisted workers can only presume that Mr Craggs has something over Mr James in respect of the trade union officials who were complicit in the blacklisting. Were these new blacklists compiled with the help of trade union officials? RITCHIE JAMES LETTER More info on these blacklists c...