CB&I has become the first contractor to face legal action in the wake of last year’s construction trade union blacklist scandal, reports Building.
Ashford employment tribunal ordered CB&I to pay Unite member Phil Willis almost £18,375 in damages for unlawfully refusing him a job after he was blacklisted as a member of the trade union and a prominent activist.
CB&I is one of 14 firms, including Balfour Beatty, Kier and Shepherd, served with enforcement notices following their involvement in the construction blacklist, details of which emerged last March.
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