According to the government, blacklisting does not exist in the UK. So why else are skilled workers being repeatedly refused work for no apparent reason, asks Phil ChamberlainElectrician Steve Acheson has a pretty impressive CV and yet he just can’t seem to get steady work. “I started as an apprentice in 1969 and I’ve worked on the channel tunnel, in the Middle East and around Europe. But in the last eight years I’ve not had one phone call from an agency,” he says.The only reason he can think of is that he’s been blacklisted. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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