Employment tribunal set for blacklisted electrician

The Morning Star reports that a London electrician has wno the right to take his case to an employment tribunal.

An electrician blacklisted from the construction industry won the right yesterday to take his case to a full tribunal.

This week at a preliminary tribunal in east London Steve Kelly won the right to bring a case to full tribunal against electrical sub-contractors ECS.

Mr Kelly argues that he was employed by the firm in 2007 but was sacked within days, allegedly for poor work.

However after obtaining his file from the ICO he discovered documentation which he believes shows that either the firm, which was a sub-contractor for Sir Robert McAlpine, or McAlpine's itself dismissed him due to his trade union activities.

Both firms have denied the allegation, although McAlpine's is known to have subscribed to Kerr's blacklist.

While Kelly's case isn't scheduled to take place until next year dozens more cases hould be heard before then in Manchester.