assaults on vettings and the listing ample of this GCHO wnere see as cuisned went veltlee employees Recently, it has come to light that similar vettings go on at British Telecoms. This, it is now apparent, is so draconian that it has resulted in the sackings by Fords of two women ex-employees BT The main Transport Union branch at Fords has been campaigning in defence the wollclI Now severai National emacauol branches have written to mne cu orarchlu cxDics. their support.
A motion submitted by the NCU to the Labour Party womens conference denouncing the sacking of these women ano system of political vettings was carried wildoll opposition, giving a boost to the campaign to win the womens re-instatement.
The sackings have also highlighted demands in the vettings by BT. Both were active NCU wolel stewards before working for Fords In an article published Observer last October, the union disciosed a confidential personnel tailored for employers to dramatically circumscribe union militants. For, running parallel to the direct workers as in the miners strike or at Wapping, is the growing sinister hand of political BT employees. The Lucs tionaire about inLests ul 'outmight matters'. mingly, CLO E BT have denied list, an which One sackue.
by BT executive passed a series of resolutions calling for an end to so called vetting by meeting with the BBC unions, WaO took 1H1 -dustriai action last year against political vetting of BBC journalists, was held last month, Michael Bett BT Board member, until recently, head of personnel, was previously in charge of setting up the vetting procedures at the BBC in collaboration with Is the secret political police. Bett was responsible up in BT.
EC also committed union's representatives in the TUC General Council and in Parliament, to campaign against political vetting and blacklistings.
Brian Macey, NCU (Engineering) executive member, told Socialist Action 'Many NCU members currently employed by B1 victims black listing in ine engineerll. industry. • We have to make Luchuucl aware of what BT could We must campaign Ncal on the basis policy to put a stop to it.' Branches have submitted emergency motions to the demanding BT release the secret files sent to Fords.
It is a regular event for workers to be sacked because of alleged "bad references' RSS dE CA excuse for a company to use while they are allowed to the references secret. In an interview witl Fleet News the general of TNT, Alan Ilialldscl Jones. revealed recent One of their drivers Casc refused to cross the pickei Jones vehicle and took an NGA said 'He out of his official back to the depor the incident concurred with our recel references his which were to be unsuitable. 'dismissed.
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the power of the unions. Additionally these laws have given the green light to the bosses to single out