Template:Did you know nominations/Brian Higgins (trade unionist)

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... that Scottish bricklayer Brian Higgins was unable to find work for 25 years after appearing on a construction industry blacklist?

Source: "Although blacklisting was illegal, many construction companies vetted workers through a clandestine database that identified union members or activists as “troublemakers” ... Brian said: “I started to see it was getting harder to find work. There was plenty of construction work going on, but I was getting knocked back.” He was without work for more than 25 years until his retirement in 2006." from: Pounds, Chris (25 June 2019). "Brian Higgins obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 November 2024.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 913 past nominations.

Dumelow (talk) 09:01, 20 November 2024 (UTC).