BLACKLISTED construction workers look set to share nearly £2 million in compensation after Unite took legal action against their former employers.

The union took several construction firms to court earlier this year on behalf of 53 of its members, whose names were found on a blacklist discovered during a police raid of blacklisting outfit the Consulting Association (CA) in 2009.

The CA compiled detailed descriptions of more than 3,000 construction workers over the decades. Many of these workers were profiled for being active trade unionists, others were blacklisted for raising serious safety concerns or for criticising workplace practices.