Mr. John Arkins:

We have emails to our members stating if they do not sign these contracts, not only will they not get paid but they will actually not get the job. We have emails from people who are employers at present. There are people present today, workers, who have correspondence and who have been blackballed because of what Deputy Boyd Barrett is saying. These employers have people signing out of their rights and entitlements for jobs. One cannot raise an issue or grievance; otherwise one will never work again. The reason my colleagues, Mr. Purdy and Mr. Grey, are with us is that between them they have 83 or 84 years' experience working in the industry. Blackballing does not carry any fear for them anymore. This is why they said they would come here today as workers to give their account of blackballing.