being the true cause."
trade union activities,
Instead they turn the spotlight on South West Trains management.
Of the manager who took the original disciplinary hearing they comment: set up.
"The mental processes which Mr Cook claimed to have followed disclose as clear a case of unfair dismissal as one could imagine. "absurd", In an emphatic verdict an Employment. Tribunal has found in favour of Greg Tucker, victrnised by South West. Trains for his
In the same week a tribunal found that another RMT rep Paul McDonnell, had been unfairly dismissed by SWT. Anather RMT rep's daim against dismisal will be heard soon, whilst Guards rep, Mick Skiggs has only narrowly avoided being dismissed after being falsely accused in a management
In Greg Tucker's case the verdict could not be clearer, SWT managers are slated for giving evidence. "without regard for the truth?. Their attempt to justly Greg's victimisation is described vanously as "implausible", "Incredible", risible" and members of SWT managerent. exposed. attacks on RMIT members. roughshod over members' right to organise.
The Iribunal concluded that Greg was unfarly dismissed because of his trade union activites and that this dismissal was part of a concerted manoeuvre involving several influential
Earlier this year during the SWT strike, SWT boss Andrew Haines repeatedly argued that the dispute was only about Greg Tucker's unsafe record. That myth has now been totally
Greg, Paul and all the other victimised RMT activists should immediately be reinstated. SWT should be forced to stop is
The time has come for the union to make it plain to SWT that it is not prepared to allow their cowboy managers to ride
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