by Tony Gosling
The Bristol Three - Mikaela Gibb (Kay), Colin Tucker and Paula Franklin
LISTEN HERE http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/688623
Audio Interview with Mikaela Gibb (Kay) and Dave Wilshire, Bristol Communication Workers' Union (CWU) branch secretary.
Renegade Royal Mail Manager takes dispute personally - sacks Mikaela Gibb (Kay), Colin Tucker and Paula Franklin.
Bristol post workers threaten strike over sackings
http://www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=15369
The possibility of a post strike across the Bristol area took a step forward as the CWU
union stepped up its campaign for the reinstatement of three workers
who were sacked for alleged incidents relating to last year’s national
dispute.
Dave Wilshire, Bristol CWU branch secretary, told Socialist
Worker that gate meetings are being held at all units in the Bristol
area to campaign for the reinstatement of the “Bristol Three” – Kay
Gibbs, Colin Tucker and Paula Franklin.
He said, “Royal Mail has
chosen to back the decisions of its managers, despite that fact that
there are massive discrepancies in each of the three cases. We will be
campaigning in the lead up to the first employment tribunal on Thursday
7 August with the message that Royal Mail must agree to abide and
reinstate our members if this is ordered.
“The campaign will
culminate in a march and rally through Bristol in early August. Should
Royal Mail not agree to our sensible request then a strike ballot of
allCWU members across the Bristol branch will be held.”
LISTEN HERE http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/28341
Related Link: http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/688622
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
UNITE serve injunction on own sacked shop stewards
Unite injunction against Belfast sacked shop stewards
May 29th, 2008
http://libcom.org/news/unite-injunction-against-belfast-sacked-shop-stewards-29052008
The Unite union has served an injunction against protesting shop stewards, threatening them with fines and imprisonment.
“Unite are trying to deny us our democratic right to peacefully protest.” – Gordon McNeill
The dispute between the sacked airport shop stewards and their union, Unite, was dramatically escalated on Tuesday afternoon.
Sacked shop steward, Gordon McNeill, who was on the thirteenth day of a hunger strike, was served with a court injunction brought by the union barring him from continuing to protest “in or at Transport House”. The injunction makes clear that if any of the three shop stewards involved in the protest, Gordon McNeill, Chris Bowyer and Madan Gupta, continue to protest they may face fines, seizure of assets and/or imprisonment.
Gordon McNeill has responded by escalating his protest from a hunger strike to a hunger and thirst strike. Gordon commented:
May 29th, 2008
http://libcom.org/news/unite-injunction-against-belfast-sacked-shop-stewards-29052008
The Unite union has served an injunction against protesting shop stewards, threatening them with fines and imprisonment.
“Unite are trying to deny us our democratic right to peacefully protest.” – Gordon McNeill
The dispute between the sacked airport shop stewards and their union, Unite, was dramatically escalated on Tuesday afternoon.
Sacked shop steward, Gordon McNeill, who was on the thirteenth day of a hunger strike, was served with a court injunction brought by the union barring him from continuing to protest “in or at Transport House”. The injunction makes clear that if any of the three shop stewards involved in the protest, Gordon McNeill, Chris Bowyer and Madan Gupta, continue to protest they may face fines, seizure of assets and/or imprisonment.
Gordon McNeill has responded by escalating his protest from a hunger strike to a hunger and thirst strike. Gordon commented:
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