*From:* "tim...."
*Date:* Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:51:32 +0100

wrote in message
...
The tribunal results have proved that what the rmt was talking
about his
sacking over his union activities was a load of rubbish. That was
the only
real way that they could try and persuade their members to vote
for strike
action (those that did bother to vote at all). They know they
wouldn't
have got the support otherwise. After repeated mentioning of
being sacked
because of his union activities on virtually every communication
the rmt
have made, they have now conveniently omitted this from their
latest
communication
http://www.rmtlondoncalling.org.uk/node/2256
and now just insist that he was unfairly sacked.

It's all politics, and the passengers and union members are the
pawns

The tribunal basically said that LU were right to find him guilty
of
abusive behaviour and that the sacking was nothing to do with his
union
activities.

I don't see that the tribunal has the evidence to assess that.

If TfL sacked the guy wrongly on the basis of a trivial offence it
is quite likely that they had an ulterior reason for doing so.
There isn't likely to be any obvious evidence what that reason was,
is there?

tim


Being abusive to other members of staff (or the public for that matter)
isn't trivial and is something that LU is very hot on, whoever they are. I
assume that the tribunal went over everything with a fine tooth comb
before making that decision.

He was stupid doing what he did, although he probably meant no harm - he
is not one of the aggressive types you sometimes see on picket lines, and
I think sacking is too harsh and I wouldn't like to see him sacked.
However, like all other members of staff, you can't just do what you want
these days, it's so easy to drop yourself in the **** and risk losing your
job or getting demoted.

Like everything in this PC world we live in today, you have to do
everything by the book - no more, no less.


Roger