Frederick Douglass

"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them..." Frederick Douglass

Friday, May 6, 2011

London Transit Strike Update: Fired London Union Activist Wins Case

"It's no wonder that the Employment Tribunal was swift to see through the management lies and grant both these members Interim Relief, an award which requires the strongest possible proof that their sackings were down to their union activities," said Crow.

http://www.londonnet.co.uk/news/2011/may/tube-strikes-set-may-and-june-rmt-eyes-legal-victory.html

RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "We welcome Eamonn's victory in the tribunal and we are calling for an immediate meeting with London Underground in the light of the ruling that he was unfairly dismissed for his trade union activities.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rmt-strikes-tube-driver-wins-unfair-dismissal-case-2279989.html