Simon Furze, A CWU rep and SWP member was sacked by letter Saturday morning. Simon and another union member Kyle, where disciplined because his supervisor agreed that he needn’t deliver some of the (Spam)-unaddressed mail to his round at a certain point because he was so busy- but then denying he said that.
The real reason has more to do with his activism than unaddressed post (that nobody wants anyway).
This as well as the attacks on SP and SWP union activists in Unison is a worrying development, it not just high profile union members who can be victims of a witch hunt, but anyone who stands up for themselves.
Below is the original e-mail informing me of Simon’s sacking, I can’t make the campaign meeting tonight, but if you’re in the area tonight I would encourage you to support simon.
Hello everyone,
Simon (Eisa) recieved a letter on Saturday morning telling him that he has been sacked. This is a blatant attack on Simon as a union rep, as Kyle has had no charges against him as yet.
There was a protest staged outside of Simon’s workplace on Monday morning and CWU members in there walked off the floor in protest.
There will be a campaign meeting tomorrow night at 6:30pm (Wednesday 2nd
July) at the Cross Corners Community Centre, Thurcaston Rd, LE4 (Just off Loughborough Rd, near Belgrave Hall).
There will be a national campaign launched and we are encouraging other unions to get involved in this campaign.
We will be organising another protest for next week, so please come along and bring your union banners!
If you need more info, please contact me on 07852898779.
Sadia Jabeen
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