This is very important at this moment and is part of a wider pattern of
victimisation in FE colleges in Scotland. Please do what you can to
distribute and respond.
> Subject: Fwd: FW: STOP THE SACKING OF THE EIS-CLA PRESIDENT
>
> <<Letter to Chair of BOM Central College.doc>>
>
> Subject: FW: STOP THE SACKING OF THE EIS-CLA PRESIDENT
> >Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 10:21:05 +0100
> >
> >
> >----------
> >From: "Scottish FE Journal" <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: STOP THE SACKING OF THE EIS-CLA PRESIDENT
> >Date: Sun, Jun 23, 2002, 10:44 pm
> >
> >
> >Dear All
> >
> >YOUR URGENT HELP TO STOP THE SACKING OF YOUR PRESIDENT IS REQUIRED
> >
> >A college disciplinary hearing held last week resulted in the
> disciplinary
> >board recommending to the Central College Board of Management that
> EIS -CLA
> >President Jim O'Donovan's contract of employment be terminated. Jim
> has
> >been
> >
> >suspended from his work pending an appeals procedure meeting
> scheduled for
> >Thursday 27th June. The disciplinary board is made up senior college
> >managers and board of management members.
> >
> >
> >In our opinion the disciplinary charges cannot be substantiated. We
> believe
> >the charges have been brought with malicious intent. In our view
> they are
> >part of a victimisation campaign which is being led by the Central
> College
> >management against a national trade union official as well as other
> CLA
> >members at Central College. The dismissal threat represents the
> boldest
> >attack against a trade union activist in the CLA's short history.
> >
> >The consequences of Jim's suspension and planned dismissal have
> >implications
> >
> >for the entire CLA membership. It is a matter of the utmost urgency
> that
> >the
> >
> >EIS-CLA responds in a manner that speedily demonstrates our full
> support at
> >both national and branch level. We also need to consider how we might
>
> >invite
> >
> >the wider trade union movement to unite in his defence.
> >
> >We invite you all to ask staff in your college to sign an INDIVIDUAL
> COPY
> >of
> >
> >the attached letter and post ASAP (preferably so that each letter
> arrives
> >on
> >
> >or before Thursday 27th June 2002) to :
> >
> >Chair of the Board of Management, Central College of Commerce, 300
> >Cathedral
> >
> >St , Glasgow G1 2TA
> >
> >We want you to inundate the Central College BOM with these messages
> of
> >solidarity and resistance.
> >
> >Every letter sent will help to defend your President and your union.
> All
> >staff should be encouraged to write to or e-mail their MSP. Make sure
> your
> >MSP raises questions in parliament about the blatant victimisation of
> a
> >your
> >
> >national President.
> >
> >We have a responsibility as trade unionists to ACT NOW!
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >SFEJ Editorial Team
> >
> >
> >
> >
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