Eddy wrote:
Yes - a lot of the people facing action are innocent.
The evidence is to the contrary. Willie Walsh gave these figures at a colleague forum.
For 28 concluded disciplinary cases on bullying and harassment, there were:
5 - no further action
3 - referred back to their manager
13 - final written warning
2 - final written warning and demoted
5 - dismissed
So, 20 of the 28 cases were serious, three fell into the category of worth a slap on the wrist, only five were innocent.
If any of those who were disciplined feel aggrieved, then they have a double-appeal process they can invoke. Why are they not appealing? Because they are as guilty as hell. Unite knows this (as they would have provided assistance during the disciplinary hearings), yet they want Willie Walsh to rescind the penalties.
This I regard as probably the most deplorable act by this union during this dispute. Any right-minded union member should be appalled that Unite wants perpetrators of bullying and harassment to get away with it.