I agree, this thread is an interesting one to read. Joe could have done things much differently - releasing a statement with AIPA would have had much more weight. But if every single one of us put ourselves in Joe's shoes, getting his job back would have been #1 priority. It's easy to say "he should have been sacked", but when you have a family to feed and care for that job was his security.
Olive61, you have got it in one. It'll be a while before we can fight this again, J* management are probably laughing now that they can use this as their weapon.
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