NUPE secretary sacked
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The NUPE Branch Secretary at Selly Oak Hospital was sacked last week by the South Birmingham District Health Authority.
The reason given was his frequent absence from work on trade union duties, and, for good measure, persistent mis the unspecified conduct" was thrown in as well.
Immediately Cummings was sacked the NUPE members at Selly Oak walked out, and by the weekend 300 members from five different hospitals in the branch were also out.
At a mass meeting on Monday May 19 the strike for Jock Cummings' reinstatement was made official.
A shop steward from another hospital, a member of COHSE, observing the mass meeting was nearly assaulted by outraged NUPE members.
For not only is COHSE not supporting the strike, but it is attempting to persuade fainthearted NUPE members to transfer to their union!