IN THE WAKE of the recent pay struggle, long standing shop steward Bob Cullen has just been sacked by British Leyland's Cowley management.
Cullen, who last year was elected deputy senior shop steward, was accused of damaging the wiper of a foreman's car.
The incident is supposed to have happened Gate 16, on an early Sunday morning picket during the overtime ban preceeding the pay strike.
The only problem is that Cullen was on duty at Gate 10 and has 12 written coullals SuD including one the security guard who says he spend most of his time there talking to Bob!
company's only witness to the contrary is himself, Derek Jones, whose CvIucuce soncwid shaky to say the least.
was dark, raining neavily, Jones nimsel nad sight in only one eye. His after an with managemichl.
None oI Ine security personnel on Gate 16 can Tennemse Culler being there. In addition there are • Lestoas naming actual culprits.
Despite this overwhelming evidence, Cullen been sacked. The whole affair can only be a frame up.
The incident occurred outside company property jurisdiction Any complaint should have gone to the police, two of whom were on Gate 16 at the time. Yet Jones didn't even bother to inform them.
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