MR PAT CARMODY AND TRADES UNION FREEDOMS

Early day motion 2038, tabled 15 July 2008 by Alan Meale (Labour). Signed by 44 members.

That this House is aware of the sacking of Pat Carmody, a CWU trades union activist, dismissed by the company Pell and Bates, who operate a call centre, for writing a four sentence report regarding his union's support for a colleague who had been disciplined by the company; believes such a response to be an overreaction towards what is standard trades union practice and one which sends a worrying message against trades union freedoms; and calls upon the company to come to its senses on this matter, to stop its victimisation of a trades union activist and instead to enter into meaningful dialogue with its workforce.

Signatures by party: Labour 37, Liberal Democrat 3, Independent 2, Conservative 1, Respect 1.