Support grows for civil service unionist
By a civil servant Charlie MacDonald, an activist in the civil service union PCS, has received a "disciplinary minute", a formal disciplinary charge letter, setting out three charges of serious misconduct relating to the pay dispute in the Department of Works and Pensions. The oral hearing is likely to be some time in September. This is the second major DWP dispute that has resulted in charges against a leading London and Socialist Caucus activist. The screens dispute saw Chris Ford charged. Although Charlie has not been suspended, it seems likely that ultimately management would like to be...