GLEN Sutherland, member of the Manufacturing, Science and Finance Union, has been reinstated in his job after originally being sacked over the use of a photocopier for private purposes.
At the time of his dismissal he had worked for the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux (NACAB) for 19 years.
Most of the £12.48 worth of photocopying was for his union and many of the members saw the sacking as deliberately ridding the organisation of a popular union activist.
Members' outrage turned into action when the three one-day strikes hit both NACAB's London HQ and Citizens Advice Bureaux throughout the country.
An appeal panel convened in April refused to overturn the original decision but on May 23 an emergency meeting of NACAB's management committee reversed it and substituted a final written warning.
Glen sees the surprise decision as a great victory for the union. It was the first time that MSF members in NACAB had ever taken any strike action.
Others joined the union specifically to participate in strike action in his defence. The union is stronger than ever - maybe management will think twice about victimising anyone next time.