Justice for Dennis Carabott

Justice for Dennis Carabott

Demand that the Employment Appeal Tribunal reinstate his case

Attached is the motion for reconsideration that Dennis Carabott has submitted to both the East London Employment Tribunal and to the Employment Appeals Tribunal. The Employment Tribunal refused to even hear the substance of Dennis’ case against his wrongful termination for being an advocate for his co-workers and a strike leader. Stand with the fight of workers leaders in the strike movement.

Please sign the petition to demand Justice for Dennis and for all workers leaders who come under attack by management and the Council.

On 25 September, Dennis Carabott, a refuse workers activist and strike leader in Newham started his legal fight at the East London Employment Tribunal (ET) to win his job back. Dennis’ case was unlawfully shut down by ET lead judge Massarella. Dennis did not have an opportunity to present one speck of evidence from his overwhelming case against his illegal sacking by Newham Council. Judge Massarella sprang into action when he heard about Dennis’s strike leadership in Tower Hamlets. He broke every trial procedural rule in the book to claim the court had no jurisdiction and refused to hear the real substance of the case.

This is a test case; all workers, civil rights, and disability organizations should sign onto it. Judge Massarella violated the Equality Act of 2010 and ignored the measures and protections that all of us have fought so hard to win for workers, black people, people with disabilities and all the oppressed. Judge Massarella acknowledged that Dennis has dyslexia but instead of making any meaningful accommodations he used it as a weapon against him (for details see the attached brief). In addition, Massarella declared as facts things that were untrue and there was no evidence for. The employer conceded two years ago that the case was on time. But at the last minute the Newham Council Barrister produced an unverified email notice which the judge let her use to stop the facts of the case from being heard. The ET’s decision is disgraceful. Rather than making any pretense of offering justice to workers, the tribunal is instead helping the Tory government and local Labour-controlled councils to shut down the public workers strike movement that began last year.

Dennis is now appealing against the decision to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). But he needs more than the action of a higher court to win. He needs the support of Newham refuse workers, Tower Hamlets workers, and the entire community of Newham and Tower Hamlets to move forward.
Go to links below to see motions for reconsideration that Dennis has submitted to both the Employment Tribunal and Employment Appeal Tribunal:
Application to EAT:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uu8JxZNidOctCP_zTq-wmJzytl5YlU-5/view?usp=sharing

Motion for reconsideration:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GX0mDa76IK15lzWxPb0baL3eEJqvGhWD/view?usp=sharing

STAND WITH THE FIGHT OF WORKERS LEADERS IN THE STRIKE MOVEMENT.

Initiated by The Strike to Win Committee and Movement for Justice.