Lecturer who lost job says he was victimised for union activity.

The article reports that former history lecturer James Meadow of Harlow College in Harlow, England believed he lost his job in the school's restructuring because of his trade union activities. Meadow stated this to an employment tribunal on the first day of a 10-day hearing. Meadow and former colleague Paul Hughes are challenging how dismissal procedures were handled. The implications of the hearing are discussed.