Lila Hacket and Sherryl Anderson were Wrongfully Fired by the TWU

I'm not going to discuss Lila and Sherryl's legal cases much but I will say one thing: they were both wrongfully fired by the TWU executive. Yes they were fired.

When I visited Lane street January of 2010 I said what they did to Lila and Sherryl was wrong. Darth Sidious' new caucus obsessed over gag orders surrounding the cases trying to prevent the cases and their evidence to be mentioned at convention which might well affect their reelection campaigns. So I just recorded my dissent and said I disagreed with what they did.

Now two decisions have come out that people are starting to talk about. Lila Hacket's decision is posted on the BC Human Right Tribunal web site. It was just a stepping stone. The Union applied to have her complaint dismissed and the decision stated her complaint may proceed. I understand that the Union has now retained a high priced lawyer to apply for a judicial review of that decision.

Basically they are spending a whole lot of money to stall her complaint so the details of it won't make convention and affect their reelection campaigns. IMO.

Here's the deal: Lila had a stroke around convention in 2007. She was very overworked and was a real workers hero helping the members see how they were being betrayed by Bruce Bell and Buzz Hargrove. She received a standing ovation from the members for her minority report.

So after all that stress, she had a stroke at one of the subsequent conventions. Yet she was back at work in a very short time. After being back at work for two years George Doubt sent her a letter firing her. The timing of the letter was very suspicious.

At the 2009 convention Lila saw the writing on the wall. She started to see signs that there wasn't something quite right about George Doubt and his very controlling nature that quickly turned into harassment of Bellite proportions. Lila left her caucus and supported Colin Anderson at the 2009 Convention. The delegates were still bitter about how they sued the Brave 66 and didn't want to support Colin because of it. The delegates weren't privy to the real life dealings of the new Darth Sideous either.

Their caucus promised there would be no political retaliation for Lila's decision. That promise was betrayed and Lila was harassed afterwards by the executive members she originally helped get elected. She became a target. Her local was taken from her and shortly thereafter she was fired.

George wrote the letter of Lila's termination but Tamara rationalized it. They said it was because of Lila's health and was in her best interest. What a crock of shit that was. It was in their best interest to keep Lila's mouth shut about the budget. Lila and Sherryl were actively involved in being loyal stewards of the Unions money which saw the loans from the lockout paid off so soon.

So Lila's dismissal was under suspicious circumstances. After they got rid of Lila, they went after Sherryl. The harassment campaign began which forced her on medical leave. She sent out an e-mail to the delegates notifying them that she did not agree with the new financial direction the Executive had suddenly taken. As the elected Secretary Treasurer of the Union who worked so hard to get the finances in order she simply recorded her dissent with regards to the new direction the new Darth Sidious caucus were taking. They fired her for warning the members. Then they gagged her so no one would be allowed to talk about it.



The other decision that people are talking about is the Vince Ready Sherryl Anderson VS George Doubt Decision. That decision contains the Decision of Final Resolve which simply was the letter they sent to Sherryl wrongfully terminating her. Now the Darth Sidious caucus is saying they won't pay the damages she was awarded until she signs a letter of resignation. Yet the whole point of the complaint was that she was wrongfully terminated.

In response to this decision, famous TWU activist Stephen Barber said: After reading the Ready Judgement - TWU/Doubt vs Anderson, I think it might be time for some FIFOunion ballcaps.



Steve Barber was the activist who created the famous FIFOTel hats worn on the picketline mocking the CEO's comments about how the Union can Fit in or Fuck Off! It would appear that after exploiting the Bruce Bells trauma, Darth Sidious has become the same as Bruce Bell and the CEO. Indeed, there is a Justification Process for everything.