I Hope This Doesn't Come Back To Haunt Me..

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Mum rang me earlier and she sounded upset. It's her 65th birthday today (Friday) and on the Thursday she received a telephone call from her Union Representative telling her that, without the original letter her employer asked her to sign he cannot fight her case for dismissal due to age that is upcoming in a few weeks' time. This has been ongoing ever since she received her second letter way back on 13th April (a week after the cut-off date of 6th April). Her appeals for a copy of the letter sent to her in February have been ignored because they sent her a "doctored" version instead that she had no knowledge of previously. How convenient. I've been on the Citizen's Advice Bureau's website and - to cut a long story short, I reckon Mum has a good case for unfair dismissal as her boss, Steve, hasn't gone through the proper procedures, therefore Mum must be able to carry on working. She only wants an extra 2 years. Now, when I told Mum about the stuff I'd been reading she asked me for a copy to be sent by post to her plus one to the Union Rep's email address. This I duly did. Unfortunately, I didn't stop there and had a little email rant about the whole thing, saying that Mum's boss (Steve) has treated her appallingly and that "if you're on Steve's side and not Mum's you need to tell her so she can explore other avenues." I even told him that Mum should get the Gazette round to interview the kids in her care..see what they think of it. I also told him about my poor experiences with the same Union. I had to fight my own re-grading appeal because the Union was on Management's side - and I won too but not after pleading my case in front of 3 Councillors! Mum has been paying her Union fees from the day she started in 1974. It's about time she got something back and I said this in the email! I was none-too-pleased about the Union wanting strike action for those moaning about Pensions years from now. What about the staff that are forced to leave NOW? I asked. What about THEM? Basically, what I was saying is that this Union guy should pull his finger out. I also said that getting rid of Mum is a waste of time because someone will have to come and do the job after she has gone and no-one else wants to run such a hectic kitchen. Whether he will pull his finger out after my rant I don't know. I might've made things worse. What do you think? You know how forthright I can be at times..all this may backfire on me or work to Mum's advantage. I pray for the latter.