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UVW union is to sue the LSE for alleged disability discrimination and union victimisation after sacking a strike leader

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THE London School of Economics (LSE) is facing legal action for allegedly subjecting a strike leader to disability discrimination and union victimisation. 

Colombian migrant cleaner Geovanny Moreno Buitrago was sacked when he tried to return to work in June following a period of sick leave with a herniated disc, according to his union United Voices of the World (UVW).

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