Motion 88
Trade Unions Must Practice What They Preach on Equalities
“That this Congress recognises that trade unions and trade union councils are to the fore in promoting an equalities agenda amongst employers in line with the Equality Act 2010. However, it is important that trade unions practice what they preach and ensure that within our trade union movement, equalities are also upheld.
“Congress welcomes the progress that has been made to date. The two biggest unions in the UK have women leaders, as did the TUC until recently. In Scotland, the STUC and biggest union (UNISON) have women leaders. There is still a long way to go, however, to ensure the leadership and activist base of our unions reflect their membership and there are many other equality strands which are not as well represented.
“Congress calls on the General Council to work with the Equality Committees to:
- encourage all affiliated unions and trade councils to publish their equalities statistics annually – this should include their overall membership and also staff, senior elected members, and activists; and
- support trade unions and trade councils to act on their annual statistics and set aims/targets/objectives for improving them where appropriate.”
Mover: Aberdeen Trades Union Council
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