Report: Disabled Members' Advisory Committee, 27 January 2020
Submitted by Janine on 29 January, 2020 - 22:26Twenty-five members attended the meeting, including several new members elected recently. All were welcomed and introduced themselves.
Discrimination against disabled workers continues, and RMT is organising to oppose it
Twenty-five members attended the meeting, including several new members elected recently. All were welcomed and introduced themselves.
The TUC Disabled Workers' Committee working group on opposing anti-union laws (convened by RMT's Janine Booth) has drawn up this plan.
The TUC Disabled Workers' Committee's accessible transport working group (convened by RMT's janine Booth) met on Monday 6 January, and drafted these plans.
On Monday, members of the TUC Disabled Workers' Committee met informally to discuss fighting back following the election of a majority Conservative government.
The TUC has been consulting on proposal to improve its equality structures. Following consultation, the following proposals will go forward to the TUC Executive:
RMT, Unite, PCS and TSSA were represented at the meeting. ASLEF did not attend.
Accessible Transport
Despite several members being unavoidably absent, the meeting was well-attended and lively. We welcomed our newest Committee member, Tomas Bissett from Liverpool 5 branch.
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