UNISON president welcomes the union ’ s Year of LGBT+ Workers

UNISON president Libby Nolan addressed the union’s LGBT+ conference in Liverpool last weekend for the launch of the Year of LGBT+ Workers in 2024 and pledged: “I look forward to working with you to make this the best year possible.” “This is a Tory administration that has come to the end of the road,” she told delegates. “It’s just a crying shame that we may have to put up with another year of it. “Because make no mistake, this is a dying government … yet determined to continue running our country into the ground. “We have seen the Tories’ relentless attacks on trans, non-binary and gender diverse people and their rights. I’m not going to peddle the same myths that members of the Tory party are happy to spout – it’s unfair to draw attention to it. “But let me be clear, the presidential team and UNISON will not tolerate or excuse any form of trans hate or anti-trans rhetoric. “Trans rights are human rights and, as trade unionists, we are committed to fighting alongside our trans siblings against this. “So, a general election cannot come soon enough. The public need a chance to boot Sunak and his cronies out of office. And Ms Nolan also wanted to celebrate LGBT+ victories over the past 12 months. “Our trans equality campaign, which has been driven by our wonderful trans, non-binary and gender diverse network, has been a huge success. Over 2,000 members have been trained to be trans allies. “Over 450 trans, non-binary and gender diverse memb...
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