Trade Unions Cannot Unilaterally Withdraw Representation

Trade unions cannot just refuse to represent members who require professional advice and support.

Members pay subscriptions which entitles them to a proper service and they can't be turned away on the whim or 'say so' of a local union official.

For certain they cannot be denied support for rejecting the notion that men can self-ID and magically declare they are women - not least because these 'gender critical' views are protected under the law.

In all my years as a trade union official, first with NUPE and latterly as Unison's Head of Local Government in Scotland,  I never once encountered a situation where a member was denied representation in dealing with a problem at work.  


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