Trade Unions, Dogs and Entryism
Jo Bartosch hits the nail on the head with this excellent piece for The Critic magazine - on dogs, misgendering and identity politics at the workplace.This case slightly slipped under the radar. I think it deserves an airing. Imagine having to work with the sort of tosser who claims to have a gender fluid dachshund. Congratulations to @lizpitthot21228 ☺️https://t.co/Tr3kJiXeNq
— Jo Bartosch (@jo_bartosch) August 8, 2024
Trade unions suffer from the same problem as employers of course with tiny, unrepresentative, but highly organised groups of trans activists deciding policy without reference to the grassroots membership.
It's just good old-fashioned 'entryism' in the name of self-ID.
"Workplace identity groups were established as spaces where people could share their experiences of belonging to a minority group. Perhaps once they served a useful function. But since the passing of equalities legislation, it has become unlawful to pay someone less or treat them less favourably because of the colour of their skin, disability, or who they fancy.
"As such, today, groups like CCC’s LGBTQ+ network pull in the petty, the prescriptive, and the pious. Employees are no longer drawn together because of shared characteristics but by shared beliefs about identity politics.
"When employers cede responsibility for policy to those deemed to be marginalised purely because of their protected characteristics, whole organisations are left vulnerable to the whims of fanatics. Divisive ideas about gender identity or race are then written into policy and performed in practice. Fighting this bigotry and breaking through suffocating groupthink has been left to brave individuals like Liz Pitt."
"Workplace identity groups were established as spaces where people could share their experiences of belonging to a minority group. Perhaps once they served a useful function. But since the passing of equalities legislation, it has become unlawful to pay someone less or treat them less favourably because of the colour of their skin, disability, or who they fancy.
"As such, today, groups like CCC’s LGBTQ+ network pull in the petty, the prescriptive, and the pious. Employees are no longer drawn together because of shared characteristics but by shared beliefs about identity politics.
"When employers cede responsibility for policy to those deemed to be marginalised purely because of their protected characteristics, whole organisations are left vulnerable to the whims of fanatics. Divisive ideas about gender identity or race are then written into policy and performed in practice. Fighting this bigotry and breaking through suffocating groupthink has been left to brave individuals like Liz Pitt."
