Are Women Second Class Citizens at The STUC?

MBM (MurrayBlackburnMackenzie) shine an interesting light on the workings of the STUC - the voice of Scotland's trade union movement.

The STUC Women's Committee and the STUC Women's Conference do not have voting rights at Annual Congress, the STUC's governing body - nor can these two women's groups submit motions directly to the Annual Congress.

Neither the Woman’s Conference nor the Women’s Committee are represented on the General Council - even though they both predate the other equality groups by a considerable margin.

Meanwhile LGBT+ Workers, Black Workers, Disabled Workers and Youth Workers have reserved seats on the General Council - their respective conferences also have voting rights and can submit motions to Annual Congress.

Can anyone else see the problem here?


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