Members asked to be part of a Branch Equality Forum

The Branch Executive Committee have created a Branch Equality Forum open to all members with the following remit:
• Advise the BEC on policy issues relating to Black, disabled, women and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members issues.
• To exchange information on developments in discussions with management and campaigns.
• To identify areas where local guidance is needed, and
• To consider and develop local strategies to increase the involvement and participation of members in the union.
The Forum will meet quarterly and our first meeting will be on Wednesday November 2nd in Conference Room 1 (floor 3) at New Walk Jobcentre. As facilities are unlikely for this meeting, it will commence at 17:15 for approximately one hour. The position on facilities will be reviewed before our next meeting in February.
If you are interested in matters of diversity and equality, please try to come along and make the forum inclusive and representative.
Notes from the forum will be published on the blog and in line with the terms of reference considered by the Branch Executive Committee.

Tony Church
Branch Vice-Chair