BFAWU member Fredy Velez addresses the conference in Staffordshire
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FOOD workers demanded action on workplace discrimination against LGBT people, migrants and disabled staff today, saying “we must defend our comrades.”
Bakers’ union members meeting in Staffordshire for their 2023 conference overwhelmingly endorsed a series of motions which urged more training for shop stewards and full-time union officials to better support workers from minority groups.
Speaking at Yarnfield Park conference centre in Stone, union member Fredy Velez said: “It’s worrying that hate crimes on the grounds of sexuality are on the rise in this country. It’s very worrying not to feel safe on the streets.
Half a century after transformative laws reshaped Britain, women’s rights are again contested. This International Women’s Day is a call to remember how change was won, and to organise to defend it, says KATE RAMSDEN
A joint statement from Derby Indian Workers’ Association and Vox Feminarum/Women’s Voices
Our members face serious violence, crumbling workplaces and exposure to dangerous drugs — it is outrageous we still cannot legally use our industrial muscle to fight back and defend ourselves, writes STEVE GILLAN
