I've been busy

Apologies to my readers for the lack of posts. It's been a busy time for me. Just got back for Plymouth and Glasgow and am preparing for my branch AGM in Leeds in the morning. As well as speaking I'll be presenting former branch secretary Dave Walton and retired area delivery rep Pete Jubb with honorary membership of leeds No. 1 branch. Hope to catch up with equality and union news in the next couple of days.

Womens Conference Coventry

The Women's Conference takes place this Saturday on 20th February 2010
The conference will take place at the Village Hotel Coventry, Dolomite Avenue, Coventry Business Park Coventry CV4 98GZ.

I look forward to seeing you there

Linda Roy

The Pope and the Equality Bill

The Pope has caused some controversy by raising objections to some of the clauses in the Equality Bill which should become law before the next general election. For an interesting summary of the Bill and what the Pope is saying click here. Let me know what you think by adding a comment.

Come to Dundee

This saturday sees our Black Workers Conference convening at the Apex hotel in Dundee. Delegates from all over the UK will convene to socialise, network, make new friends, and debate issues which affect them. Please come along.

It's LGBT history month

February 1st marked he start of the Union's LGBT history month. In conjunction with the LGBT Advisory Committee we will be celebrating te contribution which LGBT people have made to our rich and varied history.

Improved paternity leave announced

Last week the Government announced proposals to make the second 6 months of maternity leave transferrable between parents from April 2011. Not surprisingly businesses have voiced their opposition to this. I welcome any measures which help help millions of workers balance their work family life. To find out what your current paternity rights are click here.

Latest poll result

My latest poll posed the question "Is society more comfortable with diversity than ever before?" The final result showed that over 83% of participants disagreed. Log on for more polls soon.