Women in the UK think about changing your Union

Posted October 12, 2021 by ChristinaXYZ in Activism

After the disgraceful behaviour of Kathleen Stock's academic union

see https://twitter.com/Docstockk/status/1447863827018702855

think about who you pay union subs to and whether you really like their politics on women and whether you can trust them.

If we don't like the politics of our unions then we should stop paying our subs. Many of the TUC related ones seem very male and have been slow to protect women.

Alternatives to standard captured unions include:

Affinity

https://workaffinity.co.uk/

"Affinity represents thousands of people working in a wide range of industries including banking and finance, accountancy, retail, manufacturing, education, the law, hospitality and travel and tourism. Its members include teachers, bank staff, IT consultants, financial advisers, academics, local government staff, lawyers and civil servants.

"Currently in its centenary year, Affinity is different to most trade unions in that it has no party political affiliations, is not a member of the Trades Union Congress and has no ties to the employers it deals with, leaving it free to protect the rights and interests of its members without fear or favour."

There is also the Workers of England Union

workersofengland.co.uk

If you're a member of the Free Speech Union then there are discount offers for joining the above - you should check your membership emails. https://freespeechunion.org/

For teachers there is also Edapt which is legal cover and employment advice - they're not strictly speaking a union.

https://www.edapt.org.uk/

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ChristinaXYZ [OP]

October 12, 2021

And a reminder the UCU says you can identify as black as well as woman - they left the shore of reality years ago. If you don't agree with this stuff then please leave the UCU!

"UCU has a long history (from predecessor unions) of enabling members to self-identify whether that is being black, disabled, LGBT+ or women." Read their doc yourself

www.ucu.org.uk/media/10565/UCUs-position-on-Trans-inclusion/doc/Trans_inclusion_November_2019.doc

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Posted October 12, 2021 by ChristinaXYZ

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