IAN LAVERY MP warns that decades of neoliberal policies have left former industrial communities behind — but a renewed Labour commitment to working people could change the political landscape
Equality for LGBT workers is equality for all workers
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THE voice of working-class lesbian gay bisexual and trans people in Britain and Ireland is often missing from policy debate or worse is misrepresented as the negative stereotyping of LGBT+ workers persists.
Unite’s LGBT conference provides a democratic voice to LGBT+ workers to debate policy and demand change.
As LGBT trade union activists, we recognise that we will only achieve true equality through collective action. For every media story about how LGBT individuals feel isolated or let down by their colleagues, there are many more tremendous stories of solidarity and collective action in defence of LGBT workers. Through achieving equality for LGBT+ workers we achieve equality for all workers.
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