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Our Local Equal Opportunities Representative is Freddie Jones.
If you have any concerns regarding Equality issues or issues raised on this page you can contact David By writing to :- Freddie Jones, Equal Opportunities Rep, Room G26A, Peterborough Mail Centre, Papyrus Road, Werrington, Peterborough or via email at Equality@cwue5.org.
Freddie Jones is also the editor of the CWU Race Advisory Committee newsletter DRUM.
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Our Branch also has a Women's Officer who is Amanda Hill. To email Amanda click HERE.
Conference 2008 a motion was carried it states as follows:
1 That the Royal Mail no longer has an effective Equal Opportunities policy.
2 That the advice on the Royal Mail’s web site refers to “Diversity” and compliance with the law.
3 That the government have recently merged the bodies overseeing all the legislation regarding discrimination into
the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
4 That diversity and human rights are issues affecting individuals, whereas Equal Opportunities policies offer
collective agreements that can be monitored and negotiated.
Conference believes:
1 That there is no active promotion of Equal Opportunities by Royal Mail.
2 That “Diversity management” is not the same as Equal Opportunities and as such is not in the interest of our
members.
3 That the Union should play an active role in pushing our own Equal
Opportunities agenda with the employer.
EASTERN REGION EQUALITY MEETING 12 SEPTEMBER 2008
Speaker Sally Brett TUC spoke on the Single Equality Bill . She stated that there is an extension on the Age Discrimination Bill. There will be transparency highlighting a ban on pay secrecy.
The bill also included positive action highlighting that when all qualifications being equal the opportunity should given to the under represented group.
Enforcement: Tribunals can make recommendations. If recommendations are not followed, it will be taken into consideration on future cases. Recommendations will be made public on ETS website.
The bill will be drafted the first quarter next year. More info can be found on equality.gov.uk.
Up coming equality events:
17 October Equality seminar. London
25 October Disability conference. Birmingham
17 November LBGT. Swansea
7 February 2009 Black Workers Conference Belfast
These are issues discussed at the last Equality committee meeting.
Freddie Jones.
CWU Eastern5 Equality Officer