Holding Scottish Labour to account on women's sex based rights. RTs don't imply agreement with views/stance of media outlet. Sign petition ipt.io/QC3WU
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
I spent years shouting about women’s health because I knew being heard was only the first step. Political leadership is needed to turn our voices into action. That’s why we need a dedicated Women’s Health Minister
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
Excellent fringe meeting today in Liverpool #WomensVoices @LesbianLabour
And we're off - room is packed for our fringe at @UKLabour Women's Conference.
First up @akuareindorf followed by @KateBMwriting of @AllianceLGB.
#LWDLiverpool26
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RT @FiLiA_charity: 🧵Thanks to @LabWomenDec for their fringe event, Invisible Women: Lesbians and Detransitioners, at @UKLabour Women's Conf…
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Meanwhile, @UKLabour Women's Conference today has had NO input from the women members of these trade unions - not important enough? Nothing to say on Violence Against Women, on housing, on maternity rights, on sexual harassment, on women's representation? Really? #Lab26
Incredible joint union solidarity event this morning. All 11 unions standing together with the trans and non-binary community.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
With focus on the Sandie Peggie tribunal, Alison Ann-Dowling and Norma Hart, two Scottish trade unionists, were also at court yesterday against the Community union, which they believe targeted them for their beliefs about sex and gender. Only in The Times
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
I started campaigning on women’s health because I know what happens when it isn’t treated as a priority.
That’s why I’m now calling for Scotland to reinstate a dedicated Minister for Women’s Health.
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We were honoured to support our warrior sisters Norma and Alison @adfemtus in the Court of Session yesterday. We hope their case - and Sandie's - mark the beginning of the end of gender identity ideology capture in our trade unions.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
“Women are the backbone of the trade union movement... the majority of its membership.
The law is clear. We didn’t leave the trade union movement on this issue — it left us. We want to bring it back home”
Solidarity with @AlisonJDowling & Norma Austin Hart
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
Have just sat through the judicial review where Alison Ann Dowling and Norma Austin Hart challenged the legality of Community’s gender equality strategy which conflates women and non-binary people as one homogenous group. This is the union’s outgoing general secretary
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Thank you @tribunaltweets2 for live tweeting @adfemtus hearing today. And congratulations to Norma and Alison for taking the case. Outcome expected in around 12 weeks.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
"As Susanna Rustin writes, every time she is dispirited about sexism the voices of women lift her up. This week, the courageous voices of Sandie, Alison, Norma and Zoe have lifted up thousands of women across the country. Sisters, when courage called, you were there."
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
Well said @UKLabour:
"A spokesperson said: ‘Labour is committed to advancing women in politics & providing opportunities for members to network, debate & contribute.
Labour’s Women’s Conference reflects our wider commitment to addressing the underrepresentation of women in the Party & compliance with the law’"
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
On victimisation: David Walsh argues that Community issued a “thinly veiled” threat of disciplinary action to Alison and Norma following their article in The Frontline. They were then effectively excluded, for all practical purposes, from their trade union.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
I started campaigning on women’s health because I know what happens when it isn’t treated as a priority.
That’s why I’m now calling for Scotland to reinstate a dedicated Minister for Women’s Health.
If you agree, please sign and share 👇
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
as a lawyer, I have nothing to say about how these people live their lives. There is no protected category in the middle between men and women. A policy that conflates or dilutes pcs is unlawful. In my submission, it is unlawful. That is ground 1 in the petition.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
in this case. Governance committees are told must be 50% men and 50% women + nb. Completely possible that would be all men. A trade union might be able to spot that but on pointing it out we are met with indignation. Now on the point of NB not rec'd under law.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
The PCs need to be kept as bright line characteristics. We are in an even worse position than that we just looked at. The PC is being diluted by introducing a group that isn't recognised under the law. It is a group that is women and some men. The litmus test applies equally
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
Women shouldn't have to wait 10 years for an endometriosis diagnosis. Shouldn't struggle for menopause care. Shouldn't face postcode lotteries.
Scotland no longer has a dedicated Minister for Women's Health. We still need one.
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Crucial point being made here in the Court of Session. Operating the EA requires the protected characteristics to be handled separately. Policies on "women and non-binary people" introduce a non-protected group (and part of another group - men) and are unworkable.
at the most basic level, if a woman claims sex discrimination, then a comparator must be found, and it would be a man. We must be very careful to keep the pcs (protected characteristic) separate from each other. The 'women and nb' category creates a group of women and some men.
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Scottish Labour Women's Declaration retweeted
Friday & it's the 2nd case *this week* of women challenging the behaviour & policies of their union. This time @CommunityUnion in a judicial review in the Outer of the Edinburgh Court of Session. @tribunaltweets2 will be following. 💜🤍💚
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