Equality and diversity

The FDA rules ensure that the union is committed to the promotion of equality for all and actively opposes all forms of harassment, prejudice and unfair discrimination.

But what is the FDA doing to promote equality and diversity?

• Invited the TUC to review our equalities practices
  View the FDA response to TUC Equality Review
  FDA equality review - response from FDA President
  View the TUC Report (doc)
• Appointed an equalities champion who sits on the FDA's Executive Committee
  View a profile of the FDA equalities champion Sarah Guerra
  
• Strengthened our Diversity and Equality Sub-Committee (DESC)
  The Diversity and Equalities Sub-Committee co-ordinates the work of the union on matters of equality. The FDA has a national officer with responsibility for equalities issues, who supports and co-ordinates this committee as well as networks for women members, black and minority ethnic members, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members and disabled members.

The FDA has a member on the TUC race relations committee, the TUC women's committee, and on the TUC lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender committee, and frequently comments on equality issues in the public sector.

Ro Marsh, FDA national officer for equality and diversity, meets regularly with the Cabinet Office, to consider equality issues across the civil service.

Contact

Please click on the following link for more about the FDA Networks.

For FDA equality matters,  please contact FDA national officer Ro Marsh at ro@fda.org.uk.