The 2021 TUC Equality Conferences will be held online only this year, and a result the TUC has agreed to open up delegations, which means all FDA members will be able to attend.
Calling on FDA members to sign up and get involved, the FDA’s Equality Officer Victoria Jones said:
“This year we’re excited that all members will be able to join the TUC Equality conferences online. This is a really great opportunity to get involved with the work that the union movement is doing to champion equality and campaign for change.
“The FDA is proud to be an active participant in the movement, supporting our sister unions and raising issues that are important to our members – we would love you to get involved too.”
The conferences will be held on the dates below, and FDA members can find further details on how to sign up in the members’ area of the website.
LGBT+: 25 – 26 February
Women’s: 3 – 5 March
Disabled workers: 10 – 11 March
Black workers: 19 – 21 March
FDA members can keep up to date, and also find details for our upcoming briefing sessions, in the members’ area of the website.
After comparing the results of our recent carers’ survey with our findings from 2020, Amelia Dowler shares the positives as well as the FDA’s recommendations to help carers within their civil service careers.
An FDA delegation attended this year’s TUC LGBT+ Workers’ Conference in Brighton.
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