STUC LGBT+ Committee 2019/20
Willie Docherty UNISON (CHAIR)
Kris Hendry PCS (VICE CHAIR)
Jenny Douglas UNITE
Stewart Wakelam-Munro UNITE
Scott Gorman-Cochrane USDAW
Thomas Granger GMB
Chrissy McKeag UNISON
Steven Sorley EIS
Kate Wells GMB
Sally Morgan, UCU
Tom Queen, Glasgow TUC
The STUC LGBT+ Workers’ Committee carries out a range of work to tackle homophobia and to promote equality for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in Scotland, both in the workplace and in society.
The LGBT+ Workers' Committee is elected at the Annual STUC LGBT+ Workers' Conference. The motion-based conference determines the priorities of the Committee for the year ahead. There are currently two reserved seats on the STUC General Council, and the STUC LGBT+ conference can nominate these representatives.
These representatives, along with the Committee’s wider engagement with the General Council allows for LGBT+ equality to be mainstreamed into the wider work of the STUC. The LGBT+ Workers' Committee comprises of 12 members and is accountable to the annual STUC LGBT+ Workers' Conference. The work plan of the Committee is determined following discussions by the Committee on the motions agreed at Conference and takes account of the wider policies of the STUC as a whole.
Committee Priorities The priorities for the LGBT+ Workers’ Committee for the year ahead include • LGBT+ Sexual Harassment at Work • LGBT+ Mental Health • Battling a Transphobic Society and tackling homophobic hate crime
STUC LGBT+ Workers Conference
The STUC LGBT+ Workers Conference will take place online on Saturday the 22nd of May and Sunday the 23rd of May.
