ASLEF Equalities 25
ASLEF’s first equalities committees – representing Women, Black and Minority Ethnic, and LGBT members – were founded in 2000. Since then they have been joined by committees for Young and Disabled Members.
Equalities Stories
Representative Committees at AAD
AAD 2000 saw the creation of the consultative committees and at AAD 2001 – 2003 the work of the consultative committees was summarised in EC reports. At AAD 2004 the consultative committees sent a member to AAD to report on the work of the consultative committee over the year. At AAD 2004 a rule change…
Pride: Past and Present
Throughout the years the Sexual Equality Consultative Committee and then the LGBT+ Representative Committee have organised attendance at Pride marches across the country. Members have attended Pride events from London to Brighton to Glasgow to the Isle of Wight and many more. Here are some of the highlights from over the years:
Diversity on the Railway
ASLEF started organising for equality in 2000, but before this the railway had started to change. Black and Ethnic Minority Workers In 1962, Wilston Samuel Jackson became Britain’s first black train driver. He experienced direct racism on his first day in the job, but was fortunate to have a foreman who stood up for his…
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