The CWU is committed to pursuing Equality of Opportunity for all its members.
The Equal Opportunities department has produced the following leaflets, which are available to download:
CWU Harassment Advice Leaflet (pdf file)
Rule 2 of the CWU includes this statement:
'To actively oppose all forms of discrimination based on race, creed,
religion, age, political affiliation, disability, marital status, sex
or sexual or gender orientation in industry, the union and society in
general. To this end the CWU shall actively oppose any organisation, political
or otherwise, whose aims are racist or fascist.'
The Equal Opportunities Department was established when the CWU came
into being and there are four Advisory Committees established which are
looked after by the Equal Opportunities department, dealing with areas
of potential discrimination.
These are the names of the committees along
with their free newsletters available on request, or via the CWU website
Equality pages at
Women’s Advisory Committee (WAC) - WACtalk
Race Advisory Committee (RAC) - Drum
Lesbian & Gay, BiSexual and Transgender Advisory Committee (LGBTAC) - OUTtalk
Disability & Special Needs Advisory Committee (DSNAC) Disability in Focus
If you would like to be added to the mailing list for any of the above publications or would like to speak to a member of any of the advisory committees they can be contact through the Equal Opportunities Department on 020 8971 7238 or email Linda Roy lroy@cwu.org or Fevzi Hussein fhussein@cwu.org
Alternatively contact the branch office or speak to the branch Equality Officer, Josune Arzalluz in confidence on 01691 666309 or 07759 794350, or by email at jarzalluz@cwumidwales.org.uk
If you think you have been discriminated against at work on the grounds of an equality issue then you may have the right under the various discrimination Acts and Regulations to take your employer to the employment tribunal.
To discuss any issues of discrimination in confidence please contact the CWU for advice by the method you feel most comfortable with. This could be the branch office, your local committee member/workplace rep, the Equality Officer or the Equal Opportunities Department at Head Office. All contact details are displayed on the website.
There is also a CWU Harassment Hotline 0800 107 1909