LT Equalities

Equality on the London's Transport?

"Crime" down but assaults are up

LU's employee communications have implied we should feel grateful that it is bothering to get extra police for Night Tube at a time when "crime on LU is at an all-time low".

LU is on another planet! "Low crime" is no comfort when assaults on Tube staff have increased by 44% and sexual assaults on...

How cuts will hit diversity and equality

LU makes much of its reputation as an employer which promotes “diversity” and “equality”. But its real record is poor, and “Fit for the Future – Stations” job cuts look set to undo any advances made during the last decade.

Cuts will adversely affect every stations worker. But workers already...

LU's equality and inclusion hypocrisy

LU promotes inclusion, equality, and diversity in its training and every promotional interview. Good. No worker benefits from working for an employer that fosters prejudice amongst its workforce. But when it comes to putting its money where its mouth is, LU's record isn't so great.

Women make up...

TfL and IWD

TfL Women's staff network group is celebrating International Women's Day (8 March). But which women and what is it celebrating?

Women workers barely get a mention, although working class women established International Women's Day. Our only acknowledgement is in a London Transport Museum film about...

'Gay Cure' bus ad

So the appeal by the wacky Christian group dangerously claiming they can cure homosexuality and upset that their anti-gay bus ads were blocked by TfL was unsuccessful. Good. Though it’s worth noting that TfL got it wrong on the procedure. Probably not a surprise there – but something they need to...

Justice for Dayna!

Picture this.

Feeling hungry after a long day at work, you pop into KFC before heading home. Someone decides to racially abuse you while you queue up. You’re pregnant, so you are anxious for your child, so you defend yourself.

The police get involved, arresting you, rather than the perpetrators...

Government Shelves Flexible Working Rights Extension

Got kids aged between 6 and 16? You were about to get the right to apply for 'flexible working', but Peter Mandelson has scuppered that.

Since Mandelson returned to government (without anyone actually electing him), he has continued where he left off last time - schmoozing with the rich and...

Ladies and Gents

Female staff at Euston have been kicked out of their female toilets to make way for the men while the male toilets are refurbished.

The lack of logic here shows the lack of consideration to female staff that has gone into this plan. There is now a sign on the female toilet door, saying ‘Stop! The...

Political Correctness?

Management have decided that all Station Supervisors have to attend a 'inclusion, equality and diversity' course. Many people will think teaching people how to be 'politically correct' is a waste of time, some will think that the Underground is a very diverse workplace anyway and that we know all we...

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