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CONTINUING PROGRESS FOR LESBIAN AND GAY WORKERS
Latest news from the Lesbian and Gay Rights at Work Group is that the trade union movement in Ireland is giving increasing practical support to lesbian and gay workers. This support has been copperfastened by resolutions adopted at various Union annual conferences this year.
A wide ranging programme to counter discrimination against lesbian and gay workers was recently adopted by the Local Government and Public Services Union, the largest public service union, at its annual delegate conference in Limerick.
The Union of Professional and Technical Civil Servants (UPTCS) adopted a resolution calling for the Union to implement the Lesbian and Gay Rights in the Workplace; Guidelines for Negotiators, published last year by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The second largest Union in Ireland is also to take action to prevent discrimination against lesbian and gay workers. The Federated Workers Union of Ireland (FWUI) at its annual delegate conference in May adopted a resolution calling on the Union to negotiate agreements with employers which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of AIDS or sexual orientation.
Further information from Kieran Rose.
The ICTU Lesbian and Gay Rights Guidelines are free from the ICTU tel. 680641.