GMB Trade Union National President on board as Patron.
Sport LGBT+ campaign organisation JUST A BALL GAME? (JBG?) are delighted to announce that Barbara Plant, National President of GMB Trade Union has joined them as an ally and Patron.
A sporting environment at grass roots or
professional level is as regular a workplace as any other and covers many
different occupations alongside volunteer opportunities.
For some time now JBG? and the GMB have partnered
up on various events looking at challenging homophobic, biphobic and
transphobic (HBT) abuse in football and other sports, while at the same time raising
awareness and visibility around LGBT+ inclusion and having the union’s president
is a further step forward.
“As GMB National President I am delighted and
so proud to become a patron of Just A Ball Game? and stand in solidarity with
its aims.”
“ The work that
JBG? does in promoting LGBT+ equality, inclusion and diversity in the world of
sport is so important and necessary. Fighting discrimination in the
workplace is something we do daily as trade unionists.”- Barbara Plant.
JBG?’s London officer Samantha McLaughlin says, “Barbara is and always has
been a supportive ally and a strong activist for equality issues, having her as
one of our patrons will enable us to evolve JBG? using the power of the
union both regionally and nationally.”
https://www.gmb.org.uk/
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