Stephen Lawrence Task Group
   tackling institutional racism in the workplace

Respect at Work Conference, 
Easton, Bristol, February 2000

ACTION POINTS

Action Points suggested in the Conference to be presented to the South TUC Race Committee and the TUC Stephen Lawrence Task Group.

·         Trade unions have excellent policies on race equality and the challenge is now to put these into action and imbed good practice into all aspects of union work.  

·         Trade unions need to be more visible and accessible. They need to generate more publicity for their success stories.

·         The ideas and work of the TUC Stephen Lawrence Task Group needs to be widely circulated and backed up by action at regional and local level.

·         Materials should be produced in relevant languages.

·         Unions should target black members to offer them attractive training opportunities to develop their organising and leadership skills.

·         Unions should strengthen their partnership with community and voluntary organisations. They should work closely with Racial Equality Councils and other black and ethnic minority organisations.

·         The South West TUC and unions need to develop structures that attract young people and encourage them to participate.

·         Union officers dealing with discrimination should be trained to meet high standards and keep up to date with relevant legislation and case law. All union representatives need to be properly trained in equalities.

·         The South West TUC should monitor union progress towards improving their standards in combating discrimination.