RULE 11. EQUALITIES
11.1 The Union shall strive to have elected equalities representatives recognized and active in all workplaces and who participate in the work of the Union’s industrial structure.
11.2 All constitutional conferences and committees of the Union shall have a gender and ethnic balance of elected representatives at least reflecting the proportion of the Black and Asian ethnic minority and women membership which they represent.
The Executive Council shall ensure the implementation of this rule and shall report on its implementation to the Policy Conference of the Union.
11.3 There shall be separate conferences in each Region every three years for women members; Black and Asian ethnic minority members; disabled members; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans + members.
The Regional Secretary shall be responsible for convening these conferences.
11.4 There shall be Regional Committees for women members; Black and Asian ethnic minority members; disabled members; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans + members, elected in Sector based constituencies of at least one member per Regional Sector at the appropriate regional conference in 11.3, to advance the area of equalities, and to represent and report to the Regional Industrial Sector Committees in such proportion, as may be determined by the Executive Council.
Members elected to such Sector based seats shall become full members of the Regional Industrial Sector Committee, provided that they are an accountable representative of workers.
These committees shall each elect a delegate to their respective Regional Committee of the Union as a whole.
11.5 Each National and Regional Equalities Committee shall be empowered to fill vacancies arising from the failure of any appropriate regional Equalities Committee member, without good reason, to attend 3 consecutive Regional Equalities Committee meetings or following the resignation of any member.
11.6 There shall be separate national conferences every two years for women members; Black and Asian ethnic minority members; disabled members; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans + members.
The Executive Council shall be responsible for convening these conferences which shall be made up of delegates elected at each of the appropriate Regional Equalities Committees.
11.7 There shall be National Committees for women members; Black and Asian ethnic minority members; disabled members; and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans + members, elected from their respective Regional Equalities Committees in such proportion, as may be determined by the Executive Council.