Re: Sex discrimination - surely?


"Jay" <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Feb 28, 3:46 pm, "Aaron B" <A...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
My Students' Union have started running self defence classes. However,
they
are only free to WOMEN students.
Surely this must be discrimination against men? Why should a union be
allowed to discriminate in provision of services like this?
Who do I complain to and what legislation should I quote?

This same day I've just read that unions can eject members of the
British national Party, for no other reason than that, nothing
surprises anymore.

I thought that ASLEF had to pay some BNP member money when they tried to do
this? I believe he was a driver for Virgin Trains at Euston:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/farright/story/0,,1684437,00.html
Although this seems to say they forced him out of their union in the end.



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