the TUC is taking the government to court over thier allowance of religious based groups to opt out of legislation from the EU assuring equality of treatment for gay employees.
'What is essentially a good law has been made less effective than Europe intended it to be. It’s not unreasonable for lesbian and gay workers to expect true equality with their heterosexual colleagues, but if this is to happen the Government must back down and agree to a change in the law.'
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber
when the governments allies include the evangelical alliance its in the wrong camp. at least in this blairs government is standing shoulder to shoulder with america where gay federal employees have had thier protection removed by the office of the special council.
further strange bedfellows being the The Vatican and the 56 member nations of the Islamic Conference who are opposing the introduction of benefits for gay staff and thier partners, a move that the american government may yet join.
Posted by flambingo at March 18, 2004 05:09 PM