#Triggerwarning: sexual violence (Rape) #MeTooGMB #MeToo
Solidarity with our brave sisters in the GMB who have spoken out and acted upon the long-standing cover up of the actions and behaviour of their GS who last night resigned for “ill-health” reasons >
Solidarity with our brave sisters in the GMB who have spoken out and acted upon the long-standing cover up of the actions and behaviour of their GS who last night resigned for “ill-health” reasons >
>> Sexual violence has no place in society and no place within OUR trade union movement >
>> the following thread is taken from a statement from our GMB sisters to the president Barbara Plant: *Allegation of serious sexual assault (Rape) of [xxxxxx] by Tim Roache, GS GMB.*
We write to you as concerned GMB staff and members to bring this matter to your attention >
We write to you as concerned GMB staff and members to bring this matter to your attention >
>>and to urge you to suspend TR from office with immediate effect, pending a full investigation. In recent weeks reports of this allegation have begun to be discussed with concerning frequency within GMB and in external bodies including the Labour Party. Whilst we cannot vouch >
>>for the veracity of the accusations, the issue is so serious that we strongly feel it must be brought to your attention to be addressed formally and as a matter of urgency, in order to protect the GMB’s reputation and standing. We would wish to stress from the outset that we >
>>do not consider it likely that an allegation this serious would have been invented either by the victim or those around her. Moreover it is our opinion that the various individuals who have separately raised concerns with us have done so with the best of intentions. >
>>*list of 6 separate allegations reported*
>>*GMB hypocrisy and our long standing open secret* All activists and staff are committed to fighting for gender equality at work in the name of the GMB, we have become ashamed over several years prior to this allegation surfacing of the hypocritical actions of some of our >
>>senior brothers and sisters who we believe have colluded many times in a cover up of TR’s sexist and aggressive behaviour towards women whilst polishing their feminist credentials. The long-standing culture of cover up is the reason why this new allegation of a serious assault>
