Have a Safe Journey to Work
The Union has been finding out more about the problems many of our members have when they are travelling to and from work.
Date Posted: 17 October 2011
Have a Safe Journey to Work
Many of our members, particularly women, can feel unsafe on their
journey to work. Dark car parks, missing the last bus home at the
end of a shift and isolated staff entrances can all be a source of
worry.
Over the last year the Union has asked over two and half
thousand Reps and members to tell us about their journeys to work.
We did this by using a short survey and by holding local get
together of members. This gave us a clear picture of the problems
members are having travelling to and from work.
Now we know more about the problems, we’d like to help develop
solutions so that more of our members feel safer on their journey
to work.
We are providing you with a few simple, easy to use campaign
materials below. You can use these in the following way:
- Give the leaflet called What’s
happening on your journey to work? to members and non
members so they know Usdaw is taking this issue up. You can order
extra copies of this leaflet at no cost from Usdaw Central
Office.
- Put the poster
up on your Union noticeboard.
- Ask members and non members to fill out the very short survey so you know what problems they are having
with their journey to work.
- Look at the Reps
leaflet for lots of ideas about how to help members
who are worried.
You can use the order form to get
further copies of any of the campaign materials or click on the
links below:
Many Reps like this issue as it gives them a relatively easy way
to speak to members and non members about a subject that there is a
lot of interest in.
For further information please speak to your Area Organiser or you
can contact the Equalities Office on 0161 224 2804.
Thank you for all your hard work on behalf of Usdaw members.