Marxist. Trade Unionist. Socialist-feminist. Author. Poet. Speaker. Tutor. RMT ex-Exec. Workers' Liberty. Autie. Bi. PUFC fan.
Socialist feminism! Everyday sexism! Women's struggles past and present!
When history tells of mighty kings
Who's working wonders in the wings?
Fighting battles, changing things?
Disaffected Middle-Aged Women!
In 1848 they came
To Seneca Falls to stake their claim
Mature and bolshy, never tame -
Disaffected Middle-aged Women!
RMT's delegation to the European Transport workers' Federation Women's Conference comprised Mary Jane Herbison, Michelle Rodgers, Lorna Tooley and Janine Booth. The conference was, unfortunately, squeezed into a short time on a single day. It still managed to do its business and hear some interesting and relevant contributions.
Report on the ETF Women's Committee's work 2013-17
This is the report I gave to ETF Women's Conference about the previous four years campaigning against violence against women ...
The 2013 ETF Women's Conference decided that opposing violenece against women transport workers would be one of its priorities for the next four years.
Performed with the Loud Poets at Chat's Palace, Hackney, on 28 April 2017.
Another round of drinks, guv'nor
Get the cash from the missus -
You know she's good for it.
She's got to be good for something, eh lads?
When time's called
he lurches home
to settle accounts.
He drinks
and she pays for it.
A new sociological category to scare the establishment ...
Somewhat like the angry youth
But rather longer in the tooth
We're gobby, feisty, loud, uncouth
We're Disaffected Middle-aged Women
Kicking our heels against the wall
Plotting in the shopping mall
Go tell them we're not playing ball
We're Disaffected Middle-aged Women
Click on the attached PowerPoint file to walk yourself through an explanation of the structure of RMT and how women members can raise issues and get involved.
Click the attached file to scroll through Janine's report on the work of the ETF Women's Committee. This report was presented to RMT Women's Conference on 4 March.
Janine's speech proposing this motion on the 50th Anniversary of the Abortion Act at RMT Women's Conference 2017.
This resolution was passed unanimously by RMT Women's Conference 2017.