# Scottish tribunal finds nursing union did not discriminate against nurse over gender-critical beliefs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sandie-peggie-loses-discrimination-claim-against-nursing-union-over-trans-medic-row/
- Published: 2026-11-02T19:17:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T19:32:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16259765/Sandie-Peggie-loses-discrimination-claim-against-nursing-union-trans-medic-row.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Tribunal dismisses Peggie’s discrimination claim against the RCN.
- Judge found the union officer did not recognise a protected belief.
- Peggie’s legal team will consider possible next steps.

## Summary

A Scottish employment tribunal ruled that the Royal College of Nursing did not discriminate against nurse Sandie Peggie because of her gender critical beliefs. Peggie had complained about sharing a women’s changing room with trans doctor Beth Upton and said the union failed to identify possible legal claims after she was suspended. The decision ends this part of her dispute and raises questions about how unions handle members’ workplace concerns.

The case followed an incident on Christmas Eve 2023 and a seven-day tribunal hearing. Judge Melanie Sangster dismissed Peggie’s direct discrimination complaints, finding the union officer who first handled her case understood her concern as disagreement about changing-room access, not as the expression of a protected philosophical belief. Peggie’s representative said her legal team would consider the ruling before advising on any further steps.

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