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Scope accused of ‘exploitation’ after seeking disabled writer to work for free

By John Pring on 16th January 2020 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Scope accused of ‘exploitation’ after seeking disabled writer to work for free
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A disability charity has been accused of “exploitative” and “disgraceful” behaviour after asking disabled journalists to write an article for its website without payment. The charity Scope sent out a message on social media this week seeking a “disability blogger” who […]

DWP decision to block DNS jobcentre invite is ‘extension of hostile environment’

By John Pring on 18th July 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

DWP decision to block DNS jobcentre invite is ‘extension of hostile environment’
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been accused of an “appalling” attack on press freedom and disabled people’s rights after blocking a request by Disability News Service (DNS) to interview staff in one of its jobcentres. A leaked memo […]

Activists begin direct action over universal credit newspaper ads

By John Pring on 30th May 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Activists begin direct action over universal credit newspaper ads
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Disabled activists across the country have removed thousands of copies of a national newspaper from their public distribution points after it began publishing a series of advertising features that will air-brush concerns about universal credit. Members of Sheffield Disabled People Against […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Anger over DWP’s universal credit ad campaign

By John Pring on 23rd May 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Anger over DWP’s universal credit ad campaign
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Disabled union activists have condemned the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and media managers for pressuring jobcentre workers and reporters to take part in an “unethical and misleading” campaign aimed at air-brushing the impact of universal credit. The National Union […]

Call for media action after news agency’s shorthand ‘discrimination’

By John Pring on 5th July 2018 Category: Employment

Call for media action after news agency’s shorthand ‘discrimination’
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A disabled journalist is calling for action to address widespread discrimination in the media industry after a news agency told him he had not been interviewed for a job because he did not have a qualification in shorthand. Declan McSweeney has […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Discriminatory train firm should be stripped of franchise’

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Transport

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Discriminatory train firm should be stripped of franchise’
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A train company which issued discriminatory guidance to its station staff should be stripped of its rail franchise, say disabled trade unionists. The TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference in Bournemouth – attended by representatives of 22 unions – heard from a string […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: UN convention ‘must become part of UK law’

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Human Rights

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: UN convention ‘must become part of UK law’
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Disabled trade unionists have called on the TUC and unions across the country to campaign for the UN disability convention to be incorporated into UK law. Disabled members of 22 unions, who were at the annual TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference in […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Project Diamond’s flaws lead to boycott

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Project Diamond’s flaws lead to boycott
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Three unions are boycotting a scheme that aims to monitor the number of disabled people and other minorities working in the broadcasting industry, because of its failure to release a detailed breakdown showing figures for individual programmes. Delegates at the TUC […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Arts and cultural organisations ‘failing on jobs’

By John Pring on 25th May 2017 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Arts and cultural organisations ‘failing on jobs’
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Many large publicly-funded arts and cultural organisations are failing to employ any disabled people at all, union activists have heard at their annual conference. The TUC’s Disabled Workers’ Conference in London (pictured) heard from representatives of musicians’ and actors’ unions, and […]

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: PIP U-turn ‘could be turning-point’ in fightback

By John Pring on 26th May 2016 Category: Benefits and Poverty

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: PIP U-turn ‘could be turning-point’ in fightback
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Union delegates say the government’s decision to reverse planned cuts to its new disability benefit could be a turning-point in the fightback against its repeated attacks on disabled people. The TUC Disabled Workers Conference in London voted in favour of an […]

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