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TUC’s access failure at annual congress is ‘slap in the face’ for disabled activists

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

TUC’s access failure at annual congress is ‘slap in the face’ for disabled activists
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The TUC has angered disabled union activists after failing to ensure that its annual conference was accessible to people with hearing and other impairments who tried to watch it online. Many activists were not able to follow this week’s annual TUC […]

Disabled people ‘badly let down by government’ during pandemic, says TUC

By John Pring on 17th September 2020 Category: Employment

Disabled people ‘badly let down by government’ during pandemic, says TUC
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Disabled union activists have backed TUC calls for the government to take action to help disabled workers disproportionately affected by the coronavirus crisis. The TUC warned this week that disabled people were set to face some of the highest rates of […]

Summit meeting will aim to bring movement together on independent living

By John Pring on 14th September 2017 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Summit meeting will aim to bring movement together on independent living
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Activists are hoping that a national disabled people’s “summit” will bring disabled people, their organisations and unions together to fight back against the repeated attacks on their right to independent living. Plans for the day-long summit were launched at a fringe […]

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