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Disabled campaigners and union allies have raised concerns about a new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) policy that could make it harder for claimants to access food parcels. They spoke out after the Guardian reported that jobcentre officials had been […]
Unions have called for government action to address the “absolutely criminal” pay gap between disabled and non-disabled employees. New TUC figures were released this week ahead of the first in-person TUC Disabled Workers Conference since the start of the pandemic. Dave […]
Union and Labour activists have expressed fresh fears that the party will fail to fight for the rights of disabled people if it wins power at the next general election. They spoke out at an online meeting, held by the TUC, […]
Disabled workers are earning significantly less on average than non-disabled people, and the gap has been widening, a TUC meeting heard this week. The event, held to mark UK Disability History Month, examined the extent of the “exclusion and devaluing” of […]
Trade unions have voted at their annual congress to call on the Labour party to shift its stance on universal credit and promise to scrap the controversial benefit system. The annual TUC Congress approved a motion last week that had already […]