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Disabled activists back call for action on disability pay gap

By John Pring on 7th November 2019 Category: Employment

Disabled activists back call for action on disability pay gap
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Disabled people will effectively work for free for the last 57 days of this year because of the huge gap between their earnings and those of non-disabled employees, new TUC research has shown. Disabled activists this week backed the TUC call […]

Labour ‘on collision course with UN and EHRC over independent living’

By John Pring on 12th September 2019 Category: Independent Living

Labour ‘on collision course with UN and EHRC over independent living’
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The Labour party is on a “collision course” with the equality and human rights watchdog and the United Nations because of its failure to accept the need for a legal right to independent living, according to a national network of disabled […]

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 […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Unions back plans for national support service

By John Pring on 23rd May 2019 Category: Independent Living

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Unions back plans for national support service
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Disabled trade unionists have backed plans drawn up by disabled people’s organisations that would solve the social care crisis by introducing a national independent living support service (NILSS). The backing from the TUC’s annual Disabled Workers’ Conference provides fresh impetus for […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Rail industry must be forced to act on access’

By John Pring on 23rd May 2019 Category: Transport

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Rail industry must be forced to act on access’
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The rail industry is breaching its duties under the Equality Act by failing to ensure that vital buttons and other fixtures and fittings on different trains are always positioned in the same location, say disabled trade unionists. Union members called on […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Urgent action call on deaths of autistic people

By John Pring on 23rd May 2019 Category: Human Rights

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Urgent action call on deaths of autistic people
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Disabled trade unionists have called for urgent action to address the tragic inadequacies that have led to the deaths of scores of autistic and other disabled people in care settings. This week’s annual TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference in Bournemouth backed an […]

UN day of disabled people: Government could face court over universal credit

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

UN day of disabled people: Government could face court over universal credit
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The government could be forced into court to defend its failure to make the much-criticised universal credit benefit system accessible to disabled people. A parliamentary meeting held to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on Monday – and […]

UN day of disabled people: De Cordova close to tears over Commons access failure

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Politics

UN day of disabled people: De Cordova close to tears over Commons access failure
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A disabled shadow minister told activists she was on the verge of tears after House of Commons authorities provided them with an inaccessible meeting room for an event being held to celebrate the UN’s international day of disabled people. Marsha de […]

TUC piles pressure on Labour with vote to scrap universal credit

By John Pring on 20th September 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

TUC piles pressure on Labour with vote to scrap universal credit
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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 […]

Summit hears calls on direct action, assessment boycotts and hate crime

By John Pring on 9th November 2017 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Summit hears calls on direct action, assessment boycotts and hate crime
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A new handbook on direct action, a national day of action on inclusive education, and a call for healthcare professionals to boycott disability benefit assessments were among campaign ideas suggested by disabled activists at a national conference. The National Disabled People’s […]

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