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TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Government ‘has created hostile environment for disabled people’

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Politics

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Government ‘has created hostile environment for disabled people’
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The government has created a “hostile environment” for disabled people just as it has for members of the Windrush generation, Labour’s shadow minister for disabled people has told trade unionists. Marsha de Cordova (pictured) described herself as a “grand-daughter of the […]

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Critically-flawed universal credit must be scrapped’

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Benefits and Poverty

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: ‘Critically-flawed universal credit must be scrapped’
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Disabled trade unionists have voted overwhelmingly in favour of scrapping the government’s much-criticised universal credit benefits system. A series of speakers at the TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference in Bournemouth (pictured) – attended by disabled delegates from 22 unions – spoke of […]

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: Backing for national demo on SEND cuts

By John Pring on 31st May 2018 Category: Education

TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference: Backing for national demo on SEND cuts
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Disabled trade unionists have unanimously backed calls for a national demonstration this autumn against cuts to support for disabled children and those with special educational needs. Janine Booth, co-chair of the TUC disabled workers’ committee, who proposed the emergency motion, said […]

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 […]

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