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Disabled campaigners and allies protest at ‘discriminatory’ taxi rank plans

By John Pring on 16th September 2021 Category: Transport

Disabled campaigners and allies protest at ‘discriminatory’ taxi rank plans
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Disabled campaigners and allies protested this week against “discriminatory” plans to move a taxi rank further away from platforms at Leeds railway station. Hundreds of people have raised concerns about the plans, which even led to Leeds City Council paying a […]

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 […]

Seán McGovern: Tributes paid to ‘principled and tenacious fighter for rights’

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Seán McGovern: Tributes paid to ‘principled and tenacious fighter for rights’
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Disabled and union activists have joined family, friends and politicians in paying tribute to Seán McGovern – a principled, tenacious and influential fighter for disability rights – who died last week. He died suddenly, only a day after the death of […]

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 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: 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 […]

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