Leeds Unite Community activists have won another victory in their campaign to ensure the continued running of school transport for disabled children in the area. Leeds City Council (LCC) last year…Read more…
‘Hostile environment’
Tens of thousands of sick and disabled people are owed more than £1bn in back benefits after they were underpaid by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP said an “historic error”…Read more…
Disabled Members Annual Report 2018 – Fighting For a Fairer Future
The 2018 Disabled Members Report – “Fighting For A Fairer Future” is a comprehensive report on the activities of Unison disabled members nationwide throughout the year and is well worth a read – Disabled Members Annual Report 20…Read more…
Police and justice delegates highlight disability issues
Conference discussed the importance of supporting and recruiting disabled staff and of supporting staff with mental health problems
The article Police and justice delegates highlight disability…Read more…
Cruel regime overhaul call
The taxpayer is estimated to be spending over a £100m a year on benefit appeals by sick and disabled people – even though more than two thirds of tribunals rule in favour of the claimant. The…Read more…
‘Truly appalling’
Tens of thousands of sick and disabled people have been denied benefits they were legally entitled to because of “shoddy administration”, according to an official report. A National Audit…Read more…
Justice for cancer victims
Workplace disability discrimination protection for cancer victims has been widened as a result of a landmark legal case taken by Unite. The legal victory will ensure that people suffering with…Read more…
Unite constitutional timetable 2017-2023
The detailed timetable of windows for the various meetings for the coming year is below.
For explanation of jargon and acronyms, see my glossary. For more information on Unite’s structures, see my structures page.
20 Nov – 1 Dec 2017 and 10-14 Dec 201…Read more…
‘Fourth emergency service’
A community support centre which has won £12m for disabled, sick and injured people with benefit and debt problems has launched an appeal to find £50,000 to remain open. Salford Unemployed…Read more…
‘Practice what you preach’
Christmas deliveries to 650 Co-op stores in London and the south east could be hit, if a dispute over the sacking of two disabled workers at its Thurrock distribution centre escalates, Unite has…Read more…
‘Human catastrophe’
The treatment of disabled people under the Tories is a “human catastrophe” the United Nations has said. In a damning indictment, the UN Committee on the rights of disabled people said that…Read more…
Govt slammed in disabled ‘shame’
The Tories blew £39m over a year in mostly fruitless efforts to block benefits for sick and disabled people, new figures show. The cash was spent contesting appeals from thousands of people…Read more…
‘Abhorrent’
The Tories have imposed benefit sanctions lasting at least six months on nearly 6,000 sick and disabled people, shocking new figures show. Department for work and pensions (DWP) data revealed…Read more…
A life without limits
They call autism the hidden disability and for some it is even hidden from themselves. Unite workplace rep Ceri Wright, from Wales, was one of those people. The 36-year-old began to suspect…Read more…
‘Still the aliens’
For those on the spectrum, every day is a guessing day – and with it the terrifying thought that something needing logic will happen. It is at this point, when the day begins to fall in on itself and…Read more…
‘Denying people’s disabilities’
The government is standing by proposals to cut £3.7bn in disability benefits, even as it plans to implement a £1bn tax break that will predominately benefit the very wealthy. Downing Street…Read more…
Welcome wheelchair ruling
Unite called on bus companies to put in place guidance and procedures for bus drivers following today’s (January 18) Supreme Court ruling over wheelchair spaces on buses. While welcoming the…Read more…
A bargaining win for disabled workers is what unions continue to fight for
To mark Disability History Month I thought this would be a good time to share the great progress unions have made on disability issues. Community have negotiated an adult apprenticeship agreement and…Read more…
WAD – trade unions organising to smash the stigma of HIV and AIDS
The stigma that still surrounds HIV and AIDS is the key barrier stopping people getting tested and allows this epidemic to flourish. World AIDS Day gives us an important opportunity to try and smash…Read more…
10 barriers autistic workers face and how to overcome them
Most autistic people want to work, but often encounter difficulties in the workplace which employers can address better. Author and workplace trade union representative Janine Booth, who is on the…Read more…