For Neil Marsden, who finally retired after one career in the police and then another in the police staff, winter is going to be about serious relaxation…
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‘£350m for the NHS’ swayed disabled voters in EU referendum
Research by the Papworth Trust reveals that NHS claim swayed disabled voters ‘who didn’t know how many of their protections were form the EU’
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‘Ill-informed’ response to disability inquiry highlighted
Guest speaker to disabled members’ conference explains the work of a House of Lords committee looking at the Equality Act
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Employers failing to offer reasonable adjustments
Some managers don’t understand reasonable adjustments, but others are using disability as an excuse to get rid of staff, say delegates
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‘I’ll only be a minute’ – disabled members discuss transport
Experiences range from disabled parking spaces being blocked to being denied access to a bus because drivers won’t insist buggies are folded up
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Vice president tells conference of the challenges ahead
Political challenges lie ahead from a government still wedded to ‘failed austerity’ policies, vice president warns disabled members’ conference
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Disabled members’ conference backs action against bullying
Brighton conference opens with delegates debating a raft of motions that reveal how members face bullying and harassment in many guises
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Retired members sought for UNISON self-organised group conferences
National retired members’ organisations asks for submissions from members wanting to attend disabled members’, LGBT members’, Black members and women’s conferences as delegates in October, November,…Read more…