Why 2022 is ‘an exciting opportunity to showcase the skills, experience and qualities that disabled people bring to the workplace and to society’
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UNISON helps found Disability Employment Charter
New charter calls for concrete steps to improve the working lives of disabled people
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UNISON disabled rep hails new epilepsy toolkit
A new toolkit battles misconceptions about the condition and provides support to employers and employees
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The role model teaching assistant
UNISON celebrates the school support staff who go above and beyond to give our children the best possible education with our Stars in Our Schools campaign. Tina Kemp is one of them
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Disabled people an ‘afterthought’ for government during COVID
The grim statistics on COVID-related hazards facing disabled people are discussed during UNISON’s Disability Live! online conference
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UNISON conferences go virtual
Disabled and LGBT+ members are invited to remotely attend a series of events organised specifically for them – online and live
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Gaining support for disability equality
Shadow minister for disabled people endorses UNISON’s equality work
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UNISON wins Access to Work victory
Union pressure sees government make changes to scheme to help disabled people working from home in the pandemic
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Blog: Because Black disabled lives matter
UNISON activists Veronica Price-Job and Peter Daley look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting Black disabled workers
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Blog: When you’re the wrong sort of ‘vulnerable’
Kathleen Kennedy, deputy co-chair of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee, writes about the impact on disabled workers of being classified incorrectly
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UNISON Equality Survey 2020 – tell us about your experiences during the pandemic
Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers
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Blog: Let’s have an informed discussion about working from home
Graeme Ellis and Tansaim Hussain-Gul are co-chairs of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee. Here, they look at how COVID-19 has disproved myths about home working being unproductive
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COVID sees remaining 2020 conferences cancelled
President and general secretary announce decision, with social distancing and health and safety concerns set to continue for some time
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Blog: Deaf workers’ ignored in coronavirus pandemic
UNISON activists Iain Scott-Burdon and Gill Jeffery look at how coronavirus pandemic is affecting Deaf workers
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UNISON wins clearer COVID-19 guidance for its disabled members
‘Huge gap in the guidance’ was allowing employers to insist that vulnerable people ignore shielding and go into work
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Winning battles big and small: November in UNISON
In the heat of the general election fight, let’s take a moment to recognise all of the other brilliant battles (and awards) that UNISON has won this month
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Let’s smash the disability pay gap
UNISON disabled members’ conference marks Disability Pay Gap Day and calls for mandatory reporting
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Delegates warned of Trump threat to the NHS
Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea address disabled members and urges them to tell people to consider public services when they decide how to vote in December’s general election
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Delegates call for better information
Disabled members’ conference also discusses the importance of inclusivity and the work of caucuses
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President urges UNISON activists to take up election challenge
Josie Bird tells disabled members’ conference that the general election is ‘not a challenge we can afford to shirk’
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