Disability Issues




Government is ‘fundamentally dishonest' on disabled people, says TUC leader

The government is being 'fundamentally dishonest' about its policies for disabled people, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will warn the TUC's annual two-day Disabled Workers' conference, which begins in London today (Wednesday).

30 May 2012
Disabled Workers' conference 2012 – Final Agenda

The TUC's annual two-day Disabled Workers' conference will be at Congress House on 30-31 May

28 May 2012
Incapacity benefit tests are failing disabled people, says TUC

Commenting on the latest results of the government's incapacity benefit re-assessment tests for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) published today (Thursday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

15 March 2012
Closing Remploy factories will consign disabled workers to the scrap heap

Responding to the announcement today (Wednesday) by Maria Miller MP, minister for Disabled People, that 36 of the 54 Remploy factories around the UK will close with 1,752 compulsory redundancies, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "Closin...

8 March 2012
Wide gap between government rhetoric on disability and the reality, says TUC

There is a huge gap in the rhetoric the government uses on disability and the reality of how its policies impact on opportunities for disabled people, says the TUC today (Thursday). In its submission to the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) consu...

16 February 2012
Spending cuts undermine vital progress made in mental health, says TUC

On World Mental Health Day today (Monday), the TUC is warning that the government's spending cuts risk reversing vital progress made in the recognition and treatment of mental health issues in the UK.

10 October 2011



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