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Disabled people experience discrimination at work. UNISON challenges discriminatory actions and campaigns for a fair deal for disabled members.
UNISON supports the Social Model of Disability. We believe it is the way society organises that creates barriers to inclusion and prevents disabled people from taking an equal part in life. As a union we campaign on important issues such as:
- Inaccessible workplaces
- Information systems that don't include disabled people's access needs
- Negative attitudes and prejudices from employers
UNISON's priorities on disability are led by the union's own disabled members. Our union is committed to taking on the issues from those who know them best.
What we're doing now
A Voice for you at Disabled Members Conference
(29/1/10) Meetings have been arranged to ensure that members from under-represented groups within disabled members self organisation have better access to the disabled members conference agenda.A Million Voices For Disabled People
UNISON's Disabled members back the union's Million Voices campaign.Recession A Double Whammy for Disabled Workers
(13th August) UNISON is calling on the Government and local authorities to make sure they keep services, that help disabled people to work, running during the recession.Equal Rights for Carers
(29/4/09) Discrimination against carers to be outlawed in the Equality BillWelfare Bill
UNISON is continuing it's campaign to raise concerns about governemtns plans for welfare reform. The attached briefing provides a guide to our involvement so far and our plans to gather support the in House of Lords at Committee stage on April 29th. The proposals in the Welfare Bill build on the Green paper No one written off from July 2008 and the white paper Raising expectations and Increasing Support from December 2008.< Back | More >
• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's policy officer working on disability issues is Gloria Foran.
UNISON Disabled members
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Decisions and Ballot Results from Disabled Members Conference 2009
Attached is the Record of Decisions which includes ballot results from the Disabled Members Conference held on 31 October - 2 November in Blackpool
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Response to ODI Equality Bill and Indirect Discrimination
UNISON response to the Department for Work and Pensions consultation on the Equality Bill and indirect disability discrimination.
ODI Equality bill (PDF)
ODI Equality bill - Word
Equality Bill - UNISON Response
UNISON's response to a Select Committee Inquiry into the Equality Bill.Equality bill response (PDF)
Equality bill response (word)
Disability perspective in LPC submission
UNISON submission to the Low Pay Commission on the rate of the minimum/living wage for 2010/2011 included a disability perspective.LPC submission (PDF)
LPC submission - Word
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