New charter calls for concrete steps to improve the working lives of disabled people
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A new toolkit battles misconceptions about the condition and provides support to employers and employees
Stars in our Schools celebrates the school support staff who strive to give our children the best possible education
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The grim statistics on COVID-related hazards facing disabled people are discussed during UNISON’s Disability Live! online conference
Disabled and LGBT+ members are invited to remotely attend a series of events organised specifically for them – online and live
Shadow minister for disabled people endorses UNISON’s equality work
Union pressure sees government make changes to scheme to help disabled people working from home in the pandemic
UNISON activists Veronica Price-Job and Peter Daley look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting Black disabled workers
Kathleen Kennedy, deputy co-chair of UNISON’s national disabled members’ committee, writes about about how COVID-19 has seen disabled people re-classified as vulnerable and the damage this causes
Tell us about your experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic – and join the prize draw for shopping vouchers
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
President and general secretary announce decision, with social distancing and health and safety concerns set to continue for some time
UNISON activists Iain Scott-Burdon and Gill Jeffery look at how coronavirus pandemic is affecting Deaf workers
‘Huge gap in the guidance’ was allowing employers to insist that vulnerable people ignore shielding and go into work
As the union of over a million women, and with nearly 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work, UNISON is raising awareness and understanding of the menopause
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