This year’s TUC Disabled Workers Conference opened with a report from the Chair of the TUC Disabled Workers Committee and a speech from Steve Gillan the General Secretary of the Prisoner Officers Association and the current TUC President. This was followed by the first debate of the Conference on a motion entitled ‘Protect the PIP Daily Living Component’ The motion was moved by Ann Sianab Weekes on behalf of the GMB Union. She is the GMB National Equality Strand Lead for Disa

This week, we are going on an adventure to the tropical rainforest in South America. Let's gather Cacao Pods, looking at both the forest, the animals and chocolate with its history. There's a lot to unpack! Join us if you're free, 7:30 pm, UK time, Wednesday evening. Link in the blog.

Last Month I attended the TUC Disabled Workers Conference in Bournemouth where there was a lot of disquiet about the Government’s treatment of disabled workers and disabled people generally. Over the next week or so I intend to publish a number of articles based on the speeches of delegates from a variety of trade unions. I am starting with a motion entitled ‘Really Supporting Disabled People into Work’ This motion was moved by Dean Collins who is the newly elected Executive

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