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Anti-cuts and disabled activists protesting against Welfare Reform Bill, London 28.1.12 , pic Ben Robinson
8 February 2012
Like many disabled people, I have followed the course of the Con-Dems' Welfare Reform Bill (WRB) with dread, writes Mark Wright, Harlow Socialist Party.
6 February 2012
Defend care services in Medway
Up to 100 disabled service users, staff, carers and anti-cuts campaigners marched through Chatham on Saturday 4 February
30 January 2012
Disabled protesters demand scrapping of 'welfare' bill
The Welfare Reform Bill returns to parliament on Wednesday 1 February. The Saturday before, 28 January, up to 200 protesters occupied Regent Street
26 January 2012
Reinstate John Brookes, sacked PCS Steward!
A flying picket of a dozen PCS activists leafleted Triage offices in Middlesbrough and Darlington in support of sacked union activist, John Brookes, on Monday 23 January...
25 January 2012
Welfare Reform Bill: Lords confusion exposes limits of campaigners' strategy
The House of Lords recently amended the government's Welfare Reform Bill to retain the three month qualifying period for claimants...
25 January 2012
Stop the Salford day centre closures
Over 100 people - service users, carers, staff, pensioners - filled the room at a Salford Unison protest meeting to stop the closure of two day centres for the elderly and disabled, writes Salford Socialist Party.
18 January 2012
Welfare Reform Bill:- Lords compromise is no victory
On 11 January, the House of Lords rejected the Con-Dem coalition government's proposal in its misnamed welfare reform bill to limit the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) that is contribution-based for disabled and sick claimants to one year, a disabled activist writes.
18 January 2012
Remploy workers vote for industrial action
Remploy workers in Chesterfield and Springburn, Glasgow voted to take industrial action over the semi privatising of their factories, writes Les Woodward, National Convenor and Trades Council Coordinator, Remploy Trade Union Consortium.
9 December 2011
Fighting for disabled people's rights
Following The Hardest Hit campaign's dozen regional marches and rallies on 22 October, its next 'action' on Tuesday 13 December is to send a giant Christmas card to David Cameron
24 October 2011
Hardest Hit demos - thousands march
'Hardest Hit' marches and rallies took place across the UK on Saturday, against the Welfare Reform Bill which will reduce support for disabled people
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