More disabled workers risk losing their jobs in public sector cut backs, warns TUC

The TUC has today (Wednesday) published a new guide for union reps to help them better support and represent disabled people at work. Official statistics suggest that job losses during the recent recession did not disproportionately affect disabled people, but the TUC is concerned this will change when the government's spending cuts begin to bite. This because a higher proportion of disabled people work in the public than in the private sector.

Manchester protests over education and job cuts

Following on from November's march that saw 50,000 students, lecturers and supporters protesting against higher tuition fees and cuts in teaching and support in universities and colleges, the National Union of Students (NUS) and UCU have joined forces with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to move the focus from London to the northwest, where the cuts could hit hardest.