STUC Disabled Workers’ Committee

The STUC’s work in relation to disabled people is carried out by the STUC Disabled Workers’ Committee, which is elected at the Annual STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference. This Annual Conference allows disabled people to set a programme of work for the Disabled Workers’ Committee to take forward, relating to a wide range of relevant issues. Disabled people’s issues are also mainstreamed into the wider work of the STUC through the existence of Disabled Workers’ Seats on the STUC General Council.

The Disabled Workers’ Committee comprises 12 members and is accountable to the annual Disabled Workers’ Conference. of the STUC as a whole.

The 8th Annual STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference will be held over the period Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November 2011 in the Apex Hotel, Dundee. The theme of this year’s Conference is “Disabled Workers – We have a Better Way”.

For more information contact Ian Tasker, STUC Assistant Secretary, on itasker@stuc.org.uk.

7th Annual STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference

The 7th Annual STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference was held at the Apex Hotel, Dundee, over the weekend of Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 November, 2010. The Conference theme was “There is a Better Way – Access for all”.

The Conference was chaired by Alan Mackay, EIS. 52 delegates, representing 12 trade unions, were registered for Conference with 49 in actual attendance.

Decisions of the 2010 STUC Disabled Workers’ Conference

You can read the decisions of the Disabled Workers’ Conference here in pdf