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Disabled trade unionists vow to end zero-hours contracts

THOUSANDS of disabled trade unionists vowed yesterday to end the scandal of zero-hours contracts.

Delegates at the TUC disabled workers conference threw their backing behind a motion demanding the exploitative terms be scrapped and calling for full employment rights.

“These contracts are not contracts, they are diktats,” said National Union of Teachers delegate Allan Gray.

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