John Hannett – Usdaw General Secretary says: “We are very proud to have linked up with Mencap this year as part of celebrating Usdaw’s 125^th anniversary. Mencap supports people with a learning disability, their parents and carers, on a range of issues including work, housing and much more.

“People with a learning disability have the lowest employment rate among disabled people, with only two in ten being in paid work, despite an estimated 80% being able and willing to work. So whilst Usdaw and our members have been raising money for Mencap; we have also been linking in with their efforts to help employers understand more about learning disability.

“We look forward to an ongoing and productive relationship beyond our respective anniversary years. On behalf of Usdaw I congratulate Mencap on their 70^th year and wish them many more successful campaigning years to come.”

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Usdaw (Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers) is the UK's fourth biggest and the fastest growing trade union with over 430,000 members. Membership has increased by more than 17% in the last five years and by nearly a third in the last decade. Most Usdaw members work in the retail sector, but the Union also has many members in transport, distribution, food manufacturing, chemicals and other trades.
 
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