Young workers – Community Trade Union https://community-tu.org We’re a modern trade union, and we’re here to help you. Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:09:51 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 TUC Young Workers Conference https://community-tu.org/tuc-young-workers-conference/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 15:08:49 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=40004 Community was in attendance at last weekend’s TUC Young Workers Conference in London. Our brilliant group of delegates – Elle-Mae Marsh, Anthony Lewis, Morgan Irvine, Snezana Stepanova, Annabel Austin and Katie Smith – represented Community at at a series of workshops and events, and moved and seconded motions on the conference floor. Our delegates gave speeches on issues including the need for…

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]]> Community gets behind Mode Theatre at Edinburgh Fringe https://community-tu.org/community-gets-behind-mode-theatre-at-edinburgh-fringe/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:09:52 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=39139 Community is proud to be supporting the critically-acclaimed Mode Theatre company at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Mode Theatre’s latest comedy ‘The Academy Trust: Under New Management’ takes a humorous look at the challenges facing teachers in academy chains. Written and performed by real teachers, the show casts a satirical glance at the absurdities of school life…

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]]> Community members join forces with fellow young trade unionists in Germany https://community-tu.org/community-members-join-forces-with-fellow-young-trade-unionists-in-germany/ Fri, 02 Aug 2024 11:28:19 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=39115 Community members from Wales travelled to Germany this summer to meet with fellow young trade unionists. The exchange programme was coordinated as part of the TUC’s Just Transition forum in Dusseldorf. Our young representatives Morgan Irvine and Tomas Flood report back on the experience below. Morgan Irvine said: Tomas Flood said: If you are a member of Community and need advice or…

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]]> Supporting young disabled workers through employment https://community-tu.org/supporting-young-disabled-workers-through-employment/ Fri, 18 Aug 2023 07:00:42 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=37670 In Britain, there is a growing recognition of the importance of supporting young disabled workers in their employment journey. It is crucial to provide them with hands-on practical training opportunities tailored to their specific needs. Such training should be flexible, allowing disabled individuals to work at their own pace while working towards recognised qualifications. Unfortunately…

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]]> Dear young carers https://community-tu.org/dear-young-carers/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 07:00:49 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=36727 A report from the Carers Trust highlights that 51% of young carers and young adult carers work unpaid caring for 20-49 hours each week, in addition to attending education or going to work. Community has pledged to be the union for young carers, to work with the Carers Trust and to lobby government to improve the lives of young carers. Please support young carers by asking your MP to…

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]]> Empowering young workers https://community-tu.org/empowering-young-workers/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 13:56:11 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=36278 This blog, written by Community’s NEC member for young workers, Jack Whiston, is about his experiences at the GFTU development weekend. At the GFTU young workers development weekend, young activists from several unions got together to strengthen and develop our understanding of the trade union movement and the issues faced by our generation. We explored the low pay young workers receive and…

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]]> Fighting for young workers #StandingTogether22 https://community-tu.org/fighting-for-young-workers-standingtogether22/ Tue, 31 May 2022 14:52:07 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=35124 As delivered to Community’s Biennial Delegate Conference in Belfast on May 31st 2022. Conference, I am proud to represent young workers on the NEC. The past three years have highlighted why trade unions have never been more important to young people. As a group, the work we take on means we are more vulnerable than other groups, and we need someone in our corner. Young people are most…

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]]> Young workers winning in their workplace https://community-tu.org/workerswinning/ Tue, 30 Nov 2021 17:03:48 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=33311 This month has marked Young Workers Month. Organised by the TUC and held in November every year, it promotes trade unions to young workers and shows how unions are relevant to their lives at work and beyond. Everyone should have the chance of a decent job and career, no matter what their age. Young people are most likely to experience unemployment, underemployment, low wages…

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]]> A future for young workers https://community-tu.org/a-future-for-young-workers/ Thu, 12 Aug 2021 10:10:30 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=32222 As we start to find our way back to normality from the stresses of the pandemic, it’s useful to reflect on what we have learnt and experienced to see how we can build a better working world for the future. Many young workers like myself have found ourselves in very challenging circumstances. With rates of redundancy and furloughing being significantly higher for young workers…

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]]> Let’s invest in the skills of our young workers https://community-tu.org/lets-invest-in-the-skills-of-our-young-workers/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 13:07:25 +0000 https://community-tu.org/?p=32079 Young workers today are growing up in a unique environment. Economic shifts – brought on both by rapidly developing technology, globalisation and the looming threat of climate change – mean that the world of work they’ll enter will be basically unrecognisable from the one they were born into. In many ways, that is a fantastic thing. New inventions have enriched our lives in countless ways.

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