Politics – Community Trade Union

Community in attendance at Welsh Labour Conference

Community — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:03:15 +0000

Community reps and officials were in attendance at Welsh Labour Conference in Llandudno last weekend (27-29 June) – a chance for union affiliates, party members and elected representatives to join together to celebrate Labour’s ongoing achievements for the people of Wales and develop policy for the future. Community was proud to move a motion on the strategic importance of the steel industry…

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Community sectors benefit from Spending Review

Community — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:10:24 +0000

This week’s Spending Review provided a boost to many of the sectors Community members work in. We’ve broken down some of the highlights for Steel, Education and Justice & Custodial. Read on to find out how these sectors have benefited. Community has been working closely with the Labour government on its upcoming Steel Strategy, and we are encouraged that ministers recognise how steel can be…

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Community Union Responds to Reform’s claim to stand up for working people

Community — Tue, 27 May 2025 11:07:52 +0000

Roy Rickhuss CBE, General Secretary of Community Union Said: “Today’s speech by Nigel Farage is another piece of theatre with no real substance. Farage claims that his Reform Party stands up for workers, but nothing could be further from the truth. “The Reform Party under Farage has consistently voted against the interests of working people. […]

Community Union Backs Labour Government Action on British Steel

Community — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 09:55:37 +0000

Parliament was recalled today (12/04/2025) to debate the Steel Industry (Special Measures) Bill. This Bill will empower the UK Labour Government to ensure that British Steel’s Scunthorpe site buys and uses the raw materials required to keep the blast furnaces running. Labour’s actions will ensure the continued operation of the blast furnaces at Scunthorpe which is key for the UK’s economic and…

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Holyrood Early Years Charter Launch

Community — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:04:47 +0000

Community formally launched our Early Years Charter in Scotland with an engagement event at Holyrood last week. MSPs met with Community officials, NEC members and reps to discuss and show support for the charter, which calls for proper recognition and reward for the early years workforce. Community’s Director of Operations and National Officer for Education and Early Years, Helen Osgood…

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Spring Budget: Steel is the key to the UK becoming a Defence Industrial Superpower

Community — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:21:13 +0000

Today the Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her spring statement from the Government despatch box. The Labour Party inherited a dire economic situation, with a black hole in our economy and successive Tory and coalition governments letting our industry drift with no strategic vision for the future. The National Planning Policy Framework will help to provide the reforms to deliver the 1.5…

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Response to Secretary of State Liz Kendall’s benefit reform announcement

Community — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 13:53:17 +0000

In response to today’s announcement by Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Liz Kendall, Community Union’s President Steve McGurk said: The National League for the Blind and Disabled (NLBD) is part of Community Union and is the world’s oldest organisation for disabled people.

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Employment Rights Bill update

Community — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 13:22:14 +0000

Reacting to the government’s response to the consultation on the Employment Rights Bill, Community Assistant General Secretary Alasdair McDiarmid said: You can read the written statement in full here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2025-03-04/

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Community General Secretary to join Industrial Strategy Advisory Council

Community — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 10:37:48 +0000

Community is delighted to announce that our General Secretary, Roy Rickhuss CBE, has been appointed to the new Industrial Strategy Advisory Council. The independent body will advise government on the development and delivery of a UK industrial strategy, and monitor progress on its objectives. The new council, which will report to directly to the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds MP and…

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Community Union General Secretary pays tribute to true voice of the union movement in politics

Community — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 15:39:52 +0000

Everyone at Community was saddened to learn of the death of former Labour Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today. Community General Secretary Roy Rickhuss CBE said…

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