News Archive

Racism is a trade union issue
Christopher Knight - April 21st, 2021
The last twelve months has brought issues of race and structural racism to the forefront of public discussion in ways not seen for decades. From [...]
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Deadline to register to vote tonight!
Community - April 16th, 2021
May 2021 marks the first election since the beginning the pandemic, and the first opportunity since the last general election for millions of us to [...]
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New learning agreement signed
Community - April 15th, 2021
Community have recently signed a Learning agreement with Preston based organization Kind Communities. Kind Communities aim to empower members of the community who might belong [...]
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Self-employed women like me were forgotten by this government
Tracey Smith - April 13th, 2021
The Coronavirus pandemic brought multiple insults with it. With reflexologists like myself not only losing their income overnight, but losing our identity too.   Reflexology is one of the complementary therapies most likely to be used by [...]
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Role of your trade union representative
Tiffany Gillies - April 9th, 2021
In 2019, 6.44 million people in the UK were members of a trade union. Trade union membership helps workers, whether they are airline pilots, checkout [...]
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Why the steel industry needs support today
Alasdair McDiarmid - April 8th, 2021
The struggles the UK steel industry faces today are not known by everyone, but they are comprehensive. In recent history, the steel industry has been [...]
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Learning reps training goes online
Community - April 7th, 2021
On Friday the 5th of March Community delivered the online ‘ULR Induction Briefing session’ for new reps, with a focus on a beginner guide to [...]
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Voice Community members reflect on experiences of online learning
Community - April 6th, 2021
In February we asked Voice Community members to share some experiences of lockdown and their hopes and fears for the future of education. We want [...]
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Supporting me during the pandemic
Joe Vinson - March 31st, 2021
It feels like such a long time ago that we were all forced into isolation back in March 2020. Yet, I remember vividly the fear [...]
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A long way to go: Community responds to Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
Community - March 31st, 2021
Responding to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, Deborah Lawson, Assistant General Secretary of Community (Voice section) said: “We welcome the report’s recognition of [...]
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