News Archive

Community welcomes election of Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner
Community - April 4th, 2020
Responding to the announcement of Keir Starmer as Labour leader and Angela Rayner as the Deputy Leader, Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of the Community trade [...]
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Self-employed income support scheme: our 5 asks
Kate Dearden - April 3rd, 2020
As the collective voice for the self-employed, Community welcomed the announcement of the government's self-employed income support scheme. But as the details of the scheme [...]
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Thank you to the NHS
Community - April 2nd, 2020
  [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCommunityUnion%2Fvideos%2F240760753639208%2F&show_text=0&width=560" /] As the country went outside this evening to clap for carers, key workers and the NHS, one of our groups of [...]
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Statement on ASOS
Community - March 31st, 2020
Responding to requests for comment on the ongoing operations at the ASOS warehouse run by XPO in Barnsley, a spokesperson for Community the recognised union, [...]
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Response to Chancellor’s COVID19 self-employed support announcement
Community - March 26th, 2020
Responding to the Chancellor's announcement of new support for the self-employed, Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of Community said: “We welcome the extensive lengths the Chancellor [...]
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Government must do their job and protect our frontline workers
Melantha Chittenden - March 26th, 2020
The Government has called on sections of the UK workforce to continue to go out to work, to put themselves at risk to keep us [...]
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‘Whatever it takes’ must apply to the self-employed too
Kate Dearden - March 23rd, 2020
Over the past week, the economic impact of COVID-19 has been felt by millions of workers across the country. The government has taken significant and [...]
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Response to Chancellor’s COVID19 jobs support announcement
Community - March 20th, 2020
Responding to the Chancellor's announcement of new support for workers, Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of Community said: “Workers and employers will have some of their [...]
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Steelworkers’ trade union raises public safety concerns over key worker definitions
Community - March 20th, 2020
"Acknowledging steelworkers as key workers is a small step that could prevent big consequences..." The steelworkers’ trade union Community has raised concerns about safety critical [...]
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HMP Kilmarnock COVID19 cases: Community calls for action
Community - March 19th, 2020
The prison services trade union Community is calling for restrictions to be introduced on prisoners at HMP Kilmarnock following confirmation of two confirmed cases of [...]
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