Our sectors

We represent and support people working in all sectors of the UK economy. Learn about our collective work and advocacy in these sectors below.

Steel and metals

Steel and metals

Community is the union for steelworkers. We provide a first class service for all those working in the industry, whether you are in a blue or white collar role.

Our specialist officers and trained local representatives and all dedicated to fighting for you and fighting for our industry.

Steel and metals

Education and early years

Education and early years

From teachers, tutors and lecturers to the early years, nannies and teaching assistants, we represent and support people working in every role you can imagine in the education and early years sector.

Our dedicated education and early years team have the training and experience to help guide you through any challenges or issues you are facing at work.

Education and early years

Logistics, road transport and warehousing

Logistics, road transport and warehousing

The members that make up our logistics sector keep our country moving. We negotiate for better pay as well as terms and conditions for our members in the sector to reflect the importance of your work.

Logistics, road transport and warehousing

Light industries, manufacturing, and factory workers

Light industries, manufacturing, and factory workers

Our members working in light industries such as footwear, leather and textiles have a long and proud history producing quality products for use in the UK and for export.

We are here to represent and support you and to fight alongside you for the future of your industry.

Light industries, manufacturing, and factory workers

Finance

Finance

Our finance sector is supported by a dedicated team who understand and have experience in your industry. They worry about getting you the best deal at work so you don’t have to.

Finance

Justice and custodial

Justice and custodial

Community has long represented people working across the privatised justice and custodial sector. We understand the unique working environment, and the challenges and opportunities they present to the workforce.

Justice and custodial

Health and social care

Health and social care

We know that people working within health and social care face a rapidly changing work environment. These changes can be brought about because of new regulations, new medicines and a changing way of doing things. We are here to represent and support workers in the sector through these changes. 

Health and social care

The self-employed and freelancers

The self-employed and freelancers

We are the collective voice of the self-employed. We bring together self-employed and freelance workers so we have a strong voice to lobby for much needed changes like an extension of workers rights to protect the self-employed while maintaining that freedom and flexibility you enjoy.

The self-employed and freelancers

Third sector and charity workers

Third sector and charity workers

Community has a rapidly growing membership within the third sector across charities, not-for-profits and voluntary organisations.

Our approach aims to foster good relationships between organisations and their employees, and to work in partnership with good employers to improve working practices across the sector. It is this approach that has drawn many people to us.

Third sector and charity workers

The union for everyone

The union for everyone

If the sector you work in isn’t listed above don’t worry, we can still represent you in your workplace, and will be just as dedicated to making sure you are supported and treated fairly at work.

The union for everyone

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