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Yvette Cooper has warned of the impact of bullying and discrimination at work, as the Fabians have published new research highlighting the rise of job insecurity. The good day's work report, published by the Changing Work Centre (CWC), a…
Owen Smith today pledges a “new industrial revolution” to stave off the threat of Britain becoming the “sick man leaving Europe” with a declining manufacturing base. Successive governments have presided over a bias towards financial…
Today, Community’s National Executive Council met to discuss the Labour Party leadership election. After a long, passionate debate, it was decided that Community should nominate Owen Smith to be leader. I want to explain why I believe that…
Community has endorsed Owen Smith in the Labour leadership contest, being the first affiliated union to back the challenger in this summer’s contest, LabourList can exclusively reveal. The union, which launched major campaigns for its…
Since my last article events around the UK steel industry have accelerated rapidly. Scottish TATA sites Dalzell and Clydebridge, both critical to Trident renewal, have been purchased by Liberty steel. The rest of TATA long products…
Trade unions have backed a proposed management buy-out of Port Talbot steelworks and said it could indicate a “bright future” for the industry. The head of the Welsh plant is hoping to deliver a deal to buy the Welsh plant and save…
Figures from across the labour movement have today piled pressure on the Government to protect jobs in the British steel industry, with the livelihoods of thousands of workers on the line. As many as 40,000 jobs could be lost if no buyers…
Today the board of Tata are meeting in Mumbai to decide on the future of the steel plants in Port Talbot and Llanwern. As part of their #SaveOurSteel campaign, Community Union have released this moving video to ask Tata and the UK…
I love unions. Of course I do – I started my apprenticeship in 1989 and joined the trade union on my first day. As a young electrician, I joined the Electrical, Electronic, Telecommunications and Plumbing Union without thinking twice. Every…
Over the past few months, a small group of Labour MPs have had to devote themselves almost entirely to a crisis affecting their constituencies. There has been a well documented steel crisis for over 12 months now. Whether it was the…
Despite the clunky delivery, it is good to see Labour talking about what challenges we will face as the world of work changes dramatically. For many people that change is pretty daunting: it isn’t just accelerating, it’s spinning off in new…
Community prides itself on being a loyal, proactive supporter of the Labour Party. We fought hard to help deliver a Labour government and were devastated by the result. However, our sorrow at Labour’s defeat was matched by our frustration…
