Community is one of the UK’s leading general unions, with a history dating back over a century.

Community Trade UnionWe represent members in a wide range of sectors, including steel; education and early years; light industries; logistics; finance and professional services; the third sector; self-employed workers; the justice and custodial sector; and health and social care.

We are the people in your corner and ready to help: from our dedicated members service centre to our legal team, and our many local workplace reps across the nations and regions of the UK.

We are a modern trade union, campaigning for a better working world.

Community is a committed supporter of our armed forces community, and previously ran a national campaign focusing on the issue of veteran homelessness.

Our union President, Andrew ‘Reg’ Gutteridge, is an armed forces veteran, and previously moved a motion on the issue of support for veterans at Labour Party Conference. Within recent years, Community has been recognised with a prestigious Silver Employer Recognition Scheme Award from The Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association for Greater London for supporting service personnel and the armed forces community.

We are very proud to support Armed Forces Day 2026, and acknowledge the enormous contribution veterans and serving armed forces personnel make to our communities all year round.

Please visit the Community Trade Union website for more information.


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