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We must act on the shared values of unions and community organisations
In the second of a two-part feature for TUC week, DOUG NICHOLLS, general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions discusses the underestimated strength of community organisations and the value of a new working relationship with trade unions
Community organisations Acorn and Southwark Defend Council housing rally for renters’ rights, April 9 2022

VOLUNTARY action, like lay leadership and involvement in unions, is encouraged and widespread in a range of organisations.

Thirty-eight per cent of the population are involved in some form of civic participation, around 75 per cent often give to charity with £22 a month being an average donation.

The most commonly cited reasons for being involved in volunteering in the community are that people want to “improve things” or “help people.”

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