Trade Union Ancestors

Discover your family history in the trade union movement

Trade union family trees

Community family tree

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This page shows the origins of the Community trade union in the form of a family tree. Click the images to see a larger version, or download the whole document in PDF format using the link here.  Community family tree – PDF

Community – immediate ‘ancestors’

The first family tree shows Community, its immediate ‘ancestors’ and the unions that have joined since its creation in 2004.

Unions include the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation; Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades; Professional Association of Teachers; National Union of Domestic Appliances and General Opereatives; British Union of Social Work Employees.

ISTC family tree

This family tree shows the Iron and Steel Trades Confederation, an immediate ‘ancestor’ of Community.

Unions include the Powerloom Carpet Weavers and Textile Workers Union; National League of the Blind and Disabled; British Steel Smelters Association; Associated Iron and Steel Workers of Great Britain; National Union of Blastfurnacemen; Wire Workers Union.

KFAT family tree

This family tree shows the Knitwear, Footwear and Apparel Trades, and immediate ‘ancestor’ of Community

Unions include the National Union of Hosiery and Knitwear Workers; National Union of Footwear, Leather and Allied Trades; National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives, National Union of Glovers and Leather Workers; Amalgamated Society of Leather Workers.