Election of:National Executive Council –Postal Constituency – Vacancy (1 Position) 2015  

Election of:

 

• National Executive Council –

​Postal Constituency – Vacancy (1 Position) 2015  

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Further to LTB 701/15 dated 30th October 2015.  

 

Please find listed below the list of received nominations for the above Postal Constituency NEC vacant position.

 

Name​Branch

 

Paul Edwards​Greater Mersey & South West Lancs

Darren Glebocki ​​Nottingham & District Amal

Steve Halliwell​Newcastle Amal

Steve Jones​London Postal Engineering

Khurram Khan​South West Middlesex Amal ​

Katrina Quirke​​South East Wales Amal​

Bobby Weatherall​Northern Ireland Combined

 

 

1.​BALLOT ARRANGEMENTS

 

Branches will wish to note that the ballot arrangements for the above election are as follows; ​

 

Dispatch ballot material from:​23 November 2015  

Close of ballot:​14 December 2015 (first post)

Result Announced:​​16 December 2015​    

 

In this particular ballot all eligible members of the Postal Constituency will receive a ballot paper inviting them to vote for ONE candidate only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.​CWU ELECTION MEMBERS OBSERVERS

 

Branches will be aware that the regulations for the above election contain the following statement:

 

“Returned ballot papers will remain unopened in their envelopes until the close of ballot. Two lay CWU members (who do not hold any elected or appointed position) will be selected as observers. The Observers together with the Senior Deputy General Secretary will attend the start of the count of the ballot papers. Their sole responsibility will be to ensure that the envelopes are unopened prior to the commencement of the count, after which the Scrutineer shall arrange to count the number of valid votes cast for each candidate. The Scrutineer will declare the results of the election as soon as possible after the completion of the count.” 

 

The purpose of this LTB is to seek your branch assistance in publicising the information detailed below to all members of your branch.  

 

CWU ELECTION MEMBERS OBSERVER – 2015

 

The CWU is looking for two lay members of the union (who do not hold an elected or appointed position) to be Members Observers at the election count for CWU NEC Vacancy (Postal Constituency) position. The count will take place at offices of ERS, London on 14th December 2015.

 

Interested? The two observers will receive 2 paid days off work, subsistence and travel expenses and a fee of £100 after tax. If you would like to put your name forward then please contact Tony Kearns, Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU, 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX by no later than 2 December 2015 or by email to sdgs@cwu.org.

 

 

Any enquiries regarding the above should be directed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department for the attention of Peter Metcalfe.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

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