Eastern Region Women’s Committee Guided WalkRadical East End Women – Bow – 1st September 2017 – 10am

 

The Eastern Region Women’s Committee have organised a guided walk around the East End of London. The walk will tell the story of numerous famous East End women who were instrumental in their fight for women’s and worker’s rights, including the infamous Bryant and May women’s strike history.

 

The walk costing £9 per person starts at Bow Tube station and will last approximately two hours. It will be followed immediately afterwards by the Eastern Region Women’s Committee meeting for those on the committee.

 

To book a place or find out more, please email Sara Miah, Eastern Region Women’s Secretary at sara.miah@cwunea.org

 

Those wishing to attend should first approach their branches to ensure they are willing to fund their place. Payments need to be made to;

 

CWU Eastern Region Women’s Committee

Sort code 608301

Account number 20214588

Please ensure your name is entered as a reference on the payment.

 

Further details will be provided to all those who register nearer the time.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Linda Roy

Assistant Secretary

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LTB 271/17 – Eastern Region Women’s Committee Guided Walk Radical East End Women – Bow – 1st September 2017 – 10am

Election of National Representative Positions – 2017
CWU Retired Members Advisory Committee  

The NEC has agreed the 2017 election arrangements for the National positions listed above. Accordingly please find enclosed the regulations and nomination forms.
The Timetable is as follows:
Nominations open 17 May 2017

Nominations close 31 May 2017 (14:00)

Despatch ballot papers 7 June 2017

Ballot closes 21 June 2017 (14:00)

Branches will wish to note that the term of office for the 2017 RMAC will commence on 1st July 2017 for two years.
Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237, or email address sdgs@cwu.org.
Yours sincerely,
 
TONY KEARNS

SENIOR DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY
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LTB 270/17 – Election of National Representative Positions – CWU RMAC 2017

RMAC Election Regulations 2017

RMAC Nomination Form 2017

RMAC Candidate Consent Form 2017

Postal Conference 2017 – Motion 109
TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS 
Dear Colleagues,
Reproduced below for the information of Branches and Representatives are the terms of the abovementioned Motion raised by the Greater Mersey and SW Lancs Branch. 
The content of the Motion and instructions contained therein are self-explanatory. 
109 CATEGORY A: This Conference notes Royal Mails recent unexpected insistence on adhering to the working time provisions of the Way Forward Agreement. Whilst some of the provisions reflect current legislation this is not the case with the Scheduled Attendance ceiling of 12 hours per week. 
The Postal Executive is instructed to negotiate the removal of this ceiling so that where members are able to perform in excess of 12 hours per week they will be allowed to do so. 
 Greater Mersey and SW Lancs 
I have also attached for the information of the Committee, a copy of a letter that has been sent to the Chief Operations Officer (COO) in response to an instruction issued to Managers by the COO in March this year. The content of the letter is self-explanatory and its terms should be used as the basis for progressing any attempt by management locally to enforce compliance via diktat as opposed to constructive/mutual interest dialogue and the IR Framework. Colleagues should also note the specific reference to the current timescale. 
Further updates will be circulated in due course.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to the DGS(P) Department quoting reference 11002g. 
Yours sincerely
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Terry Pullinger

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)
TP/24005/17/ac 3rd May 2017
Sue Whalley

Chief Operations Officer Royal Mail Group

100 Victoria Embankment EC4Y 0HQ
Dear Sue,
Resourcing/Working Time Directive/Scheduled Attendance
I am writing to you in light of numerous complaints and concerns that have been received regarding what I assume was a Directive from you issued with the best of intentions.
As is so often the way however the interpretation by your Operating Team and ridged lack of consultation at local level on how the Directive should be managed, taking into full account the realities and sensitivities on the ground, has caused significant concerns from an Industrial Relations stability point of view as well as from a morale point of view with people having regular earnings levels potentially affected.
The Directive I refer to is “A Message from Sue Whalley – Working Time Policy/Action required” issued on the 20th March 2017. It would appear that there have been attempts to apply that so rigidly and without due cognisance to the efforts of our members to rise to the challenge of maintaining continuity of the operation and good quality of service despite the failed resourcing strategy within Royal Mail which has bedevilled us for the last couple of years.
This is not the first time that such issues have suddenly become a matter of senior management focus as there were also incidents in 2014 and 2016 where similar declarations of getting the operation back in line with Working Time Directive agreements and Scheduled Attendance agreements.
In between these spasms of conscious it would appear that lip service has seemingly been applied managerially in the interests of short-term budget savings. Of course my overriding concern would be the one of a resourcing strategy which has clearly created this problem and sees us in a position of using managerial grades or casual employment, contrary to our agreements, to support the operational grades.
The rigid application of your Directive without ensuring that the first port of call should have been for Local Managers and Local Representatives to sit down analyse their current arrangements, was and is, a failure to put industrial and employee stability and understanding at the forefront of any activity. Against that backdrop, I hope you acknowledge that speaking to us nationally and developing an approach in advance would have been far more inclusive and non-kneejerk.
I believe this ‘Bull in a China Shop’ approach seems to be a favoured method of your Operating Team despite the fact that it is inconsistent with the spirit and intent of our agreements. Surely the initiative should have started with local joint analysis of the situation and solution developments which ensured that agreements were met or made which could enable them to be applied and introduced in a way which did not then require managerial or casual resource to deliver our products. Equally any deployment should also ensure that there was a decent understanding of the actual situations of your employees and our members on how such initiatives may affect earnings levels and work patterns which they have been allowed to build up and indeed grown to depend upon.
In respect of Scheduled Attendance and the 12 hour limit, we have previously clearly agreed that the right approach is to deal with this matter through the IR Framework and seek to find mutually acceptable solutions over what can be done. I believe that the 12 hour rule should now be seriously reconsidered by both of us to ensure that it is indeed still fit for purpose in regard to guaranteeing we can still maintain the coverage of our local obligations.
Against that backdrop, I would welcome your views regarding the above and hopefully your support that any changes relating to any Directive issued in the future should be discussed nationally in the first instance. That plans should be worked up with divisional leads and that ultimately advice issued that local management and Union Representatives should engage with each other to assess the implications of compliance within their unit and then address any issues raised in line with the Industrial Relations Framework.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to your reply. Yours sincerely,
Terry Pullinger
Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

 
CWU Annual Conference 2017 – Equality Social Event
 
 
The department would like to thank everyone who attended the equality social event and helped to make it a success. Special thanks go to all the Branches who made a cash donation or gave prizes for the raffle. As a result of your kindness we raised £153.00 for our nominated charity the ‘Little People UK’.
 
 
Once again, many thanks to all who took part and see you next year.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be referred to the Equal Opportunities Department.
 
Yours sincerely
 
 
Linda Roy
Assistant Secretary
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LTB 259/17 – CWU Annual Conference 2017 – Equality Social Event

CWU Left Click: ULR Essentials New Course ContentThe Education & Training Department are pleased to announce that new course content, “Developing Your Learning Centre” has been added to the “ULR Essentials” section on CWU Left Click. It is suitable for all ULRs, Branch Officials and Activists who would like to know more about the role of the Union Learning Rep.

The new unit focuses on how to develop a sustainable culture of learning in a CWU Branch or workplace.
Topics covered include:

• Planning & Delivering Learning

• Formal & Informal Learning

• E-learning

• ULR Supported Learning

• Activist Training

• IAG (Information, Advice & Guidance)
ULR Essentials is a constantly developing part of Left Click where ULRs can find and share information and resources to support learning in the workplace and the wider community. In addition to interactive learning units, there are videos, a resource library, archives of ULR Briefings and Communiqué magazine and much more.

It can be accessed via the Learning For Reps section of Left Click – or directly via the link below:

http://leftclick.cwu.org/course/view.php?id=89

You will be asked to log in if you have not done so before.

Any questions about this LTB should be addressed to pdovey@cwu.org in the first instance.

Yours sincerely,

Trish Lavelle

Head of Education & Training

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LTB 267/17 – CWU Left Click: ULR Essentials New Course Content

Processing Representatives Meeting ReportMonday 8th May 2017

 

Present: Ernie Orviss (EO), Dave Westbrook (DW) Luke Smith (LS) Ian Cole (IC) Patricia Shadwell (PS), Alan Killingworth (AK), Ben Fearon (BF) and Jez Oliver Smith (JOS) Su Redshaw (MCM) Alasdair Redmond (PCM)

Apologies:

 

CWU Four Pillars of Security Campaign

We discussed the upcoming CWU Four Pillars campaign and the best way to get the message across to all members how important it is for the membership to support the CWU throughout this campaign as they did throughout the Agenda for Growth campaign. The fact the membership showed solidarity in strength throughout that campaign enabled the Postal Executive to negotiate the Agenda for Growth agreement where the union was successful in securing an agreement which protected our terms and conditions whist promoting growth and efficiency throughout the business. The CWU are looking for the same support from the members during this campaign, even more so because of the introduction of the new trade union legislation relating to industrial action ballots introduced by the Tory government. Emergency Motion E5 (copied below in red) which is the first motion in CWU history to be heard at conference supported by the CWU Headquarters Postal Executive committee and all nine CWU Divisions was carried unanimously at Postal Conference has triggered off the campaign.

 

E5 Composite Motion​”IN CAMERA” if carried motions fall

FOUR PILLARS OF SECURITY

Conference condemns Royal Mail’s announcement on Thursday 13 April 2017 to close the Defined Benefit Pension Scheme from 31 March 2018.

Conference recognises that Royal Mail’s decision – along with their proposals – is a clear signal that they intend to attack our terms and conditions to maximise profit for the shareholder.

Conference also recognises the CWU’s Four Pillars of Security campaign has now exposed the company’s true strategic direction and priorities in respect of its people, its lack of growth, investment and ambition and their psychological acceptance of what constitutes success as reported by the National Postal Officers at the National Briefing held on 28th March 2017.

Conference agrees that the morality and mutual interest commitments and the spirit and intent of our Agenda for Growth Agreement are being broken in the interests of the conventional wisdom of privatisation based on short termism, cutting costs, maximising profits and delivering greater returns to shareholders.

According to Royal Mail, the promise of privatisation in 2013 was to deliver a modern innovative and growing business which would protect our members’ jobs, standard of living and pension security. However, the reality is greater pressure on staff, attacks on the CWU and our members’ jobs and conditions and growing concerns about the application of our national agreements reflected in recent proposals tabled by Royal Mail to reduce members’ pay and conditions, unpick our existing agreements and introduce a two-tier workforce across all grades.

The CWU recognises the serious challenges of automation, digitalisation, unfair competition and the insecure employment models of the ‘gig economy’ faced by our members. However, we believe the managerial response is defeatist, shrinks in the shadow of the challenge, will decrease the company’s reach, fail to defend our core products and directly threaten full time employment, the future of the USO and the livelihood of our members.

In uncertain times, the CWU believe that confidence and security are of the utmost importance and that the Four Pillars of Security campaign provides the appropriate foundation for refocusing the mutual interest culture and redesigning the business to deliver long term growth. In contrast to Royal Mail’s defeatist policy of managed decline, the CWU position has set out a positive, optimistic alternative which genuinely reflects the company’s heritage and the commitments detailed in our current agreements.

Conference therefore rejects Royal Mail’s proposals to:

 

• remove RRIS, TPM, reserved rights and legacy payments;

 

• attack new starters terms and conditions;

 

• move to monthly pay;

 

• reduce sick leave entitlements/procedure or reduce MTSF; and

 

• remove area reps from the IR framework.

 

Conference therefore reaffirms its support for the negotiating policies agreed at the Policy Forum held in March 2016, the union’s Four Pillars of Security campaign and the points above.

Furthermore, Conference calls on the company to:

 

• adopt a vision that honours our heritage and recognises that Royal Mail is no ordinary employer and has a responsibility to maintain and enhance its role as the only provider with total connectivity to the social, industrial and commercial life of the UK,

 

• redesign our operations to grow and enhance Royal Mail’s ambition to be the UK’s best most reliable, secure and trusted delivery and logistics company;

 

• jointly defend the retention of the nation’s six-day Universal Service Obligation (USO) to every address in the UK with equality of provision and service at a uniform tariff and no substantial change to current collection and delivery specifications;​

 

• maintain and extend the legal guarantees in Agenda for Growth Agreement;

 

• agree a flight path to achieve 35 hours gross working week and an agreed pay rise above inflation;

 

• recognise and respect the CWU;

 

• maintain industry-leading employment standards; and​

 

• create a more human workplace with a vocational sense of purpose and a work environment their own children would be proud to work in;

 

In the event the business fails to reach an agreement with the CWU or positively respond to the union’s Four Pillars of Security agenda by August 2017, the Postal Executive are instructed to consider all means available to the union to progress our claim up to, and not excluding a national industrial action ballot in accordance with CWU national rules.

Conference further agrees that should Royal Mail attempt to introduce any of their policies which they have proposed within the negotiations by executive action the CWU executive is instructed to activate an immediate ballot of CWU members for strike action.

Conference recognises that the pension issue, alongside the wider Royal Mail proposals and the CWU’s Four Pillars represents the biggest set of negotiations in recent history.

To this end, the PEC will continue to organise the widest possible membership campaign to galvanise membership support to the union’s strategy including use of the petition, this will be aimed at ensuring that Divisions, Regions and Branches arrange visits to every workplace in the UK to prepare and maximise support for the CWU via any proposed industrial action.

                 

Postal Executive      

South Central Divisional Committee

Scotland/Northern Ireland Division                                  

NW/NW Divisional Committee

Anglia Divisional Committee

London Divisional Committee

South Wales/South West Division

South East Division

North East Division

Midlands Divisional Committee

 

There will be planned member’s meetings with Area Reps, Divisional Reps and Postal Executive Committee members addressing the membership and regular literature distribution in the form of notices and handouts. A CWU Divisional conference call is planned for this week along with a Divisional meeting in London on Thursday 11th May to discuss the campaign.

Royal Mail have already started their campaign via Royal Mail TV and literature postings with spurious propaganda in an attempt to justify their proposals.

 

Mail Centre Manager

Su Redshaw (MCM) and Alasdair Redmond (PCM) joined the meeting where we discussed the current processing TM1 duty structure, vacancies and variable cost used to resource the operation. It was agreed the Royal Mail Processing Shift Managers and CWU Shift Representatives will sit together over the next few weeks and negotiate some innovative duties along with prioritising current scheduled attendance and duty vacancies on their shifts to be advertised for picking in a mini fit up. This will give part time staff the opportunity to increase their contractual hours and reduce the reliance on overtime to resource the operation.

 

 

 

Customer Traffic Update

We were told the last collection from Bertie Books to be processed at the mail centre will be Saturday 13th May. They are switching to DSA. The loss of this traffic will be counteracted by the increasing volumes of Amazon work we are currently experiencing.

 

Processing Workplan

We discussed the possible effects the upcoming Network 17 review and the T48, 2c workload advancement may have on the operation. this will be taken into the consideration when the shift managers and reps meet to negotiate duties.

 

Christmas 2017

Now a privatised company, Royal Mail’s budget driven resourcing with the onus on savings and efficiency and although we are only at the start of May we discussed Christmas 2017. Understandably, unlike previous years the business will need to have a rough idea of the amount of overtime OPG’s will want to perform over the Christmas pressure period before placing an order for casuals. Therefore, there will be a preference exercise for staff for Christmas overtime at the end of June early July instead of September/October this year.

 

Ernie Orviss

Area Processing Representative

Eastern No5 Branch

9th May 2017

Royal Mail Group – Road Safety Communication Campaign May 2017 – Safety First – ‘Vulnerable Road Users’ – “Put Yourself In Their Shoes”
 
 

 
Introduction:
During May, commencing on Monday 15 May, Royal Mail Group will be launching a Road Safety Communications Campaign focusing on ‘Vulnerable Road Users’ with the campaign theme “Put yourself in their shoes”.
All Royal Mail Drivers have a responsibility to drive safely and minimise risk to themselves and the public. Over the next few months, and as part of a Royal Mail Group business-wide focus on road safety, there will be a series of Road Safety communications and messages with drivers starting this month with ‘Vulnerable Road Users’.
Campaign Aims:
We all learn the safe way to drive but it’s easy to get into bad habits, take shortcuts or get irritated at others, particularly vulnerable road users. Drivers have a responsibility to drive in a way that minimises risks posed to vulnerable road users. The aim of this communications campaign is raising awareness amongst Royal Mail and Parcelforce drivers and refreshing knowledge and skills to ensure that our members who drive remain alert to the risks posed by vulnerable road users. Therefore the May 2017 Road Safety Communication campaign will be highlighting vulnerable road users and the actions that should be taken to reduce this risk by asking everyone to “Put yourself in their shoes!”. This means, thinking like they would do and adjusting how we drive to account for their vulnerabilities.
Vulnerable Road Users:
‘Vulnerable Road Users’ include pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists and horse riders. Anyone using roads without a vehicle around them offering some protection, so exposing them to the full force of an impact.
Statistics Behind This Campaign:
In the last 5 years 4 pedestrians, 3 motorcyclists and 1 cyclist have died in collisions with Royal Mail vehicles

In the last 3 years there have been 173 involving collisions with pedestrians and 149 accidents involving cyclists. (not including motor cyclists or horse riders.)

In July 2014 a Royal Mail vehicle stopped to carry out a U-turn across the road turning right into a bus stop on the opposite side of the road. As the Royal Mail vehicle started the U-turn, a motorcycle, travelling behind the van decided to overtake causing a collision and fatal injuries to the motorcyclist. 

CWU Area Health & Safety Reps and Workplace Safety Reps Involvement:
Area Health and Safety Reps and Workplace Health and Safety Reps are asked to support the campaign and will be fully consulted on delivery of joint Road Safety Communications and involved in the campaign initiative and activities. Area Health and Safety Reps are asked to focus Safety Inspections on the subject and on the completion of the planned line manager Road Safety campaign activities. There is also an ASR Activity Plan attached and by carrying out Safety Inspections and activities during this Road Safety Communication campaign, ASRs can help to raise the profile of Road Safety and keep our drivers/members safe. Royal Mail Group, Logistics and Parcelforce very much welcome CWU ASR/WSR involvement and support in Road Safety Initiatives.
CWU Area Health & Safety Reps Activity Plan:
ASRs should Agree with Operational Managers, which Units will be jointly targeted and support during this Road Safety Communications Campaign, and:
Assist Front Line Manager in delivering the WTLL

Carry out a Safety Inspection to include the following:

Ask Drivers:
If they understand who vulnerable road users are?

If they understand the risk associated with vulnerable road users and what they should do?

If they have seen the posters displayed?

Use the communication materials to talk to drivers about Vulnerable Road User Risks.

Ask Front Line Managers:
If they’ve completed the Vulnerable Road Users communications?

Have they delivered the WTLL and displayed the posters?

Have they completed a Driver/Vehicle SMAT concentrating on Vulnerable Road Users?

Observe Vehicles and Drivers and Discuss with drivers the importance of:-
Observations when reversing concerning vulnerable road users.

Observing and rechecking when reversing and pulling out of junctions.

Checking mirrors and blind spot observations.

ASRs should ensure that they record their Safety Inspections using the agreed reporting processes.
Key Communications Campaign Messages and Tips on How to avoid Incidents involving a vulnerable road user:
Pedestrians
Look out for pedestrians when reversing. Give them time and space to cross, especially children, the elderly or someone with a disability. They may not be immediately visible. 

Never wave a pedestrian across the road. There may be another vehicle overtaking from behind you which doesn’t see them.

Slow down and take extra care around busy shopping areas, stationary buses, ice cream vans and at sites where there are gatherings of children such as a school or leisure centre.

Pedestrians may stand in blind-spots – Look for pedestrians emerging from between parked vehicles. Be ready for the unexpected.

Don’t park on pavements. This obstructs the pavements for pedestrians and is particularly hazardous for the blind, wheelchair users or pushchairs, forcing them onto the road.

Children often do not understand the risks of the road and can be unpredictable.

Older people may have impaired hearing, vision, concentration and judgement. They may also walk more slowly and so could take a long time to cross the road.

Cyclists 
Expect to share the road with cyclists and give them time and space when passing.

Anyone encroaching inside that safe passing distance – a minimum of 1.5 meters − runs the risk of being prosecuted for driving without due care and attention. The air movement caused by an overtaking large vehicle can be sufficient to cause cyclists to fall, and passing too close or fast can drag the cyclist towards the vehicle.

Cyclists can be unstable and may move suddenly. They may also move out without warning due to pot holes, drain covers, debris and so on. It’s important to give them plenty of room when overtaking.

Bicycles can be hard to see and are easily hidden in blind spots. They are often quicker than you think. Always recheck for cyclists when pulling from a junction.

Cyclists will overtake in heavy traffic. Always check your mirrors before turning. They can legally overtake/undertake vehicles and are likely to pass on both sides in heavy traffic.

Motorcyclists
Always check your mirrors for motorcyclists. Take extra care at roundabouts and when turning left.

Give motorcyclists plenty of room when overtaking – they can be affected by side wind.

Take extra care when pulling out of junctions – always recheck for motorcyclists as they can be difficult to see.

Motorcyclists often moving quicker than you expect.

 Horse riders
Always driver slowly past horses. Give them plenty of room and be prepared to stop.

Keep engine noise as low as possible and avoid sounding the horn.

Look out for horse riders’ signals, be aware that they may not move to the centre of the road before turning right.

Over half of all road accidents involving horses, happen on minor roads.

Horses are large animals, falling from a horse can cause serious injury.

Horses can be scared or alarmed by noise or fast moving vehicles. They are generally found on small rural roads and can be unseen around bends.

Horse riders may ride abreast for safety, especially to protect a young rider or nervous horse.

Horse riders position on the left side of the road when turning right at junctions or on roundabouts.

What drivers should generally do to consider the vulnerable road users
Use all the signals you have and give plenty of warning – this will help to show all other roads users your intentions.

Check your mirrors regularly, especially in traffic, before you move off, change lanes, or turn. Remember cyclists or motorcyclists may be passing.

Turning Left – Never attempt to overtake a cyclist or motorcyclist just before you turn left. If you want to turn left and there’s a cyclist or motorcyclist in front of you, hold back. Wait until the cyclist has passed the junction and then turn left behind them.

Junctions – when pulling out of a side road watch carefully for cycles and motorcycles. Be especially careful if there are parked vehicles restricting your view. IF YOU DON’T KNOW, DON’T GO.

Overtaking – Treat motorcyclists and cyclists as you would any other vehicle. Ensure that there is adequate time to pass and that you have a clear view of approaching traffic. Pass at an appropriate speed and give plenty of room. The minimum distance when overtaking should be 1.5 metres.

Roundabouts – Be especially careful that your nearside is clear when at roundabouts.

Links to videos around Vulnerable Road Users – May 2017
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) launched its Vulnerable Road Users campaign, Monday 9th April 2012. This campaign is aimed at raising awareness of the vulnerability of road users such as pedestrian and cyclists and calling for all road users especially drivers to share the road safely. 

A frightening insight into how drivers of semi-trucks can easily miss cyclists travelling alongside them. 

Blind Spots – looking at the dangers of blind spots. 

https://youtu.be/OQuc2REU5Ok

Attachments:
Vulnerable Road Users Poster May 2017

Road Safety Communication May 2017

Blind Spot Poster May 2017

Vulnerable Road Users Logistics Handout/Briefing May 2017

WTLL – Vulnerable Road Users May 2017

Links To Videos on Vulnerable Road Users May 2017 

(Certain Posters will have different vehicles featured for Logistics, Parcelforce and Ops).
Royal Mail Group Road Safety Team have apologised for the short timescale due to the Easter holidays delaying the development late finalisation of this campaign but welcome CWU/HQ and ASR/WSR support.
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce

National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
 
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LTB 261/17 Royal Mail Group – Road Safety Communication Campaign May 2017 – Safety First – ‘Vulnerable Road Users’ – “Put Yourself In Their Shoes”

Vunerable Road Users Poster May 2017

Blind Spot Posters

Links to videos

WTLL May 2017

Logistics Handout Briefing

Road Safety Communications

Mental Health Awareness Week 8-14 May 2017
To: All Branches
Dear Colleagues,
This week we’ll be celebrating Mental Health Awareness Week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF). This year the theme is ‘Surviving or Thriving’. Good mental health is more than the absence of a mental health issue. The focus of the week is to look at mental health from a new angle – rather than asking why so many people are living with mental health issues, the aim is to uncover why too few of us are thriving with good mental health. The CWU Health, Safety & Environment department is pleased to be supporting this initiative, together with ways you can get involved.
Throughout the week the Mental Health Foundation will be sharing news and updates to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week. Look out for:
A live Facebook video Q&A with MHF Director of Finance and HR, Bernice Cole, on her top tips on thriving workplace wellbeing. Join the session here on Friday 12th May 1pm.

A series of short videos sharing top tips from the MHF head office team on how to manage our own self-care.

The Mental Health Foundation’s CEO Poppy Jaman will be blogging on the week’s theme ‘Surviving and Thriving’ and sharing some insights on her personal approach to resilience.

Caroline Hounsell, MHF’s Director of Product Development, Partnerships and Training, will be giving her top five tips for thriving mental wellbeing.

Photos of activities in the Mental Health Foundation’s Head Office marking Mental Health Awareness Week.

All of these updates and more will be shared on their social media profiles.
Facebook
Twitter #MentalHealthFirstAid
LinkedIn
The Mental Health Foundation has recently launched its social media toolkit. It’s filled with digital assets that can be used on social media or in email signatures to show your ongoing support for Mental Health First Aid.
There are a range of assets on the Mental Health Foundation website – you can join in the social media ‘thunderclap’, find out what’s happening in your area or download online and offline resources to help you celebrate Mental Health Awareness Week.
For further information on future awareness campaigns, contact media@mhfaengland.org to find out more.
Attachments:
Surviving or Thriving The State of the UK’s Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week 201717-Fundraising-pack

Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce

National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
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Attachment 1 – LTB260/17 Mental Health Awareness Week 8-14 May 2017

Attachment 2 – Surviving or Thriving The State of the UK’s Mental Health

Attachment 3 – Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 Fundraising Pack

Delivery of General Election Material – 8th June 2017

This LTB is to provide confirmation to Branches of the arrangements that have been put in place to deal with the above mentioned election. Branches will note that the attached slides which are Royal Mail slides confirm that the items will attract the normal unit payments which are applicable for Poll Cards and the Candidate’s “Election Communication”. Also included with this LTB are the agreed National guidelines issued to managers who will also be aware of the payments due.

 

We are already aware that there will be some D2D contracts in the system but this will be at the posters’ discretion, is over and above the provision of Candidates “Election Communication”, is subject to normal D2D service specification arrangements and therefore does not attract the unit election material payment.

 

CWU Reps will also need to be aware that the Poll Cards, which also attract the normal unit payments (1st, 2nd Class, DNA, PCMO) are due to be delivered in line with their product specification, although we have made the point that there should be a sensible and pragmatic approach to this that allows for some flexibility where necessary.

 

Branches are requested to take note of paragraph 4 of the guidelines in regards to there being no extended delivery overtime for Poll Cards and ‘Election Communication’ candidate mail as these items attract the unit payment. However if other workload (i.e. mail not covered by unit payment) on the day is sufficient to warrant overtime it should be provided in the normal way and in line with normal local workload and assessment arrangements.

 

Any queries to the content of the above please contact the Outdoor Department reference 535.09, email address: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org

 

Yours Sincerely,
Mark Baulch​

CWU Assistant Secretary – Elect

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