TUC New Deal for Workers Rally Saturday 12th May

In just two days’ thousands of workers will assemble on the Embankment and march for a New Deal for Workers. I urge all branches to use these last moments to push for the highest possible turnout.

We have dispatched large amounts of merchandise but will also have limited numbers of T-Shirts, Flags and Caps available on the day.

The CWU Block is located in Zone 7 on the Embankment. This is near to Waterloo Bridge. The nearest mainline station is Waterloo and the best tube stops are Embankment, Charing Cross or Blackfriars.

The march will be forming up at 11:00 and setting off at around 11:45. We ask Branches to arrive by 11:00 as we are hoping to have the facility for speakers to address the CWU block via a PA system at this time.

On the day we will be making it clear the march is the start and not the end of our call for a New Deal for Workers. Publicity for our position on this will include a 4-page cover spread in the Morning Star on Saturday so please pick up a copy if you can.

Once the march reaches Hyde Park a series of speeches will be made from the main platform. The CWU has a prime slot and we will be immediately followed by Frances O’Grady and Jeremy Corbyn.

Finally, thank you for all the work you have done to deliver what we hope will be a record CWU turnout at a major demonstration – I look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday.

Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed the General Secretary’s Office gsoffice@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary  

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Mental Health Awareness Week ‎ (MHAW) 2018‎ – The Address Your Stress Toolkit:

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

In just over a week the Mental Health Foundation will kick off Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW), running 14-20 May. This year the campaign is leading with the theme of stress, asking the question, ‘Stress: are we coping?’ It will seek to highlight the impact stress has on us all, and the connection between stress and our health – both mental and physical.

The Address Your Stress Toolkit

To support the campaign, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England is today launching the Address Your Stress Toolkit: a set of practical resources designed to help people better understand and manage stress.

This toolkit is free to download from the MHFA campaign page as of today, and includes infographics and shareable GIFs on stress and self-care, as well as a signature banner which can be added to your email signature to support the campaign.

During Mental Health awareness week, MHFA want to share experiences from across our community of Mental Health First Aiders, and in particular from MHFAiders ages 18-35. Whether you’ve got an inspiring story of supporting someone using your MHFA skills or simply want to share how MHFA training has helped you think about self-care and stress, MHFA want to hear from you! You can get in touch by emailing media@mhfaengland.org and their team will get back to you with some more information.

Get involved

MHFA want Mental Health First Aiders, in particular, to support the campaign and to make the most of the Address Your Stress Toolkit and Mental Health Awareness Week. The CWU Health Safety and Environment Department is joining with MHFA and therefore encouraging Reps to get involved with the campaign by sharing this resource with others in the Union as well as friends, family and colleagues.

Further LTBs on Mental Health Awareness Week will follow.

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

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A third of the seats in Peterborough were up for election this year

Election 2018 Results

CON GAIN FROM NOC

Party

Elected in 2018

Total councillors

Change +/-

Conservative

7

31

+1

Labour

6

14

-1

Liberal Democrat

3

6

+1

Independent

1

5

—No results

Liberal Party

0

2

-1

Green

1

1

+1

UKIP

0

1

-1

Bretton

Scott WARREN (Conservative) – 851

Jo JOHNSON (Labour) – 824

Graham WHITEHEAD (UKIP) – 188

Simon KAIL (Liberal Democrat) – 92

Central Ward

Mahboob HUSSAIN (Labour) – 1,794

Mohammad Ayoub CHOUDHARY (Independent) – 659

Louise Catherine COLES (Conservative) – 601

Alan SUMMERSIDE (Liberal Democrat) – 132

Steve WILSON (Green) – 125

Jeff LIPSCOMB (UKIP) – 86

Turnout: 44.98%

Dogsthorpe

Dennis Peter JONES (Labour and Co-operative) 954

Sandra RINGLER (Liberal Party) 560

Christopher Michael MOON (Conservative) 255

Romina CAMMARATA (UKIP) 88

Carolyn ENGLISH (Green) 58

Turnout: 29.61%

East Ward

Samantha HEMRAJ (Labour) – 1,131

Muhammad IKRAM (Conservative) – 892

Graham MCMILLAN (UKIP) – 190

Stefan CLEMENTS (Green) – 129

Eye Thorney & Newborough

Richard Andrew BROWN (Conservative) – 1,252

Christian DEFEO (Labour and Co-operative) – 666 CWU Member

Layton Mark MILLS (UKIP) – 214

Michael ALEXANDER (Green) – 105

Callum ROBERTSON (Liberal Democrat) – 70

Turnout: 32.65%

Fletton and Stanground

HOGG Christian (Liberal Democrat) – 920

TYLER Bryan Andew (Conservatives) – 453

SKIDMORE Chris (Labour) – 448

REEVE Peter David – (UKIP) – 221

ALEXANDER Karen (Green) – 70

SLINGER Peter Huxley (Independent) – 53

Turnout: 30.58%

Fletton & Woodston

Alan DOWSON (Labour and Co-operative) – 876

Nigel NORTH (Conservative) – 864

David STEVENSON (Green) – 268

Turnout: 27.6%

Gunthorpe

Andrew BOND (Liberal Democrat Focus Team) – 1,097

Emily Kate FISHER (Conservative) – 688

Haggai ODEP (Labour) – 205

Anthony Steven LOCKHART (Independent) – 120

Marc BOYLAN-TAYLOR (UKIP) – 92

Cherry BEEBY (Green) – 50

Turnout 35%

Hargate-and-Hempsted

Mohammed FAROOQ (Conservative) – 616

Callie HARGREAVES (Labour and Co-operative) – 306

Chris WIGGIN (Liberal Democrat) – 289

Alex BAILEY (Green) – 44

Turnout – 27.7%

Hampton-Vale

Marco CERESTE (Conservative) – 529

Mohammed MUNIR (Labour and Co-operative) – 292

Nicola MILLS (Liberal Democrat) – 121

Greg GUTHRIE (Green) – 66

Turnout: 22.9%

North Ward

Shazia BASHIR (Conservative) – 1,233

Naz BIBI (Labour) – 1,156

John MYLES (UKIP) – 134

Nicola DAY (Green) – 131

Phillip WHITLEY (Liberal Democrat) – 115

Orton-Longueville

Irene WALSH (Conservative) – 850

Heather SKIBSTED (Labour and Co-operative) – 730

John OKONKOWSKI (UKIP) – 322

Daniel GIBBS (Liberal Democrat) – 172

Alex AIREY (Green) – 170

Turnout: 29%

Orton Waterville

Julie HOWELL (Green): 1,413

ELSEY (Conservative): 1,058

Alan GASPARUTTI (Labour): 249

Rachel SPEED (Liberal Democrat): 64

Turnout: 39%

Paston & Walton

Asif SHAHEED (Liberal Democrat Focus Team) 873

Jonas HOPOGAP YONGA (Labour) 687

Haq NAWAZ (Conservative) 424

Massimo PINTO (UKIP) 186

Joseph WELLS (Green) 114

Turnout: 31%

Park Ward

Aasiyah JOSEPH (Labour) – 1,714

John Philip PEACH (Conservative) – 1,260

Fiona RADIC (Green) – 105

Ian HARDMAN (Liberal Democrat) – 104

Turnout – 46.35%

Ravensthorpe

Edward MURPHY (Labour and Co-operative) – 1,285

Paul BRISTOW (Conservative) – 1,257

Mark PERRY (UKIP) – 181

Goran RADIC (Green) – 83

Turnout unknown

Stanground-South

Ray BISBY (Conservative) – 1,080

Tony OTLEY (Labour) – 481

Lisa Ann DUFFY (UKIP) – 92

Julian BRAY – 82

Jon PHILLIPSON BROWN (Green) – 51

Terri HAYNES (Liberal Democrat) – 42

Turnout: 27.8%

Werrington

Steve LANE (Werrington First) – 1,420

Ruta DALTON (Conservative) – 467

Sandra BOND (Liberal Democrat) – 310

Suzanne Marie WHITE (Labour) – 291

Roger PROUDFOOT (Green) – 102

June KENNEDY (UKIP) – 76

Turnout: 33.8%

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Reinstatement Guide Following a Successful Appeal

Talks with Royal Mail regarding the policy and practice on reinstatement following successful appeal have now concluded and a revised Policy Statement is attached.

Vetting requirements due to the terms of Royal Mail’s integrity guidelines under the USO license have delayed return to work by up to 6 weeks. The revised Policy clarifies what will occur when vetting is being performed, however in normal circumstances this will not prevent return to work.

Following reinstatement, Royal Mail has been deducting earnings from any work undertaken for another employer during the period of dismissal from back pay. Under the revised policy this practice will cease.

Employees will be put back on pay at the next available pay cycle and the calculation of back pay will be conducted within two weeks of returning to work.

Benefits from unemployment or Job Seekers Allowance will have to be repaid to the DWP. Benefits not associated with the dismissal, such as disability living allowance or caring allowance will not have to be repaid.

A process of support and rehabilitation has been put in place. The Policy stipulates a return to the role previously held unless there is an associated penalty from the appeal. If the role no longer exists due to a revision, then the MTSF process will apply.

Royal Mail’s policy on non-payment of lost earnings from scheduled attendance or regular overtime during the period of dismissal is unchanged. The Union has advised Royal Mail that we have reserved our right to pursue this separately and legal advice is being taken in this regard.

All enquiries regarding the content of this LTB should be addressed to the PTCS Department, quoting reference 041. Email address: khawkins@cwu.org

 

Ray Ellis

Assistant Secretary

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TUC Health & Safety Reps Survey 2018

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

This is the twelfth TUC survey of Health and Safety Reps. It is designed to provide the TUC and individual unions with information about who health and safety reps are, and what their experiences and needs are.

The TUC needs this information so that the TUC and Unions can do more to help Safety Reps, and so that Safety Reps’ views and experiences are better reflected in public policy debates and the work of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The TUC will publish the results, and use them to campaign for better safety standards at work (including more rights for Health and Safety Reps).

Your response is crucial to ensuring that this survey provides the information the TUC is seeking. Please answer as many questions as you can – but if they seem irrelevant to your experiences, ignore them.

Collating the responses to this survey will be a time-consuming and expensive task, so the TUC cannot enter into correspondence arising from the survey. But the TUC does want to know about any successes Health and Safety have had in improving health and safety standards and if Reps want to send details, then please e-mail those details to: healthandsafety@tuc.org.uk.

Please complete the survey by Friday 29 June 2018 when the survey will close.

The 2018 biennial TUC survey of health and safety representatives is now online so please complete the survey at:- https://www.tuc.org.uk/national/health-and-safety-reps-survey-2018

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

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ELECTION OF NATIONAL DELEGATIONS 2018

• TUC Congress

• Labour Party Conference        

The NEC has agreed the 2018 election arrangements for the National delegations listed above. Accordingly please find attached the Election Regulations, Nomination Forms and Candidates Consent and Biographical Detail Form for these elections.

Labour Party Conference – 2018

Would Branches please note that the relevant section of The Labour Party’s procedural rules regarding delegates to Annual Conference reads as follows:

(Chapter 3, Clause 1, Rule 4F) – All delegates must have been individual members of the Party for at least 12 months at the closing date set for the receipt of names of delegates.

Accordingly in order to be eligible to be a delegate, a nominee must have been a member for 12 months at the Labour Party closing date for applications, which in respect of 2018 is 22 June. Therefore if any nominee joined the Labour Party after 22 June 2017 then unfortunately they are not eligible to be a delegate at Annual Conference 2018.

Additionally would branches please ensure that all candidates for the Labour Party delegation complete sections B, C, D, E, G and J of the attached Labour Party Annual Conference delegate application form, and attach this to the candidate consent form which must be returned to CWU HQ by the closing date for CWU nominations.

The details of the Conferences are as follows:

• TUC Congress, Manchester, 9-12 September 2018

• Labour Party Conference, Liverpool, 23-26 September 2018

The Timetable for the elections is:

Nominations open:                 4 May 2018

Nominations close:                18 May 2018 (14:00)

Despatch ballot papers:        25 May 2018

Ballot closes:                           8 June 2018 (14:00)

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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Election Regulations LP & TUC 2018

TUC Nomination Forms 2018

TUC Candidate Biographical Detail & Consent Form

LP Nomination Forms 2018

Labour Party Affiliate Delegate Application Form

LP Candidates Biographical Detail and Consent Form

RM & CWU National Agreement Covering the Use of PDA Outdoor Actuals

Branches and Representatives will be aware of the discussions that been have been ongoing with Royal Mail regarding the use of technology in delivery for a number of years. The process started and was part of the Agenda for Growth Agreement in 2013 which contained a commitment for the use of technology and PDA data to understand all elements of the operation along with commercial opportunities for new products as a result.

Following the above in 2014 we entered into a trial of PDA – Service View information which was contained in LTB 296/14 dated 7th May 2014, however upon reviewing the trial it became clear that the Service View system/technology that Royal Mail had at that time was not fit for purpose and therefore the software to run the system was ceased.

Since then Royal Mail has invested significantly in this type of technology and we have been in discussions regarding PDA devices having the App software applied, which was renamed as PDA Outdoor Actual initiative. The system go live date began in May 2017 and was contained within LTB 251/17.

During this time, agreed trials of the data and the dashboard format this produces took place in eight offices originally in the phase 1 deployment rollout in order to refine what data can be obtained, and more importantly how the information can be used and who has access to it. There has also been an extended trial in the Merseyside and Cheshire DL area with full CWU involvement, which overall has provided some positive feedback. Having successfully completed 11 months of testing the application and the dashboards, which CWU Nationally has also been fully involved with, it has now been agreed that this is ready to progressively roll out to all delivery and collection units.

Following extensive discussions with Royal Mail for several weeks we have now ensured that we have jointly agreed the appropriate words and actions regarding this National Deployment, whilst also ensuring that the PDA Outdoor Actual Agreement builds on the commitments and is also fully consistent with the spirit and intent of the 2018 Guiding Principles Agreement.

In addition, the use of PDA Data has also been agreed as one of the methods, along with the IWT, that can be used to assess options for the planning and achievement of the first hour reduction to the current working week by October 2018 in line with 16.1.1 of the 2018 Guiding Principles Agreement, and how this is achieved in all units. The need therefore to complete National roll-out over the next month or so along with the local involvement is important if we are to be able to ensure the first hour reduction off the working week is met to the agreed timescales as there is a need to validate some months of trend data in order to target where the hour is reduced within the operation if it is from the outdoor element.

Branches and Representatives will also note that contained within the agreement, we have included a joint commitment that both parties will continue to review and jointly monitor the usage of the data going forward, along with any efficiency improvements derived in relation to assessing how this can also assist the joint commitment for further reductions and flight path to achieve the 35 hour working week by 2022, as per the national agreement or before that date in connection with technological and operational change. We believe therefore that the use of the system and the data it produces can be a major lever to achieve further hours reductions in order to effectuate the 35 hour working week.

This roll out will also provide a valuable insight into operational route certainty and the consistency of service provision to customers, whilst also providing the opportunity for new commercial product offerings;

• Compatibility of the planned delivery time through Final Mile Optimisation technology and the integration of actual delivery time from PDA data to assist with the below.

• Estimated Delivery Window (4hrs) / Predicted Time of Delivery (what is possible).

• Inflight options for customer delivery preferences.

• Enhanced collection services.

These items listed above are already part of current development and deployment, as new products and services are developed/ progressed further they will be subject to ongoing joint discussions relating to Future Job Design and Ways of Working included in the talks for a new delivery agreement.

From a CWU member’s perspective, Outdoor Data Capture can also help to jointly understand actual workloads and provide a platform to ensure that all outdoor activity can be planned more efficiently and balanced to provide a fair, manageable, achievable and sustainable workload for them. This can also include understanding whether any instances of lapsing and absorption are fair, proportionate and appropriate. These issues have constantly been the cause of unacceptable management behaviour and industrial unrest over many years and we believe that the correct usage of the data along with a supportive management approach in conjunction with the forthcoming outdoor route and revision planning tools can capacitate delivery route workloads to be balanced in the future. This is in order to ensure individuals have a fair and manageable workload and to ensure that these issues are finally tackled once and for all by providing visibility and fairness.

It is important to stress that PDA data is captured automatically on a daily basis across all outdoor routes and this will only be made available to view the day after the event on a dashboard report. Reporting will not be in real time. The data will be presented in summary view first, highlighting key information for the unit with the ability to drill down into route detail by exception using tabular displays.

The agreement also contains the necessary safeguards for our members in terms of that the data will not be used for capability or conduct cases against individuals:

“This new technology is not being introduced to track individuals or to be used for individual performance management and therefore it is confirmed that the data generated will not be used for this.

In line with section 17 of the 2018 Guiding Principles Agreement on data usage both parties recognise that new technology will improve Royal Mail’s performance and the service provided to customers. It is agreed that all individuals have a right to privacy at work and it is accepted that there is a mutual obligation of confidence and trust applied to every contract of employment and that all parties should act in a way so as not to break that relationship.

It is recognised that the use of technology may increase levels of individual visibility and it is agreed that this new technology is not being deployed for, or will be used as, a disciplinary tool. As such it will not enhance the ability of managers, or the evidence available, to take disciplinary action.”

Additionally data will not be displayed relating to an individual or individual’s route, and data from other delivery units will not be shared or displayed outside of the relevant delivery unit.

The following are also detailed in the agreement and in our clear opinion, are vital to protect our members going forward.

• Joint CWU/RM – DL/Div rep launch events also involving area reps.

• Ability to ensure compliance with meal reliefs if taken during outdoor activity.

• PDA Data Use / Weekly Resourcing Meetings – pragmatic approach and in line with all current National agreements including the IR framework where appropriate.

• Employee Engagement.

• CWU Representatives Access & Training.

• Link to New Delivery Agreement – maintenance of current structural Attendance patterns including S/A until March 2019, unless joint CWU/RM confidence to use data otherwise for revision purposes.

Additionally both parties have agreed that the data being produced and visibility of the Outdoor Workload is a significant development for all concerned within Royal Mail and that there will naturally be a number of sensitivities as a result of its deployment. Therefore the rollout of the dashboard and its usage should be used to build confidence in data use and not ruin it in advance of the forthcoming discussions regarding the new National delivery agreement.

It is therefore jointly understood and recognised by both parties that the agreed introduction and evolvement of the dashboard along with the data produced is a learning process for all. We will continue to closely monitor the deployment of PDA Outdoor Actuals through the implementation process, and National Monthly review meetings will take place between both parties in regards to both its application and how the data is being used in order to ensure that both the spirit and intent of the Agreement are being applied correctly and fairly. Please note that the dates of the events listed at Annex A in the National Agreement may be subject to change.

Any queries to the content of the above, please contact the Outdoor Department, reference 530, email address: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

 

Mark Baulch

CWU Assistant Secretary

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CWU CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2017 

LTB 236/18 contained the published questions tabled regarding the above. That LTB also contained a question from the Greater Mersey and SW Lancs Branch that we informed Branches we would answer upon return from Annual Conference.

The question and the answers to it are reproduced below.

“Please could you give a separate breakdown of expenditure of the following committees: NEC, T&FS Industrial Executive and Postal Industrial Executive to include any substitution costs, subsistence, travel costs and central billing.”

Substitution costs incurred within the Postal Industrial Executive totalled £25,526.

Central Billing costs within the Postal Constituency were £789,904 but these were offset by a reduction in the collection charge from Royal Mail of £423,575.

Subsistence costs were, on Postal Executive business £121,633, on TFSE business £19,389 and on NEC business £135,120.

Mileage costs were, on Postal Executive Business £51,215, on TFSE business £7,022 and on NEC business £51,716.

Travel costs were, on Postal Executive business £74,643, on TFSE business £13,893 and on NEC business were £76,643.

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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