DGSP Terry Pullinger with an update to members on #TheCWU working with the government to develop our new pension scheme

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Area Delivery Representative Briefings

Dear Colleagues,

Further to the emails dated 11th June and 13th July 2018 which outlined details for the forthcoming Area Delivery Representative Briefings listed below, attached for the information of Branches and Representatives is the Agenda.

Date: Wednesday 18th July 2018

Time: 11.00am – 15:00pm

Venue: Rooms 2 and 3,

4th, Floor, CWU

150 The Broadway, London

SW19 1RX

Date: Thursday 19th July 2018

Time: 11.00am – 15:00pm

Venue: Birmingham CWU Office

47 Summer Lane

Birmingham

B19 3TH

A reminder to Branches that they are responsible for the travel and other associated costs for this type of meeting and, where an ADR has responsibility for an area which covers more than one Branch, these costs should be shared proportionately. However, if a Branch has any particular financial difficulties for these specific briefings and a case for assistance is made to this department this will be given the fullest consideration. Any such requests should be made prior to the meeting taking place.

Any enquiries should be addressed to: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org quoting reference 535.

Yours sincerely,

 

Mark Baulch

CWU Assistant Secretary

LTB 406.18 – Area Delivery Representative Briefings

 

AGENDA

Introduction – 11:00 – 11:10am

Session 1 – Updates from Guiding Principles Agreement – 11:10 – 13:00pm

• Overall update from 2018 Agreement

• Resourcing & Quality Checklists

• PDA OA Update

• Updates on AHDC / Resource Scheduler / Traffic Transformation

• Delivery Method Trials/ Door to Door Automation / Strategy

• LAT Core and Non Core

Break – 13:00 – 13:20pm

Session 2 – 13:20 – 14:45pm

• SWW Introduction October 2018

• Parcel Systems – IT and New Products Update

• WPC/Training- EO Professionalisation

• New Delivery Agreement (section 19)

AOB / Final Remarks – 14:45 – 15:00pm

New Investment in Warrington

 

Dear Colleagues

The department has received notification that an announcement will be made by the business today in relation to investment that has been secured for Warrington. Attached for your information is a copy of the announcement that is to be released.

Clearly investment that allows the business to grow and maintains job security is always welcome by the Union but it is also recognised that change of this nature can sometimes cause concern for our members. We therefore welcome the fact that the business has confirmed that it is not anticipated that any job losses will occur as a result of these proposed changes to operations.

The department will of course now be engaging with the business at National level to ensure that joint activity is progressed in line with our established Joint Working Group format, in order to ensure that all issues in relation to the affected functions are considered and addressed.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to: Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, quoting reference 231.08. Email Address: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

 

Davie Robertson

Assistant Secretary

LTB 404-18 – New Investment in Warrington

Attachment 1 – Copy of Business Comms

House of Commons – EFRA Parliamentary Select Committee Dangerous Dogs Law & Enforcement Inquiry – Dave Joyce Televised Oral Evidence Session 27 June 2018 on BBC Parliament TV:

To: All Royal Mail Group based CWU ASRs

Dear Colleagues,

On 27th June CWU National Health and Safety Officer Dave Joyce was invited to the House of Commons, Palace of Westminster, to give oral evidence to The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Parliamentary Select Committee’s Inquiry into Dangerous Dogs Legislation (the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 as amended by the Anti-Social Behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014).

Here is your opportunity to watch a Parliament TV recording of Dave Joyce giving evidence on behalf of CWU members and dog attack victims, calling for changes to further strengthen the law and toughen up sentences handed down by the courts.

Watch on the following link: https://youtu.be/QWI_UiggYNU

Terms of reference: The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Parliamentary Select Committee inquiry into the legislation on dangerous dogs is looking at:

1 How effective is the Government’s current approach to protecting the public from dangerous dog attacks?

2 What changes, if any, should be made to the current approach and legislation?

3 How can local authorities and Police forces be best supported in reducing the number of dangerous dog-related incidents?

4 What lessons could the UK learn from other countries dealing with similar issues?

There has been substantial debate about the effectiveness of the UK’s Dangerous Dogs legislation and the impact on dog welfare. 40 people died between 1989 and 2016 in dog-related incidents. The number of attacks has also risen, with the NHS reporting that yearly hospital admissions for dog bites has increased by 76% between 2006-2016 to around 7,500 a year.

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

18LTB405 House of Commons – EFRA Parliamentary Select Committee

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ON LINE SERVICE (OLS) 

Most Branches are probably aware that in recent weeks we have been dealing with a number of IT related issues.

The nature of these issues has meant that we have needed to exercise extreme caution when re-enabling all our systems to become operational again. Included in this is ensuring that both the access to and data around the OLS system is now clear to reactivate. We needed to exercise this caution precisely because of the sensitive nature of the data held i.e. members details and keeping in mind the new GDPR regulations.

As stated above we can now report the OLS system is back on line and branches can access their own branch data. There is still an issue with the email service that we are applying the same cautious approach to and as a result branches are not yet not be able to gain access to this part of the system.

Once we have carried out the proper diligence in this area we will inform Branches accordingly.

In apologising for the delay in getting this service back up and running, we hope that you will understand our cautious approach in these circumstances and we would like to thank branches for their patience.

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

18LTB401

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CWU SPECIAL GENERAL CONFERENCE – 3RD/4TH NOVEMBER 2018

Online Registration

Branches will be aware that CWU HQ has had issues with our IT which has meant that the online registration was not available. This has now been rectified and Branch Secretaries can now register their delegates for the above conference using the password and username previously sent to them in the letter regarding their delegation size.

If you have any issues please do not hesitate to contact Angela Niven on conference@cwu.org who will deal with the enquiry as soon as possible.

Crèche Facilities

If any member of your delegation requires crèche facilities at the above conference they should contact Angela Niven on conferences@cwu.org for a crèche registration form as soon as possible and no later than Friday 21st September 2018.

We require this information as early as possible to ensure that arrangements can be made to provide the correct number of staff to look after the children.

Prayer Room

If a delegate requires a prayer room please send the name of the delegate to conferences@cwu.org as soon as possible in order that arrangements can be made.

Signer Requests

If a delegate attending the conference requires a signer please email conferences@cwu.org as soon as possible and no later than Friday 21st September 2018 stating the conference the delegate(s) will be attending. 

Seating

As in previous years seating will be done by allocation. If a member of your delegation requires an end of row seating due to disability/special needs then please Angela Niven on conferences@cwu.org as soon as possible stating the reason they require an end seat and no later than Friday 21st September 2018.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Chris Tapper in the Senior Deputy General Secretary Department on telephone number 020 8971 7331 or email ctapper@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

 

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB400 – CWU Special General Conference

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Royal Mail Group – Fire Safety Week 16 to 22 July 2018 – Launch of New Royal Mail Group Fire Safety Training Packages

Dear Colleagues,

Here are the final confirmed details of the 2018 Royal Mail Group, Fire Safety Week.

RMG Fire Safety Week is again being deployed this year with the full support of the CWU and will therefore have the full involvement of Area and Workplace Safety Representatives who should now be proactively making contact with PiCs (Persons in Charge) and Area Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Advisors to plan support and involvement during the week. See attached RMG Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions/CWU Joint Statement.

CWU Safety Reps are entitled to be involved, consulted and to input in, Fire Risk Assessment Reviews, Fire Evacuation Plans, Fire Drills etc.

CWU support has been welcomed by the Royal Mail Group Property & Facilities Solutions National Fire Safety Manager, so please make it happen locally.

The purpose of Fire Safety Week is to raise or keep fire safety in focus and ensure fire safety is understood and supported throughout Royal Mail Group.

Royal Mail must carry out fire safety risk assessments for their premises and keep them up to date. This shares the same approach as health and safety risk assessments. Based on the findings of the assessments, Royal Mail needs to ensure that adequate and appropriate fire safety measures are in place to minimise the risk of injury or loss of life in the event of a fire. The assessments need to be reviewed and kept up to date.

The purpose of this year’s forthcoming 2018 campaign is to follow on from the 2017 campaign of raising awareness of the role and responsibilities of RMG Persons in Control (PiCs) who play an important role when it comes to managing fire safety within the areas under their control, with this year’s launch of the new Royal Mail Group Fire Safety Training e-learning and ‘Content on Demand’ plasma screen training Packages. These consist of:-

• Person in Charge (PiC) Fire Safety Training Package (20 Mins). This gives an interactive experience of potential situations in the workplace, giving the participant the ability to make decisions and see the outcome of those decisions.

• Fire Warden Fire Safety Training Package (20 Mins). This is similar to the PiC training package and is an e-learning package accessed via ‘success factors’ on the Royal Mail Group Intranet.

• All Staff Fire Safety Training Package (10 Mins). This training package is available via ‘Content on Demand’ on the Unit’s plasma screen TV.

NOTE: There is a ‘mandatory’ requirement for all staff to undertake Fire Safety Training appropriate to their level of responsibility (as above) e.g. PiC and Fire warden with ALL Staff undertaking the All Staff Fire Safety Training. This is to ensure RMG’s legal requirements are met and to ensure the workforce and visitors to the properties/offices are kept safe at all times. 

PiCs are required to complete the following key tasks:-

1 Undertake the new PiC Fire Safety Training.

2 Update and close out the Fire Risk Assessment Actions using the new Operational Fire Risk Assessment when rolled out in 6-8 weeks’ time.

3 Check Fire Evacuation Plans and Personal Evacuation Plans.

4 Ensure that all Fire Wardens and Employees have received their fire training.

5 Carry out a fire alarm evacuation exercise before the end of August.

NOTE: Where Unit Managers are not the nominated Person in Control (PiC), then it is the responsibility of the Unit Manager to ensure the PiC is aware of Fire Safety Week and support them with completion of the tasks required of them.

PiCs will involve and consult with CWU Area and Workplace Safety Reps about: –

• The New Fire Risk Register.

• New Operational Fire Risk Assessment (to be introduced in 6 to 8 weeks’ time when RMG has changed over to Windows 10).

• Proposals for improving fire safety.

• Informing and instructing staff on fire risks and precautions.

• Nomination of Fire Wardens.

• Any Fire related issues or risks identified which might affect the safety of the employees and proposed remedial action.

The Work Time Learning should be used to ensure the workforce understands their duties and responsibilities toward fire safety, for example: understand emergency evacuation procedures, good housekeeping or where unacceptable working practices have been identified.

Any non-RMG occupants e.g. Quadrant, external tenants should be briefed on any changes of a joint fire evacuation plan.

Attachments:

1 RMPFS Fire Safety Week WTLL.

2 RMG Fire Precautions Guide.

3 Fire Safety Good Practice Guide.

4 Fire Safety Check List.

5 RMG Induction to Fire safety.

6 RMG Fire Safety Week 2018 Joint Statement.

Raising Faults or Queries

Raise faults or queries by contacting the Property & Facilities Helpdesk on 0844 800 9191.

Fire Related Queries and Further Assistance

Any Fire related queries and further assistance can be obtained by email to: fire.safety@royalmail.com

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

18LTB399 Royal Mail Group – Fire Safety Week 16 to 22 July 2018

WTLL Brief Fire Week 2018

Fire Precautions Guide Rev 2 0514

Fire Safety Good Practice Guide

Fire Safety Check List

Induction hand out notes V1 130213

RMG Fire Safety Week 2018 Joint Statement

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CWU Conference 2019

The date and venue for next year’s General and Industrial Conferences are as follows:

• Sunday 28th April – Thursday 2nd May 2019

Conferences will be held at the Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Further details will be issued regarding the timetable, registration and submission of motions to the relevant conferences in due course.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Chris Tapper in the Senior Deputy General Secretary Department on telephone number 020 8971 7331 or email ctapper@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB398 – CWU Conference 2019

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National Agreed Terms of Reference for the Trial of Parking Platforms

Dear Colleagues,

Some time ago Royal Mail Nationally approached the Union with a view to trialling a new initiative that would potentially alleviate some of the problems being experienced on delivery sites with regard to the parking of Official OMV’s, as well as cramped yards that create health & safety problems as a result.

In line with joint commitments in BT2010 and Agenda for Growth and Stability and the guiding principles national agreements, we have been exploring this initiative with the company, including on site demonstrations at external companies.

Key components of the joint approach and agenda going forward include reducing the cost of off-site vehicle parking – both in terms of the ongoing hire costs and the operational costs of operating with off-site parking. Providing on-site parking will support improving local employee relations as the aim of the parking platforms is to provide access to vehicles and loading facilities in a way that supports leaving the office without delay and waiting for these to be available. The platforms could also support relieving health and safety issues in cramped yards, where double-stacked parking could improve access, egress, parking and loading conditions.

With this objective in mind, Royal Mail Property and Facility Solutions have obtained funding to introduce parking platforms at three sites; North London (N18), (subject to planning permission), Southwark and Canterbury Delivery Offices. The platforms allow vehicles to be parked one above the other using a hydraulic platform to raise/lower one vehicle.

We have therefore agreed a terms of reference for the trial of parking platforms which has been endorsed by the Postal Executive. This document outlines the key areas of activity which will be jointly undertaken in order to evaluate if further roll out of this concept will be of benefit to Royal Mail delivery operations.

Prior to concluding the terms of reference regarding this initiative, this has been subject to confirmation and full involvement from the Health, Safety and Environment department along with Dave Joyce. The H, S&E department has also carried out joint visits and assessments at each of the three trial site locations and have confirmed that they are satisfied all of the concerns in regards to the issues which are pertinent to their department have been addressed, and more importantly that the commitment of further and full involvement during the course of the trial is in place.

The trial is for a period of 12 weeks and along with full CWU involvement, the introduction of the parking platforms will be subject to a P.I.R. at each of the sites involved. This will involve the project manager from Property & Facilities management, the project manager from operations, local management team from the sites involved and local/national CWU I.R. and H&S representatives as designated by the CWU.

It is not anticipated that there will be any changes necessary to the current agreed and existing duties within the sites and these effects will be minimal. Any issues that are raised during the trial and the P.I.R. will be addressed locally by the appropriate manager and CWU IR Representatives and will be subject to the use of the IR Framework.

All learning and good practice established as part of the initial deployment process will be captured and shared, so it can be used in any subsequent deployment. Any future expansion of this trial or roll out beyond the offices stated will be subject to further discussion and National agreement.

Any queries to the content of the above, please contact the Outdoor Department, reference: 300.02, email address: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

 

Mark Baulch

Assistant Secretary

LTB 396.18 – National Agreed Terms of Reference for the Trial of Parking Platforms

CWU_RM Terms of Reference Covering the Trial of Parking Platforms