Month: December 2018

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 – PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS

ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 – PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS

At the NEC held on the 13th December 2019 the following programme of business was agreed for CWU Conference 2019:

Further information will be supplied regarding the closing date for the Submission of Motions, Prayer & crèche facilities.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Chris Tapper by telephoning 020 8971 7256 or by post to head office or by email toconferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

18LTB698 ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 – PROGRAMME OF BUSINESS

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Rumours and Speculation – BT Fleet Solutions

Rumours and Speculation – BT Fleet Solutions

Further to LTB 636/2018 the CWU Fleet National Team met with branches yesterday and discussed the issues raised by members following the release of the Sky News article and the rumour and speculation it created.

The branches were very vocal in reporting the feelings of BT Fleet Solutions members and these comments are currently being relayed to BT.

Further briefings will be issued in due course.

Any enquiries on the content of this briefing can be sent to this office on: ldefontaine@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Brendan O’Brien

Assistant Secretary

LTB 693.2018 – Rumours and Speculation – BT Fleet Solutions 12.12.18.doc

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ELECTION OF NATIONAL DELEGATIONS 2019 Labour Party Women’s Conference 2019

ELECTION OF NATIONAL DELEGATIONS 2019

  • Labour Party Women’s Conference 2019

Further to LTB 660/18, dated 20th November 2018, please see below ballot results for the National Delegations which closed on the 11thDecember 2018.

Postal Constituency

Lay Members ( 4 Members )

Rachel Daley Bristol & District Amal 46,091 *Elected
Katie Dunning West London Postal 81,165 *Elected
Kate Hudson South Midlands Postal 85,562 *Elected
Michelle Reid-Hay Grampian & Shetland Amal 27,081  
Laura Snell Eastern No 4 54,104 *Elected
Arlene Whittaker Mount Pleasant 33,022  

Telecom & Financial Services Constituency

Lay Members (3 Members)

Sylvia Beckett Capital 18,676 *Elected
Sonia Campbell Midland No 1 3,067
Jaime Monsma Midland No 1 4,550
Jean Sharrocks North East 23,311 *Elected
Trish Vollans West Yorkshire 21,401 *Elected

Please find attached a branch analysis of the ballot results.

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

18LTB690

Postal Ballot Returns

TFS Ballot Returns

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The U Word Podcast – Episode Two – The Media Today    

The U Word Podcast – Episode Two – The Media Today   

Here we are again!

Following on from our successful pilot and first episode of The U Word we are back with another show. This time we focus on the changing world of the media. Interviews with senior figures such as Iain Dale, Michael Crick and Kevin Maguire feature in amongst chat with our General Secretary, Dave Ward. We also see the introduction of our new co-host Lucy – welcome to the team!

So, you can listen to the podcast here https://soundcloud.com/user-53225609/theuwordepisode2

Please help us reach as many people as possible by giving the link a share.

Happy listening!

#TheUWord #TheCWU

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POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – NATIONAL AGREEMENT ENDORSED BY THE POSTAL EXECUTIVE

POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – NATIONAL AGREEMENT ENDORSED BY THE POSTAL EXECUTIVE

Further to LTB 688/18 dated 10th December. Two key developments are being reported via this LTB. 

Firstly Branches will be aware that the result of the industrial action ballot of Crown Office members in regards to Christmas Eve opening hours was a 95.6% Yes vote. Branches will also be aware that a National Agreement had been reached with the Post Office via Acas to resolve this dispute (refer to LTB 687/18) and this will now be subject to a membership consultative ballot, the details of which are below.

National Agreement – Recommended to Members

At a Special PE meeting held this afternoon, the Postal Executive unanimously endorsed the negotiators’ agreement, noting that it was the best possible agreement achievable via negotiation. The Postal Executive is now recommending ratification of the agreement via a consultative ballot of Crown Office members.

Ballot papers will be despatched to our Crown members tomorrow by first class post and the ballot closes on Friday 21st December. These dates have been dictated by the prevailing timescales. 

Industrial Action – Notice Served in Parallel with Consultative Ballot

As a consequence of the ballot result, the Postal Executive has also endorsed notice being served to the Post Office for industrial action on Christmas Eve in Crown Offices between the hours of 12:30 and 16:00. We have therefore served the 14 days legal notice on the Post Office for strike action. We will however be running in parallel the consultative ballot of our members and recommending the National Agreement.

The Postal Executive believes the National Agreement to resolve this trade dispute is worthy of membership support and in the event that the members ratify the Agreement via the consultative ballot, the formal notice for strike action on Christmas Eve will be withdrawn. Obviously this won’t happen until Friday 21st December when the consultative ballot closes. 

Further developments will be reported.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey

Assistant Secretary

18LTB689 Post Office – Christmas Eve Trade Dispute – National Agreement Endorsed by the Postal Executive


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POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – CROWN OFFICES – INDUSTRIAL ACTION BALLOT RESULT

POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – CROWN OFFICES – INDUSTRIAL ACTION BALLOT RESULT

Further to LTB 666/18 dated 23rd November. 

Branches and our members in the Post Office will be aware we conducted an industrial action ballot of all Crown Office members in relation to the Christmas Eve trade dispute. The ballot closed today and the result is as follows:

Yes Votes 810 95.6%
No votes 37 4.4%
Spoilt papers 2
Turnout 50.6%

Associated with this LTB is a copy of the ballot result from the Independent Scrutineer – ERS. 

Our Crown Office members have returned a massive “Yes” vote to take strike action over Christmas Eve opening hours, although we have only just reached the threshold for turnout. 

The Postal Executive will now be considering next steps (given we have reached a negotiators’ agreement as reported in LTB 687/18 dated 7th December) at a Special PE meeting this afternoon and further developments in this regard will be reported. 

If you have any questions in relation to this LTB, please contact Lea Sheridan – lsheridan@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey

Assistant Secretary

18LTB688 – Post Office – Christmas Eve Trade Dispute – Crown Offices – Industrial Action Ballot Result

Attachment 1 –  2018.12.10 Ballot Result – Independent Scrutineers Report

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POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – NEGOTIATORS’ AGREEMENT

POST OFFICE: CHRISTMAS EVE TRADE DISPUTE – NEGOTIATORS’ AGREEMENT

Further to LTB 666/18 dated 23rd November. 

We have reached a negotiators’ agreement in respect of Christmas Eve opening hours with the Post Office via Acas talks which were held on Wednesday 5th December. The key features of the agreement reached are as follows: 

•  A 16:00 closure on Christmas Eve going forward with all members,   both full and part time, receiving a one-off compensation payment of £100, to be paid with January salaries.

• The principle of minimum staffing for Christmas Eve has been established, with anyone who works to 16:00 benefiting (for this year only) with 3.5 hours Time Off in Lieu.

• Resourcing for Christmas Eve will primarily be on the basis of volunteers where possible.

• Guiding Principles, ensuring the Branch Manager plans resourcing arrangements for Christmas Eve based on minimum staffing levels, have been agreed.

A Joint Statement with the Post Office is being published and is attached for your information.

The negotiators’ agreement will now be placed before a Special Postal Executive scheduled for the afternoon of Monday 10th December. It should be noted the key features reported above are consistent with Postal Executive policy and in particular the proposal we put to the Post Office to resolve this dispute. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Branches, Representatives and our members for their support in this dispute. 

Further developments will be reported.

If you have any questions in relation to this LTB, please contact Lea Sheridan – lsheridan@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey

Assistant Secretary

18LTB687 – Post Office – Christmas Eve Trade Dispute – Negotiators’ Agreement

Attachment to 18LTB687 

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Automated Hours Data Capture (AHDC) and Resource Scheduler – Trials Update

Automated Hours Data Capture (AHDC) and Resource Scheduler – Trials Update

Branches and Representatives will be aware of the trial activity that has been taking place in relation to AHDC and Resource Scheduler (LTB’s 295/18 and 441/18 refer). The current status in relation to both of these trials is that they continue to be the subject of National review and discussion and that no agreements have been concluded in respect of deployment.

For the information of Branches we have however recently become aware of advertisements that have been issued by the business for managerial positions on the Enterprise Team which appear to indicate that both initiatives are to be deployed. Representation has therefore been made to the business on the basis of reaffirming that the commitments contained within the National Guiding Principles Agreement and the Terms of References for both initiatives have not been met and onward deployment has not been agreed. 

In response the business has acknowledged that the wording on the job advert appears more definite than the current understanding on the Joint Working Groups would support and have clarified that the adverts have been issued to generate enthusiasm amongst potential candidates. Equally, they have informed us that it would be made absolutely clear to candidates at the selection stage that both initiatives are still subject to joint activity, discussion and National agreement prior to any further roll out.

We will of course report to Branches and Representatives any developments in relation to the outputs of the National reviews at the appropriate time. However, in the meantime you are asked to ensure that should any attempts be made to progress to deployment for either of these initiatives that the relevant department is made aware as a matter of urgency.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to:

Processing/RDC’s/Logistics: Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.org or shayman@cwu.org quoting reference number: (AHDC) 730.13 or (Resource Scheduler) 730.13.

Or

Delivery: Mark Baulch, Assistant Secretary, email: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org quoting reference number: 230.03.

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson – Assistant Secretary

Mark Baulch – Assistant Secretary

LTB 685.18 – Automated Hours Data Capture (AHDC) and Resource Scheduler Trials Update

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Brexit briefing – December 2018

Brexit briefing – December 2018

Attached to this LTB is a briefing paper on Brexit which is based on a document that was agreed at the NEC on 29thNovember. The purpose of the briefing paper is to provide an overview of recent developments for branches and to set out the CWU’s position.

It outlines the key details of the Draft Withdrawal Agreement and the Draft Political Declaration agreed between the government and the EU. These are of course now being debated in Parliament and the document outlines the next steps and what may happen after the vote in Parliament next week.

This is clearly a dynamic situation with new developments coming on a daily basis and we will keep branches updated on these going forward.

Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed to thegsoffice@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely  

Dave Ward

General Secretary

18LTB684 – Brexit Briefing

Brexit briefing

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