LABOUR LEADERSHIP AND DEPUTY LEADERSHIP ELECTION PROCESS

Branches will be aware that the timetable for the Labour Leadership and Deputy Leadership elections was announced yesterday and this is as follows:

• 7-13 Jan – nominations from MPs and MEPs
• 15 Jan-14 Feb – CLPs (local parties) & unions can nominate candidates
• 20 Jan – freeze date for new members joining the party to be entitled to vote
• 21 Feb-2 April – voting period
• 4 April – result

You will also see from the timetable above that affiliated unions have the right to nominate candidates by 14^th February 2020. The purpose of this LTB is to advise branches that we will be undertaking a democratic internal CWU process that will involve branches in confirming the candidates we will be nominating.

The detail of how this process will operate is currently under discussion and further information will follow by early next week at the latest. This will also include detailed information on the process for CWU individual members to vote in these elections as affiliated supporters. Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary’s office gsoffice@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary

20LTB008 Labour Leadership and Deputy Leadership Election Process

CWU Young Workers Conference – Online Registration

Further to LTB 862/19, Branches are reminded that the online registration for the above conference is open to register delegates/visitors to the above conference. The conference is taking place at the Marriott City Centre Hotel in Bristol on Tuesday 21^stJanuary 2020.

The link to register is as follows:  https://conference.cwu.org

As with previous conferences we ask that Branch Secretaries register their delegates/observers. If you experience any problems please contact eventsregistration@cwu.org

The closing date for registration will be Wednesday 15^th January to enable CWU HQ to organise credentials for the event.

Attached is a list of branches with numbers of young workers in the branch. The delegation entitlement to the conference as agreed by the NEC is as follows:

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Angela Niven by email to conferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

20LTB006 – CWU Young Workers Conference – Online Registration

Copy of 30 Under Count – 24th October 2019

Postal Conference 2020 – Submission of Motions

Please find attached motion forms for Postal Conference 2020. The purpose of this Letter to Branches is to remind those Branches/Co-ordinating Committees who do not have access to an email facility that they must contact head office direct to request hard copies of the forms to be despatched to them. They should contact Angela Niven on 020 8971 7256.

We also take this opportunity to attach to this Letter to Branches the Motion Guide for submitting Motions to Postal Conference 2020.

Branches/Co-ordinating Committees are also reminded that the closing date for the submission of motions to Postal Conference is by midnight on Tuesday 18^th February 2020, either by post to Angela Niven, CWU 150 the Broadway, Wimbledon London SW19 1RX or by email to postalmotions@cwu.org No motions will be accepted that go to any other e-mail address as the conference guide to motions refers.

Any queries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Angela Niven at Head Office or on 020 8971 7256.

Yours sincerely,

A P Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

20LTB005 – Postal Conference 2020 – Submission of Motions

Guide for Motions 2020

Postal Motion Form 2020

CWU GENERAL CONFERENCE 2020 – OBITUARY LIST

It is the practice to include in the General Conference Agenda pad a reference to those members who have served the Union in many different capacities who have sadly passed away since the previous conference.

Please let us know the names of those members of your Branch whom you wish to have included in the Obituary List for 2020.

Following the decision of the National Executive Council, the Obituary List to be published in the General Conference Agenda pad shall include the names of all members who have died in the previous twelve months, as notified by Branches.

To enable the list to be prepared for inclusion in the agenda, all names must be received no later than Friday 14^th February 2020. Unfortunately any names received after this date will not be able to be included. Notification should be either by letter addressed to Angela Niven at CWU Headquarters or by email to conferences@cwu.orgInformation supplied should include initials, surname and branch.

Any queries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Angela Niven on conferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

20LTB004 – CWU General Conference – Obituary List