Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains. Karl Marx.
CWU Virtual Rules Revision Conference 2021 – Standing Order Report No.2
Please find attached the following:
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
21LTB171 – CWU Virtual Special Rules Revision Conference – SOR No.2
CWU Podcast For Delivery Members – Taking The Commitments Within The Pathway To Change Agreement Forward
We have produced a podcast as part of our engagement strategy with Delivery Office members, together with our Communications Department in order to keep our members informed and up to date with regard to taking the key commitments of the Pathway to Change Agreement forward.
As part of this strategy, we will aim to produce a podcast which will be released monthly. Each episode will focus on a key issues for Delivery members. We will also seek input from our members and representatives so that the content is as lively and dynamic as possible covering the key issues. We will also be developing other communication and engagement initiatives aimed at keeping delivery members informed.
In line with this, please see below a link to episode one of our workplace podcast. Please could you share this as widely as possible using: – WhatsApp, Social Media and email.
Here is the link: https://soundcloud.com/the-cwu/delivery-members-podcast
Any enquires should be directed to the Outdoor Department, reference 555, email address: njones@gmail.com
Yours sincerely,
Mark Baulch
CWU Assistant Secretary
A podcast to share with all delivery members.
🎙🎙 We sat down with National Officer Mark Baulch and covered a wide range of subjects involving revisions, part-time workers, culture, the post Covid world, equipment and more.
EUREST (EX QUADRANT) PAY CLAIM 2021 – BALLOT RESULT
Reproduced below for the information of Branches is the result of the above ballot which has been received from Tony Kearns, Senior Deputy General Secretary:Ballot Papers Issued228Votes for Acceptance 80Votes Against 3Spoils 0
The ballot has therefore resulted in a return of 36% with approximately 96% voting in favour of the agreement.
Branches are requested to ensure that members are made aware of the result of this ballot.
The department has informed Eurest of the result and we understand that arrangements are being put in place for the increased rates of pay and any backdated monies to be paid to members in their April 2021 salaries.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.orgquoting reference number: 301.10.
Yours sincerely
Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary
LTB 169/21 – Eurest (ex Quadrant) Pay Claim 2021 – Ballot Result
RECENT CWU POLITICAL INTERVENTION – HARTLEPOOL POLL
You may have seen that the Union recently made a high-profile political intervention relating to the Hartlepool by-election due to be held in May. This intervention was about much more than the current Labour leadership and this LTB is intended to offer a brief overview of why the poll was commissioned and the role that it plays as part of our wider political strategy.
Representatives and members who attended the CWU Engagement Event last year, will be aware of the importance that we placed on the need for the trade union movement to assert its own agenda and lead the way in reconnecting with the working-class communities that Labour lost in the 2019 general election. It is widely accepted amongst political analysts/commentators that reversing this trend – which has been decades in the making – will require a fresh approach and some serious self-reflection across the Labour movement.
This point is at the heart of our political strategy and the independent Survation poll we commissioned in Hartlepool was designed to take this work forward in three key areas.
Firstly, to see what voters in the so-called ‘Red Wall’ were thinking about key policies that support our own members’ jobs and that connect the CWU industrial and political agendas.
Secondly, it was designed to strengthen the call for trade unions to come together with our own distinct agenda and build support for the New Deal for Workers campaign.
Thirdly, it was to help assess where people in this ‘Red Wall’ seat are with Labour since the leadership change and a year of the challenges we have all faced from the pandemic. National polls have shown that Labour is losing support across the country, with the public complaining that they do not know what the Party stands for. We are hearing this reflected from members who are becoming disillusioned with Labour. This isn’t about disaffiliation from the Party – it is about making serious interventions that can help them change course towards a better strategy that connects with working people.
We wish to make clear that the Hartlepool constituency poll was independently undertaken through a high-profile national polling company, namely Survation. The poll was conducted by telephone and weighted to match the demographics of the seat itself, with a representative sample providing a valid polling result that reflected the constituency. The lead for the Tories of 7% has been reflected in recent national polls that show a similar lead for the Party over Labour. More recent polling has actually shown the Tory lead to be greater than this, including up to 14% in the latest national YouGov poll.
Our intervention received widespread national and regional coverage, with the call for the trade union movement to play a leading political role receiving newspaper and broadcast coverage across the country.
The full results of the poll and the text of the Times article that I produced to accompany the results are attached to this LTB. We want this information out there so that we can have a serious engagement with Branches about the political strategy of our union.
Alongside our work on developing a renewed political focus, we are keen to meet and engage with Branches, representatives and members on all the issues covered in this LTB and we welcome any Branch contacting my office through me or our National Political Lead, Liam Young, to arrange these meetings.
We are also looking to set up a national political event in the near future where we will be able to discuss these issues in depth with some key guest speakers who can elaborate on all these subjects. This work also ties in with the New Deal for Worker’s campaign and how we see the union expanding its influence in our Regions and local communities and we will update you on this in due course.
Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed to the GS Office – lyoung@cwu.org.
Yours sincerely
Dave Ward
General Secretary
LTB 168/21 – RECENT CWU POLITICAL INTERVENTION – HARTLEPOOL POLL
GS ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN THE TIME TO ACCOMPANY THE HARTLEPOOL POLL
CWU Virtual Special Rules Revision Conference 2021 – Observers
As discussed at the mock conference on Tuesday 20th April branches need to register on zoom to be able to access the conference on Saturday 24th April.
The deadline to do this is Wednesday 21st April by midnight. Conference packs have been sent to the delegates via email for those that have registered. The Zoom registration link is within the conference pack If you have not received your pack please contact hmoffat@cwu.org
On the day observers can view the conference via the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CWULive
Any enquiries on this LTB should be directed to Angela Niven on 020 8971 7256 or email eventsregistration@cwu.org
Yours sincerely,
Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary
21LTB167 – CWU Special Rules Revision Conference – Observers
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CWU Virtual Rules Revision Conference 2021 – Standing Order Report
Please find attached the following:
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
LTB 166/21 – CWU Virtual Special Rules Revision Conference – Standing Orders Report
ELECTION OF NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS – 2021/2022
Further to LTB 125/21 dated 25th March 2021, at the close of nominations the following have been received:
CWU YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE – POSTAL CONSTITUENCYMIDLAND REGIONNatalie PageWolverhampton District Amal Branch*ELECTEDNORTH WEST REGIONLaura MarshallNorth Lancs & Cumbria Branch*ELECTEDSCOTLAND REGIONJohn CarsonGlasgow & District Amal Branch*ELECTEDSOUTH EAST REGIONBecca HuftonKent Invicta Branch*ELECTEDSOUTH WEST REGIONNo Nominations ReceivedWALES REGIONMatthew JonesNorth Wales & The Marches Branch*ELECTEDLONDON REGIONLucy WoodRomford Amal Branch*ELECTED
CWU YOUNG WORKERS COMMITTEE – TELECOM & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTITUENCYEASTERN REGIONNo Nominations ReceivedMIDLAND REGIONNo Nominations ReceivedSOUTH WEST REGIONNo Nominations Received
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
CWU Eastern No5 Branch 