CWU Conference 2022 – Telecom and Financial Services Standing Order Report No.1

Please find attached the following:

• TFS SOC Report Supplementary No.1

Branches are reminded that credentials and voting cards and any further Standing Orders Reports will be available to pick up from the registration desk in the Windsor Hall Foyer in the Bournemouth International Centre from 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm on Saturday 23^rd April 2022.

Branches are also reminded that speakers cards need to be completed and returned prior to conference to enable the information to be input onto the system.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Angela Niven or sent to aniven@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

22LTB170 – Telecom and Financial Services Standing Orders Report No.1

TFS 2022 – SOR No.1

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TUC BLACK WORKERS CONFERENCE – 6^TH – 8^TH MAY 2022

Further to LTB 101/22 dated 4^th March 2022 inviting branches to provide names of those interested in attending the above conference as a visitor we have now been advised that the TUC have decided that this conference will be held as a virtual online event.

Further information will be published in due course.   If you have any enquiries regarding this LTB please contact conferences@cwu.org or Angela Niven on 020 8971 7256.

Yours sincerely,

Dave Ward
General Secretary

22LTB171 – TUC Black Workers Conference – 6th – 8th May 2022

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Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions Limited (RMPFSL) Pay Claim 2022

As you will be aware RMPFSL is its own pay bargaining unit.

Please find attached a letter sent to RMPFSL which is the Pay Claim for members for 2022.

We are seeking dates for negotiations and will keep you informed of progress.

Any enquiries regarding the content of this LTB please contact: The Outdoor Department reference 120.12, email address: njones@cwu.org for Cleaning members and The PTCS Department reference 301, email address: khay@cwu.org for Engineering and Admin members.

Yours sincerely,

Carl Maden                                         Mark Baulch

Assistant Secretary                          Assistant Secretary

PTCS Department                             Outdoor Department

Attachment 1: 22LTB167 Royal Mail Property & Facilities Solutions Limited (RMPFSL) Pay Claim 2022

Attachment 2: Attachment to 22LTB167 – Letter to Stuart Davies – RMPFS Pay

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EUREST (EX QUADRANT) PAY CLAIM 2022 – 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 Issued184Votes for Acceptance73Votes Against2Spoils0

The ballot has therefore resulted in a return of 41% with approximately 98% 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 2022 salaries.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to Davie Robertson, Assistant Secretary, email: dwyatt@cwu.orgquoting reference number: 301.11.

Yours sincerely

Davie Robertson
Assistant Secretary

158/22 – Eurest (Ex Quadrant) Pay Claim 2022 Ballot Result

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Election of:

• Royal Mail Divisional Representative Northern Ireland -2022
• Royal Mail Divisional Representatives (Substitute) Northern Ireland – 2022
• Royal Mail Divisional Representative (Substitute) Scotland 2022
• Royal Mail Divisional Chair Northern Ireland – 2022

Royal Mail Divisional Representative & Royal Mail Divisional Representatives (Substitute)  

Following changes to the IR Framework Agreement in respect of the Scotland and Northern Ireland Division, it is necessary to elect representatives for the above revised divisional structure

Nominations are invited from Branches within the two divisions for the position of Royal Mail Divisional Representative for Northern Ireland Division and Royal Mail Divisional Representative Substitute for Northern Ireland Division and Scotland Division

Scotland                               (Substitute Division Representative)

Northern Ireland              (Divisional Representative & Substitute Divisional Representative)

The term of office for these positions is until March 2024 and the successful candidates will take up office at the conclusion of the election period.

Nomination forms are attached to this LTB and completed forms must be signed by the Branch Secretary and Branch Chair or accredited deputies and the nominee and should be returned by email to elections@cwu.org  to  be received by 21^st April (14:00).   

The timetable for the nominations are as follows:

Nominations Open:                                       07 April 2022

Nominations Close:                                        21 April 2022 (14:00)

If ballots are required for the positions of RM Divisional Representative and RM Divisional Representative (Substitute) they will be conducted on an individual member ballot basis and will take place following Annual Conference 2022.

These ballots will be run in accordance with the CWU guidelines for Senior Regional/Field Official elections, which are attached for your information.

Royal Mail Divisional Chair

Nominations are invited from Branches within the relevant division for the position of Divisional Chair:

Northern Ireland

The term of office for these positions is until March 2024 and the successful candidates will take up office at the conclusion of the election period.

Nomination forms are attached to this LTB and completed forms must be signed by the Branch Secretary and Branch Chair or accredited deputies and the nominee, and should be returned by email to elections@cwu.org  to be received by 21^st April 2022 (14:00).   

The timetable for the nomination is as follows:

Nominations Open:                                       07 April 2022

Nominations Close:                                        21 April 2022 (14:00)

If ballots are required for the position of RM Divisional Chair they will be conducted on a branch ballot basis and therefore paragraphs 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the attached Guidelines are not applicable on this occasion.

Should a ballot be required, this will take place following Annual Conference 2022.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 0208 971 7237 or email address sdgs@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

22LTB166 – Royal Mail Divisional Representative & Royal Mail Divisional Representatives (Substitute)

Regulations 2022.doc

Div Rep – 2022- Nomination Form NI. doc

Div Chair – 2022- Nomination Form NI

Div Rep Sub – 2022 – Nomination Form NI

Div Rep Sub – 2022 – Nomination Form Scotland

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CWU CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2021

Please find attached the CWU Consolidated Accounts for 2021. These accounts are still to be formally signed off, however the numbers contained therein will not change.

Branches are now entitled to submit questions to these Accounts. Any questions should be sent, by email, to sdgs@cwu.org questions sent to any other email address will not be addressed.

In order to publish questions and answers prior to the commencement of General Conference 2022, Branches will need to submit their questions by no later than 12 noon on Wednesday the 20th April 2022. Questions received after that deadline will not be addressed.

Any enquires on this LTB please contact sdgs@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

22LTB164

2021 CWU consolidated Accounts (060422)

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CAPITA TVL: COST OF LIVING CRISIS – PAY NEGOTIATIONS

Further to LTB154/22 dated 31^stMarch.

Earlier today we met with Capita TVL management to see if progress could be made in relation to pay bargaining.  The meeting, whilst cordial, was unproductive with Capita saying they were unable to make an improved offer as they were at the limit of their mandate.

Evidently there is a significant gap between the two parties, with our strongly held belief that Capita can easily afford to improve the offer and that there needs to be due recognition of the prevailing economic environment our members are experiencing where inflation continues to rise.

We discussed next steps and in particular the possibility of escalating pay negotiations to the next level of senior management.  We welcomed the potential for this but stressed there would be little point in meeting another manager if they were simply going to go through the motions and reiterate the same position.  We therefore urged Capita to seriously consider this matter further as it feels like an impasse has been reached.  This in turn makes the prospect of a ballot for strike action a step closer.

We are meeting with the Postal Executive tomorrow where this issue will be considered further and a meeting will also take place on Monday 11^th April with our TVL Reps.

Further developments will be reported.

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey
Assistant Secretary

22LTB163 Capita TVL – Cost of Living Crisis – Pay Negotiations

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Royal Mail & CWU Terms of Reference Scan to Route (Tracked Parcels) Trial

Branches will be aware that Royal Mail faces an increasingly competitive landscape both in the letters and parcels market. It is recognised that customers may wish to have a more defined Estimated Delivery Window (EDW) than is currently offered by Royal Mail, to that which is offered by competitors.  Royal Mail and the CWU are committed to working at pace to undertake a trial of Scan to Route to support deployment of market leading EDW for Tracked items on Core routes.  Market leading EDW is an important enabler to improved customer satisfaction through increased First Time Delivery, which may create the opportunity for future commercial offerings i.e. live redirection validation, and enhanced in-flight redirections.

Additionally, there would also be a significant safety benefit of Scan to Route for delivery members, in the form of automatic hazard alerts on a PDA.  Where hazard data is contained within the HUE / WRAP system and the Scan to Route process has identified a delivery point (which correlates to this hazard), it will then be possible to alert the delivery colleague to the hazard before they attended the delivery point. This will also form part of the proof of concept trial and further learning.

This Proof of Concept trial therefore aims to gather further learning from Delivery OPG’s to understand the:

• Redesign required to standard operating procedures (SOPs) to enable Tracked parcel items to be scanned to route at the delivery preparation frame

Royal Mail and the CWU propose to trial this new process and modifications to PDA indoor and outdoor applications, at Cranleigh Delivery Office.

Trial Scope 

• The trial will take place at Cranleigh Delivery Office (Guildford area) – to undertake User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on the PDA application functionality, and measure the operational and workload impact of Scan to Route within the Delivery operation 
  • 18 Walks in total, mixture of shared pairs, singleton vans and HCT
  • Tracked Ready For Delivery scanning compliance +99.5%
• The trial will focus on: 
  • the identification of Tracked parcel items at delivery preparation frame
  • manually scanning the barcode label on the tracked parcel items at a delivery preparation frame, using the current PDA technology, with modified indoor and outdoor applications
• The trial is scheduled to commence 11^th April 2022 and will be completed no later than the end of May 2022
• The trial details: 
  • Up to 7 weeks with delivery colleagues undertaking the Scan to Route process i.e. identifying tracked parcel items at delivery preparation and scanning them with a PDA utilising modified indoor and outdoor applications on a PDA
  • Confirming PDA indoor and outdoor functionality is acceptable for trial
  • Confirming operational and workload impacts for the Scan to Route process in a Delivery Office

Health & Safety and Safe Systems of Work 

It is reaffirmed that Health & Safety and SSOW are of paramount importance to both Royal Mail and the CWU, as such, the Delivery SAC1 will be reviewed and updated in line with any required indoor floor plan changes. Any issues arising in this respect will be proper to the relevant RM safety experts and the CWU National Health Safety, and Environment Department.

Review/ Summary

Royal Mail and the CWU both understand the importance of being able to offer consumers a first-class digital experience to enhance the trust that already exists on the doorstep.

These Nationally agreed Terms of Reference will be formally reviewed at the end of the trial period by RM and the CWU Nationally, taking full account of all experiences and the feedback gathered in the trial site. The review will also jointly determine next steps along with any further expansion or rollout program of the concept beyond the trial site which will be subject to further discussions and joint National agreement

Any questions of interpretation, implementation or application of this Joint Statement shall be referred to the signatories as a matter of urgency for resolution and any local issues will be subject to the industrial relations framework.

Any queries to the content of the above please contact the Outdoor Department reference 540, email address: njones@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

 Mark Baulch                                                                                              

CWU Assistant Secretary

LTB 162-22 – Royal Mail CWU Terms of Reference Scan to Route – Tracked Parcel Trial

Scan to Route Trial_Terms of Reference v2_20220324 doc cmb (00000002) 01.04.22

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Trade Unions Stand with Ukraine – Demonstration on Saturday the 9th of April in London

Today we are advising branches and members of our support for the Unions Stand with Ukrainedemonstration on Saturday the 9th of April in London.  The rally will take place in Parliament Square at 12 noon before heading to Downing Street.

As you will be aware, the Russian government’s violence has caused thousands of Ukrainian deaths and forced millions to flee their homes.  The devastation of this appalling and reactionary invasion has only grown worse over the last month, from attacks on hospitals and essential services to chaos at the borders of neighbouring countries.  The CWU condemns this violence and has made a donation to the International Trade Union Confederation’s combined response for Humanitarian Aid. However, even with this horrific crisis, we can see that working people – though separated by borders, nationalities and backgrounds – are united in their condemnation of needless aggression, suffering and war.

As a trade union movement, we call for peace and for all governments to reach a negotiated solution.  We send solidarity to the trade unionists of Ukraine who have been engaged in humanitarian assistance and resistance to the invasion.  The CWU, alongside other unions, also calls on the UK government to welcome refugees seeking to come to the UK, without imposing restrictions.

We support the Unions Stand with Ukraine demonstration on Saturday and send our solidarity to the Ukrainian people and their trade unions.  More details about the demonstration are available in the attached documents (provided in both English and Ukrainian).

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward
General Secretary

LTB 160/22 – Trade Unions Stand with Ukraine demonstration on Saturday the 9th of April in London

Unions Stand With Ukraine Poster – English 

Unions Stand with Ukraine Poster – Ukrainian