ORGANISING AND RECRUITMENT – BUILDING THE UNION

ORGANISING AND RECRUITMENT – BUILDING THE UNION

Attached to this LTB is a letter we would ask you to use to engage every new entrant. It is crucial that we ensure every new employee joins the CWU.

The letter should be handed to new entrants, but CWU representatives should also use the arguments within it to encourage employees to join the union face to face as well.

We fully understand the pressure local branches are under at this point in time, but we need this work to be a priority in order to maintain our traditional workplace strength.

Alongside the above activity, Branches will be provided with as much information as possible from the postal department to:

• Assist you in producing Branch plans to recruit new entrants.
• Provide recruitment materials and joining forms (if needed).
• Ensure that recruitment is an agenda item at every branch, regional and divisional meeting.
• Map all workplaces.

Nationally we will be supporting this with a full communications plan. We will also be developing messaging to target long term employees who are not at this juncture members of the CWU. We will also be working on materials for business units and grades across Royal Mail Group.

All this work is an immediate intervention aimed at recruiting new entrants and building membership density across Royal Mail Group.

Additionally, the NEC and our Industrial Executives are urgently reviewing our overall recruitment strategy considering the impact of the pandemic, GROW campaign and industry defining disputes. Branches will have the opportunity to input into this review.

Thank you for your ongoing support.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward                                          Andy Furey
General Secretary                           A/Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

23LTB220 ORGANISING AND RECRUITMENT BUILDING THE UNION

07023 – New entrants letter

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