CWU Retired Members Conference – Wednesday 15thOctober 2025
The CWU Retired Members Conference will be held on Wednesday 15th October 2025 at the offices of CWU Birmingham District Amal Branch, 47 Summer Lane, Hockley, Birmingham B19 3TH.
a) Delegates
Only Branches with Retired members Sections are entitled to send Delegates.
Branch delegate entitlement to this Conference as agreed by the NEC is as follows:Number of Retired Members
Delegate Entitlement1-2491250-4992500 and above3
Branch Secretaries should register delegates and observers by emailing conferences@cwu.org
by Monday 6th October 2025. Confirmation of request will be sent to branches within 72 hours. Should confirmation not be received within this time branches are asked to contact Angela Niven on 020 8971 7237 Branches who do not have this facility may request paper motion forms by contacting the Angela Niven on 020 8971 7237.
Retired Members Regional Sub Committee Leads shall attend the Retired Members conference with the right to speak and move motions on behalf of their Retired Members Regional Sub Committee but not to vote. Funding for Retired Members Regional Sub Committee Leads to attend Retired Members Conference shall be from the General Fund.
In order that we can cater for any delegate with special needs such as seating, dietary requirements etc., it is important that you advise us in writing of the name of the delegate(s) and the particular requirement by return but no later than Monday 22nd September 2025.
b) Motions
Each Branch is entitled to submit one motion for consideration to be included on the agenda of the Conference. Motions should be submitted electronically to conferences@cwu.org using the attached template. Confirmation of receipt of motion will be sent to branches within 72 hours. Should confirmation not be received within this time branches are asked to contact Angela Niven on 020 8971 7237 Branches who do not have this facility may request paper motion forms by contacting the Angela Niven on 020 8971 7237.
Each Retired Members Regional Sub Committee is entitled to submit one Motion to the Retired Members Conference.
The National Retired Members Committee are entitled to submit up to three motions to the Conference, standing in their name.
Branches, Regional Sub Committees and the National Retired Members Committee are reminded that the Standing Orders Committee will not alter or amend any of the motions submitted therefore it is important that motions are checked before they are submitted.
Motion forms must be returned by NOON Monday 15thSeptember 2025. Anything received after this date will not be accepted. All sections of the form must be completed.
If Motions are being sent electronically, they will only be accepted to the above email address.
As with previous Conferences, the agenda will be structured in such a way as to maximise debate and participation by delegates. There will be 2 sections to the agenda, one for motions which are eligible for consideration for submission to General Conference, and one for motions that in the view of the Standing Orders Committee would not be admissible to the General Conference agenda.
Branches will be aware that the Retired Members’ Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit 2 motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be in this category, they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives.
The 2 motions for submission to the General Conference agenda will be decided from amongst those motions adopted at the Conference. A ballot to select the 2 motions will be held at the Conference.
c) Election of Delegates to General Conference
As you will know, the Retired Members’ Conference will select two delegates to represent the Retired Members to attend General Conference 2026.
The Standing Orders for the Retired Members’ Conference will advise a ballot to select these two delegates will be conducted during Conference itself.
Additionally, individuals must be willing to accept nomination, and must have the nomination of their own branch and/or the National Retired Members’ Committee, to be eligible.
The exception to this are members of the Retired Members’ Committee themselves who may be proposed for these positions but need to have the nomination of the National Retired Members’ Committee and/or any Regional Sub Committee.
Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Angela Niven either by post to head office or by email to conferences@cwu.org
Yours sincerely,
D Ward
General Secretary
25LTB176 – CWU Retired Members Conference – Wednesday 15th October 2025
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