Election of National Representative Positions – 2026. CWU Retired Members Committee (2026-2028)

Election of National Representative Positions – 2026

•  CWU Retired Members Committee (2026-2028)

 The NEC has agreed the 2026 election arrangements for the National positions listed above.

Accordingly, please find attached the Nomination Form and Regulations.

Nomination

Although Branches can nominate as many candidates as they wish, candidates must have the nomination of their own Branch.

Nominations must have been approved by a properly constituted Branch Meeting.

Dispatch and Return of Nomination Forms to CWU HQ

Nomination forms will be sent to branches electronically (attached to this LTB) and branches should return completed nomination forms to elections@cwu.org

Nomination forms will need to be returned by the advertised closing date to be included in the list of candidates

Dispatch and Return of Ballot Papers

The respective constituency based ballot papers will be sent by email direct to branches at the email address which we hold on file.  Branches should return the completed ballot papers by email to the advertised CWU election email address elections@cwu.org   Notification will be sent to branches confirming receipt of the ballot paper.  It will be the responsibility of the branch to ensure that the ballot papers are returned to the correct email address.

To be included in the ballot, ballot papers will need to be returned by the advertised closing date and time and be received to the advertised email address.

Election Timetable and Term of Office

The elections timetable for the above will be as follows:

• Nominations Open : 9 July 2026
• Nominations Close : 30 July (14.00)
• Despatch Ballot Papers : 6 August 2026
• Ballot Closes: 27 August 2026 (14.00)

Branches will wish to note that the term of office for the 2026 Retired Members Committee will run from 28 August 2026 for a 2 year period.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be sent by email to lparrett@cwu.org or by telephone on 0208 971 7222.

Yours sincerely,

D Ward
General Secretary

LTB 193/26 – Election of National Representative Positions – CWU Retired Members Committee (2026-2028)

Attachment 1 – RMC Election Regulations 2026

Attachment 2 – RMC-Biographical-and-Consent-Form

Attachment 3 – RMC-Nomination-Form

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