CWU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Conference – Saturday 3rd October 2015 

The CWU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Conference will be held on Saturday 3rd October in the Victoria Suite, The Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow G1 3SF.

 

Accommodation – The Grand Central Hotel

 

The CWU has arranged for a limited amount of accommodation for delegates/observers to the conference at the Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3SF.

 

It is important that Branches book places early at the hotel, as they will be holding a number of rooms on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

 

Booking arrangements:

 

Accommodation rates: (preferential CWU rates for Friday & Saturday night only)

 

All rooms are double rooms charged at £130, bed and breakfast (single occupancy) and at £120, bed and breakfast (double occupancy).

 

(Rooms will be held at this rate until 4th September, after which time they will be released)

 

 

Creche Facilities/Special Requests

 

In order that we can cater for any delegates with special needs such as seating or prayer room 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 4th September.

 

Upon request, crèche facilities will be available to delegates during the Conference and Branches should advise in writing by return no later than 4th September if they require the use of this facility. Please ensure that the names and ages of the children together with an appropriate address for sending the crèche form to for completion are included in this advice. It will not be possible to provide on the spot facilities for those delegates who have not informed us advance.

 

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be directed to Chris Tapper, SDGS Department on 020 8971 7331 or ctapper@cwu.org.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

A P Kearns

CWU Black Workers Conference – Saturday 17th October 2015 

The CWU Black Workers Conference will be held on Saturday 17th October in the Victoria Suite, The Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow G1 3SF.

 

Accommodation – The Grand Central Hotel

 

The CWU has arranged for a limited amount of accommodation for delegates/observers to the conference at the Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3SF.

 

It is important that Branches book places early at the hotel, as they will be holding a number of rooms on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.

 

Booking arrangements:

 

Accommodation rates: (preferential CWU rates for Friday & Saturday night only)

 

All rooms are double rooms charged at £130, bed and breakfast (single occupancy) and at £120, bed and breakfast (double occupancy).

 

(Rooms will be held at this rate until 4th September, after which time they will be released)

 

Creche Facilities/Special Requests

 

In order that we can cater for any delegates with special needs such as seating or prayer room 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 4th September.

 

Upon request, crèche facilities will be available to delegates during the Conference and Branches should advise in writing by return no later than 4th September if they require the use of this facility. Please ensure that the names and ages of the children together with an appropriate address for sending the crèche form to for completion are included in this advice. It will not be possible to provide on the spot facilities for those delegates who have not informed us advance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be directed to Chris Tapper, SDGS Department on 020 8971 7331 or ctapper@cwu.org.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

A P Kearns

RE: TRADE UNION BILL  

The Government published its Trade Union Reform Bill on 15th July 2015, which set out a series of changes to the laws applying to Trade Unions in the UK. It has also launched two consultations on further reforms it is proposing to bring forward (by other legislative means) alongside the Bill.  

 

This LTB is to update Branches on the details of the proposed changes and to outline the NEC’s initial strategy for campaigning against the bill. Attached to this LTB in hard copy is a booklet which contains three briefing papers from the CWU Research Department, TUC and TULO. The Trade Union Bill and the briefing documents can viewed on the Union’s website and can be accessed via the following: – http://www.cwu.org/tradeUnionbill.html

 

The Government’s Proposals

 

Taken together it is clear that the proposed reforms represent a very significant attack on our movement and includes wide ranging measures to reduce the influence and freedoms of UK Trade Unions and our rights to organise collectively.

 

The Reforms also constitute a significant restriction on civil liberties and the rights of individuals that are generally taken for granted in a modern democracy.

 

The key changes in the Bill are as follows:

 

1. A 50% turnout requirement for industrial action ballots.

 

2. An additional requirement in ‘important public services’ for 40% of those balloted to vote in favour of industrial action.

 

3. A requirement to re-ballot for industrial action every four months in longer disputes.

 

4. Requirements for greater information to be included on ballot papers including a description of the dispute, the expected timetable for action and the form of action-short-of-a-strike being proposed.

 

5. A 14-day notice period for industrial action (replacing the existing 7 day period).

 

6. Upgrading restrictions on from the Code of Practice on picketing into legal requirements on Unions, meaning a failure to comply will leave a Union open to an injunction or liability for damages.

 

7. A requirement for members to expressly opt-in to paying into a Union’s political fund every five years.

 

8. Limits on facility time for Unions in the public sector.

 

9. Increased reporting requirements to the Certification Officer and new powers for it to investigate trade Unions and impose financial penalties.

 

The key issues being consulted on by the Government are:

 

1. A proposal to remove the ban on the use of agency workers in place of striking workers during industrial action.

 

2. A proposal to create a new criminal offence of intimidation for workers on picket lines.

 

3. A proposal to require Unions to report in advance their plans for picketing and running social media campaigns on industrial action to employers and the police.

 

Although the specific impact of the threshold reforms would not have made a difference to the validity of the majority of CWU ballots conducted in recent years, this will clearly be an important factor in holding and conducting ballots for the Union in the future.

 

Furthermore, whilst the threshold issue has dominated much of the media scrutiny of the Bill thus far, it is the combined impact of all the changes that will definitely restrict all Unions’ ability to stand up for workers, completely undermine collective bargaining and increase both the financial and administrative pressures on our movement.

 

The second reading of the Bill is expected to be in October and the consultations (running to a shortened timetable) close in September. The campaign against this therefore needs to get underway quickly and the CWU will play a full part in it. This commenced with a major public meeting on Wednesday 29th July with numerous organisations coming together under the banner of “Kill the Bill”. The meeting was very well attended and as General Secretary I spoke in support of the campaign.

 

The NEC has agreed to campaign against the proposals by all means necessary and to co-ordinate effectively with other Unions and the TUC. We will be publishing details soon of a TUC demonstration on Sunday 4th October at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester and we will expect all Branches to attend this rally. The TUC are also organising a mass lobby of Parliament for the Bill’s report stage on the 2nd November.  

 

There is no doubt that if we want to change the balance of forces in the world of work and wider society, then the Union movement must now come together and mobilise workers in both its opposition to this Bill, but also in making a positive case for new workers’ rights and solidarity amongst working people throughout the country. This campaigning approach is reflected in a CWU Motion submitted to this year’s TUC Congress on reasserting Trade Union values in society, a copy of which is also attached.

 

Further information will be issued and we would ask Branches for your full participation and support in any campaign activities in the coming weeks and months. Branches are asked to familiarise themselves with the briefing document booklet and to circulate copies (or the link) above to their Branch representatives.

 

If you have any enquiries on this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.3/LTB 506/15.

 

Yours sincerely

​​​ ​​

 

Dave Ward​​​​​​

General Secretary

TUC MOTION 2015

 

 

1. Reasserting trade union values in society

 

Congress agrees that in the aftermath of the general election it has never been more important for the TUC to come together and re-assert trade union values in society.

 

In the world of work we have seen a fundamental shift from fair and decent jobs towards insecure employment models characterised by exploitative contracts, bogus self-employment, agency work and low pay.

 

This has been mirrored in wider society with working people, and particularly the young, bearing the costs of austerity with declining living standards, a growing housing crisis, cuts to essential services, rising in-work poverty and the privatisation and marketisation of public services.

 

With the proposed anti-trade union laws, and welfare and public spending cuts that will hit the poorest hardest, we cannot sit back in the hope that a new government will come around to our way of thinking in five years’ time.

 

Congress therefore agrees that the union movement must develop a comprehensive strategy through the TUC which includes the following:

 

– a joint campaign against anti-trade union laws;

– the development of a workers’ charter, pursued by every trade union signing up to a co-ordinated collective bargaining approach;

– a co-ordinated day of action; and a programme of ongoing action.

– a national campaign engaging working people and a wider coalition of groups to redress the balance of forces in society and the workplace.

 

Congress agrees that the General Council should prepare a report outlining this strategy for a special TUC Conference by March 2016.

Election of National Representative Positions -Postal Standing Orders Committee 2014-2016 (Vacancy)

 

Branches will be aware that the election for the Postal Standing Orders Committee was held in May/June 2014. The term of office for the Postal SOC is for 2 years and therefore we are scheduled to conduct the next series of elections in May/June 2016.

 

Additionally branches will also be aware that following Annual Conference 2015 Neil Robinson decided to resign his position on the Postal SOC and subsequently there is now a vacancy.

 

The NEC have considered this matter and due to the fact that there is in reality only 9 months left on the current term of office have decided to invite the first unsuccessful candidate from the 2014 election (Richard Wilkins) to take up office for the remainder of the current term i.e. until the 2016 elections.

 

For ease of reference the ballot result for the 2014 Postal SOC election was as follows:

 

Postal SOC (7 Members)

 

Colin Cairns​21,245

Phil Callaghan​58,098​(Elected)​

John Gaby​57,882​(Elected)

Scott Haslam​21,664

Brian Irvine​67,760​(Elected)

Eric Jones​20,086

Ian MacDonald​24,046

Paddy Magill​93,131​(Elected)

Neil Robinson​74,231​(Elected)

Alan Smith​13,121

Tony Sneddon​76,812​(Elected)

Julia West​80,786​(Elected)

Richard Wilkins​43,247​

 

 

 

 

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department for the attention of Peter Metcalfe.

 

Email: pmetcalfe@cwu.org

Telephone: 020 8971 7368

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS 

Dear Colleague

 

The Post Office – Election of:

 

• 10 Post Office Area Representatives for Crowns

• 10 Post Office Deputy Area Representatives for Crowns

• 3 Post Office Area Representatives for Supply Chain

• 3 Post Office Deputy Area Representatives for Supply Chain

• 4 Territorial Representatives

Further to LTB 500/15 dated 31 July 2015.

Nominations are invited for the positions of: 10 Area Representatives and 10 Deputy Area Representatives for the Post Office Crown Areas, 3 Area Representatives and 3 Deputy Area Representatives for Supply Chain (please refer to LTB 500/15 for area details) and 4 Post Office Territorial Representatives.

 

The term of office for all these positions is a period of 3 years in line with the Agreement.

 

Nomination forms for all positions are attached to this LTB, or are available on request from the Senior Deputy General Secretary Department. All Candidates must have the nomination of their own branch and completed nomination forms, which must be signed by the Branch Secretary and Branch Chair (or accredited deputies) and the nominee.

 

The timetable for the elections is as follows:

 

Nominations open:​Friday 31st July 2015

Nominations close:​Tuesday 18th August (14:00)

 

Any ballots will be run in accordance with the CWU guidelines for Post Office Area Representatives, which are attached for your information. In the event that a ballot is required a timetable will be notified in due course.

 

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

 SCOTTISH FRIENDS OF BHOPAL / BHOPAL MEDICAL APPEAL

 

The CWU agreed at its last Disability Conference held in Leeds, courtesy of motion E3 moved by the Disability Advisory Committee, that we should offer our solidarity and support to all those who continue to be affected by what is generally regarded as the world’s worst industrial accident with 20,000 deaths; 500,000 injured and in the region of 150,000 still struggling with serious medical conditions.

 

The CWU shall be writing on a more formal basis to the STUC Disability Committee to convey our support accordingly.

 

Branches are encouraged to raise awareness around this catastrophic industrial accident and also the fact that there is a medical appeal which has been set up and is accepting donations.  

 

More information on the Bhopal Medical Appeal can be found at http://www.bhopal.org or you can contact them via email at admin@bhopal.org

 

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be referred to the Equal Opportunities Department.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Linda Roy​

National Equality Officer​

RE: FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR MR GARRY BARKER, ASSISTANT SECRETARY NORTH ANGLIA BRANCH 

I write further to LTB 489/15 in which I advised branches of the sad passing of Garry Barker, Assistant Secretary of the North Anglia Branch of the CWU. We can now advise branches that the Funeral Arrangements are as follows: –  

 

Date: Thursday 6th August 2015

Location: West Suffolk Crematorium

Address: Risby, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6RR

Time: 15.45.

 

The family have extended a welcome to Gary’s friends and colleagues and have requested that the wearing of bright colours and trilby hats should be encouraged.

 

Any cards of condolence can be sent to: Judith Barker, 12 Ely Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2NA or by emailing Garry’s son Thomas barker.thomasw@gmail.com

  

If you have any enquiries on this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.3/LTB 503/15.

 

Yours sincerely

​​​ ​​

 

Dave Ward​​​​​​

TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS 
Dear Colleague,

 
RE: New Conduct Agreement Update

 
Further to the positive vote in the ballot, the launch of the new Conduct Agreement will take place on Monday, 3 August 2015. 

 
Branches will be aware the new agreement has been developed jointly to support a different approach with an emphasis on informal resolution and is corrective rather than punitive. Another key change in the process is the new approach to precautionary suspension.

 
The new agreement also clarifies the definitions of delay. 

 
As with the Attendance Procedure we will be issuing booklets to Branches in due course. 

 
For information purposes please find the Royal Mail Communications to their managers attached to this LTB. 

 
Any conduct case that is instigated on or after the 3 August 2015 will come under the new agreement. 

 
Please find below a link to the agreement and the associated guides. These have also been uploaded to the website.  

 
http://www.cwu.org/conduct-code-2015.html

 
Any enquiries should be addressed to PTCS department, quoting reference PTC/CM/dj/414. 

Email address: djeffery@cwu.org  

 

Yours sincerely

Carl Maden                                 

A/Assistant Secretary                   

          

• CWU ASSISTANT SECRETARY (POSTAL) – 2015 

Following the election of Terry Pullinger to the CWU Deputy General Secretary (Postal) the CWU Assistant Secretary (Postal) position is now vacant and therefore in accordance with the rules of the union the NEC has agreed the arrangements for the subsequent election

1.​CWU Assistant Secretary (Postal)  

The responsibilities of all CWU Assistant Secretaries shall be to carry out and discharge under the direction of the GS such Union duties as they may be deemed required to perform.

CWU Assistant Secretaries are subject to election in accordance with the CWU national rule that requires election every 5 years.

The above position is currently responsible for dealing with the following Royal Mail Group businesses; Mail Centres, Distribution Units and Royal Mail International Parcelforce Worldwide, Royal Mail Logistics, Quadrant & the Isle of Man.

The timetable for the election will be as follows:

 

Nominations Open:​3 August 2015

Nominations Close:​28 August 2015 (14:00)

Dispatch ballot material from:​10 September 2015  

Close of ballot:​6 October 2015 (first post)                

Result:​8 October 2015

 

The Election Regulations stipulate that a copy of the regulations for the election must be distributed to all branches in advance of the nomination process. A copy is therefore attached and I would be grateful if you could ensure that these are brought to the attention of the members of your branch.

 

 

 

The regulations will also be published on the CWU website and a copy will be issued to all candidates nominated to stand in the Election.

 

Further information regarding the election, including the CWU assistant Secretary (Postal) Nomination Form, will be despatched to all relevant branches on 31 July 2015. However branches are reminded that in order for nominations for the above position to be valid then they will need to be submitted on the appropriate CWU HQ issued nomination form.

 

 

2.​Elections Prize Draws

 

Branches are reminded that in order to protect the integrity of these very important national election’s and more importantly, ensure that the union is legally compliant with the relevant legislation covering such elections, that election prize draws should not be conducted under any circumstances unless written authorisation has been given by the Senior Deputy General Secretary.

 

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department, CWU HQ, for the attention of Peter Metcalfe. Telephone: 0208 971 7368, or email: pmetcalfe@cwu.org.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION

 

ELECTION REGULATIONS AND CANDIDATE GUIDELINES – AUGUST – OCTOBER 2015

 

 

ELECTION OF:

 

▪ ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Postal)

 

1. These regulations have been determined by the National Executive Council in accordance with the Rules of the Union to govern the election for the above position. The election will take place in August – October 2015 and the successful candidates will take up office in October for a period of five years.

 

2. Nominations open on 3 August 2015. The Senior Deputy General Secretary will provide formal notice of when the election will take place.

 

3. All eligible Branches shall be sent a nomination form for this election. All branch nominations must be agreed at properly constituted Branch meetings. Each Branch shall return the nomination form to the Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU to arrive no later than 14:00 on 28 August 2015. Nominations received after that date will not be accepted. Each Branch shall be responsible for the correct completion of the nomination form. Further copies of the nomination form may be applied for from The Senior Deputy General Secretary.

 

4. Members who are nominated as a candidate will be sent a letter confirming receipt of a nomination, and the appropriate forms to be completed giving their acceptance of nomination, biographical details and the election address together with a copy of these Regulations. Acceptance of nomination and completed forms for biographical details and the election address, together with a recent photograph must be received by 14:00 on 28 August 2015 by the Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU, 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX. Any biographical details or election addresses or photographs received after that date will not be accepted.

 

5. Each candidate must receive the nomination of five Branches by the close of the nomination period in order to be eligible for election. The five nominations must include the nomination of the candidate’s own Branch. 

 

6. Only candidates will be entitled to contact the Senior Deputy General Secretary during the nomination period and ask whether 5 Branches have nominated them. Candidates will only be entitled to ask about their own nominations.

 

7. The Senior Deputy General Secretary will receive the Branch nominations. Each candidate will be entitled to choose which five nominations are published. This list of nominations will also be published with the personal statement/biography outlined in Rule 9.7.7.

 

8. The full list of all Branch nominations received will be published in alphabetical order to all the unions Branches via a Letter to Branches (LTB). Candidates shall undertake not to include the full list of their nominating Branches in their election address, and the Senior Deputy General Secretary may delete any list, which is included in the election address.

 

9. Each candidate shall have the right to prepare an election address of not more than 500 words and to submit a recent photograph. The Senior Deputy General Secretary shall delete words in excess of 500. The content of the election address is the responsibility of the individual candidate and the Union will not be held responsible for any defamatory or libellous statements contained in the address.

 

 

10. The election addresses and individual photographs for all candidates will be published and distributed with the ballot papers to all members. Other than Branch publicity restricted to the membership of their individual Branch any other publicity or canvassing such as handouts, posters etc. for any or all candidates will be the responsibility of the individual candidate who shall fund any such publicity. 

 

11. The method of recommending support for candidates to its own Branch members will be a matter for each Branch. No Branch officer or other workplace representative shall have any responsibility for the circulation of publicity for any candidate other than the candidate recommended by the Branch. All material produced by a Branch must include the name of the Branch and the printer’s name and address where appropriate.

 

12. The Independent Person, in accordance with all legislation, designated as the printer of all ballot material is under instruction to refer any request from a candidate or Branch to undertake printing on their behalf, to the Independent Scrutineer and General Secretary. Printing for a Branch, or candidate, can only be undertaken by the Independent Person with the written authority of both the Independent Scrutineer and the General Secretary.

 

13. Candidates may not use information held by the union on its national records for workplace or home addresses for members for the purposes of distributing any publicity material. Any complaint that a member has used such information may be investigated by the Independent Scrutineer, and if as a result, the complaint is upheld, may take appropriate action in accordance with para.22 of these Regulations.

 

14. Voting will be by individual member by the marking of a ballot paper by the member entitled to vote. The ballot will be fully Postal in accordance with current legislation.

 

15. Each member entitled to vote shall be allowed to do so without interference, constraint or undue pressure, in secret, and so far as is reasonably practicable, without incurring any direct cost to the member.

 

16. So far as is reasonably practicable, all members entitled to vote will receive a ballot paper at the address notified in writing to the CWU. The ballot papers will be dispatched, so far as is reasonably practicable, from 10 September 2015. For votes to be valid, members must mark the ballot paper in accordance with the instruction, and return it sealed in the prepaid envelope provided to the address nominated by the Independent Scrutineer and appearing on the envelope.

 

17. All eligible members included in the Register maintained by the Union as at 24 August 2015 are entitled to vote. Every effort will be made so far as is reasonably practicable to ensure that each member will receive a ballot paper through the post. It is not possible to issue duplicate ballot papers unless this is authorised by the appointed scrutineer. To request a duplicate ballot paper the eligible member will need to send a written request to the appointed independent scrutineer (ERS). The request must contain the following information; CWU membership number, correct postal address and the reason why a duplicate ballot paper is being requested. 

 

18. The last time for receipt of ballot papers at the address nominated by the Scrutineer will be first post 6 October 2015. Any ballot papers received after that time will not be counted.

 

19. Returned ballot papers will remain unopened in their envelopes until the close of ballot. Two lay CWU members (who do not hold any elected or appointed position) will be selected as observers. The Observers together with the Senior Deputy General Secretary will attend the start of the count of the ballot papers. Their sole responsibility will be to ensure that the envelopes are unopened prior to the commencement of the count, after which the Scrutineer shall arrange to count the number of valid votes cast for each candidate. The Scrutineer will declare the results of the election as soon as possible after the completion of the count. 

 

20. The CWU is committed to free and democratic elections and will actively oppose racism and sexism and all forms of discrimination based on race, creed, religion, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation in industry, the Union and Society. Members and candidates must not behave in a discriminatory manner or circulate any material that may be offensive to any other member or candidate.

 

21. No full time officer of the Union as defined under the rules, shall publicly endorse, at any official Union organised meeting or conference or in writing, any candidate for election.

 

22. A member, candidate or Branch may make a complaint regarding the ballot on the grounds that there has been a breach of Union Rules or of these Regulations. The complaint must be submitted in writing to the Independent Scrutineer no later than four weeks of the declaration of the results. The Scrutineer shall investigate the complaint, and if as a result, the complaint is upheld may declare the election void or the election of any particular person void or any appropriate candidate disqualified. In addition they may invalidate any vote or any number of votes previously counted, or include any vote or any number of votes not previously counted and thereby re-determine the results of the election. The decision of the Scrutineer shall be final and binding.

 

23. These Regulations shall be distributed to all Branches in advance of the nomination process for the purpose of being brought to the attention of the membership. The Regulations shall be sent to each candidate on receipt of their nomination, and to any other individual member who applies to either the Union or to Electoral Reform Services Limited.

 

24. Any matter not covered by the Rules of the CWU, or by decision of the NEC prior to the ballot, shall be determined by the Scrutineer.

 

25. The Scrutineer appointed in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992, as amended, shall be Electoral Reform Services Limited, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London, N8 ONW. In addition to carrying out duties in accordance with the Act, the Scrutineer shall make whatever enquiries or investigations they consider appropriate in order to ensure that, as far as possible, the ballot has been carried out in accordance with these Regulations. The decision of the Scrutineer on any matter in these Regulations shall be final.

Candidates Guidelines – 2015

 

 

 

ELECTION OF:

 

▪ ASSISTANT SECRETARY (Postal)  

 

Please Note: That in line with the policies of the union, where they have not already done so all candidates will be required to undertake CWU Equality & Diversity training.

 

Biographical Details:

Each member nominated as a candidate will be entitled to complete the appropriate forms giving the following biographical information:

 

▪ Branch

▪ Date started employment relevant to CWU

▪ Date of joining CWU (or relevant predecessor union)

▪ Job Title

 

Union Record/Other relevant service to the Union and Labour Movement

Additionally candidates are entitled to submit a maximum of 100 words, for inclusion in the booklet to be sent to every member with their ballot paper. This should include information on positions held in Branch, District, Region NEC etc. together with appropriate dates and information on representation at Conferences e.g. TUC, PTTI, C.I. UNI, membership of other unions, political parties, any education or training relevant to this election.

 

Election Address

Each candidate is entitled to submit an election address of up to 500 words. Words in excess of 500 will be deleted after the 500th word. The election address can be submitted on disc or by e-mail to pmetcalfe@cwu.org. The preferred format for this is MS WORD.

 

Alternatively the election address should be typed or written in clear manuscript and signed by the candidate when submitting to the union. Please do not send photocopies to avoid misreading of your statement. Any errors will be reproduced – so proof read your text carefully prior to submitting it.

 

Use of formats such as underlining, text in bold, bullet points etc. may be used and it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that any instructions regarding the layout are clear.

 

The CWU cannot take any responsibility for text that cannot be read, or instructions on layout that cannot be understood. 

 

Photograph

Each candidate is entitled to submit a recent photograph that will be printed with the election address. The photograph should be black and white and have head and shoulders of the candidate only. Photographs containing more than one person are not acceptable, and will not be printed in the booklet. Candidates should note that black and white photographs will reproduce to a higher quality in the booklet, and the CWU cannot take any responsibility for inferior quality if a colour photograph is supplied. Photographs must be received by the CWU by the appropriate closing date for acceptance of nominations and cannot be returned after the ballot.

 

Please note: Instructions to refer to those printed in previous years, photocopies of a previous election address or extracts cut out from printed copy in previous elections, including photographs, are not acceptable, and only the submissions received for this election will be printed.

 

In accordance with current legislation, the CWU shall secure that no modification is made to any election address other than where it is necessarily incidental to the method adopted for producing the copy.