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National Blood Week & World Blood Donor Day 14 June 2019: ”Save Someone’s Life”

National Blood Week & World Blood Donor Day 14 June 2019: ”Save Someone’s Life”

Every year, NHS Blood and Transplant run a national campaign to encourage much needed new donors to register to give blood.

The ask is simple: help to spread the word and reach as many people as possible.

14 June is the World Health Organisation’s “World Blood Donor Day” with the WHO continuing the work worldwide to build a culture of voluntary blood donation. On World Blood Donor Day, WHO is emphasising the role that every individual can play in preparing for the next unforeseen emergency by giving blood now. The statistics from the WHO inform us that blood donation by 1% of the population can meet a nation’s most basic requirements for blood and 57 countries collect 100% of their blood supply from voluntary, unpaid blood donors BUT NOT THE UK WHERE THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF DONORS!  Further information is available on NHSBT Website at: https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/how-you-can-help/

NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) have again welcomed the support of the CWU and its members.

The CWU Health, Safety & Environment Department will again be fully supporting the week and continuing the work done together in previous years and we hope that Branches, Regional Health and Safety Forums, Health and Safety Reps and all other Branch Officials and CWU Reps can join in and can get involved again to make 2019 a successful year.

Across the UK blood donors make a difference every day saving people whose lives depend on blood. Over the last year 900,000 people have given up their time to help patients in need. But there is an urgent need for more new donors.

A national appeal has being launched to urgently find new black donors to help patients with Sickle Cell disease, the most common and fastest growing genetic blood disorder in England and the UK.

NHSBT need 200,000 new blood donors to ensure that patients in the future have access to the blood they need, when they need it.

There is also a need for 40,000 new black donorsto stop the pain experienced by black patients with Sickle Cell disease. They need life-saving blood from black donors, which provides the closest match to their own.

The 2019 campaign focuses on raising awareness about blood donation and the urgent need for more donors as well as thanking those blood donors for the gift of life and highlights the dimension of ‘sharing’ and ‘connection’ between blood donors and patients.  The campaign aims to highlight stories of people whose lives have been saved through blood donation, to motivate regular blood donors to continue to give blood and encourage people who are in good health who have never given blood to begin doing so, particularly young people.

Facts

  • 112.5 million blood donations are collected globally, half of these are in high-income countries.
  • 57 Counties collect 100% of their blood supply from voluntary, unpaid blood donors.
  • Blood donation by 1% of the population can meet a nation’s most basic requirements for blood.

Why should people donate blood?

Safe blood saves lives and improves health. Blood transfusion is needed for people who lose too much blood through work or road accident injuries, those undergoing major surgery and complex operations, cancer patients, those with certain illnesses that destroy blood cells, women with complications of pregnancy, such as ectopic pregnancies and haemorrhage before, during or after childbirth, children with severe anaemia etc. It is also needed for regular transfusions for people with conditions such as Thalassaemia and Sickle Cell disease and is used to make products such as clotting factors for people with haemophilia.

There is a constant need for regular blood supply because blood can be stored for only a limited time before use. Regular blood donations by a sufficient number of healthy people are needed to ensure that safe blood will be available whenever and wherever it is needed.

Blood is the most precious gift that anyone can give to another person — the gift of life. A decision to donate your blood can save a life, or even several if your blood is separated into its components — red cells, platelets and plasma — which can be used individually for patients with specific conditions.

NHSBT is on a mission to raise awareness of the importance of blood donation and recruit more new donors in order to save and improve lives.

As well as working with partners such as the CWU to boost national noise and conversation around blood donation, in response to patient needs there is a particular focus this year on reaching and engaging black blood donors, who are more likely to have the rare blood types needed to treat diseases like Sickle Cell.

NHSBT is also focusing on recruiting donors in specific regions where more donors are needed, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield, Bradford, Leeds, Birmingham, Oxford, Bristol and Southampton.

  • Just under 200,000 new donors are needed every year to maintain the supply for life-saving blood donations in the UK.
  • Half of all donors are over 45 so it’s important to NHSBT to recruit young people to donate blood to help meet patient needs now and in the future. NHSBT want young people: aged 17 – 35 years in particular to help by donating blood.
  • NHSBT also need people from Black and Asian communities to become donors to ensure we have the right mix of blood groups. NHSBT urgently need 40,000 new black donors to give blood.

Campaign details and how you can get involved

To give blood in the UK you can register as a donor at https://www.blood.co.uk/ which provides information on who can give blood, how to become a donor and the donation process.  

For More Information visit the NHSBT Website at:- https://www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/how-you-can-help/

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

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THE U WORD DELIVERY WORKPLACE PODCAST – EPISODE 5

THE U WORD DELIVERY WORKPLACE PODCAST – EPISODE 5

Dear Colleagues,

Please see below a link to the latest episode of our workplace podcast. This month we have focused on the Emergency Motion at Annual Conference and the Four Pillars Agreement.

Can all CWU Representatives share this link with members via social media, email, text and WhatsApp. We would also encourage Reps to bring the podcast to the attention of members during WTLL sessions or indeed any other any similar opportunity.

https://soundcloud.com/the-cwu/the-u-word-workplace-special-episode-5

Any enquires should be directed to the Outdoor Department, reference 535, email address: outdoorsecretary@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Baulch
CWU Assistant Secretary

LTB 357.19 – The U Word Delivery Workplace Podcast – Episode 5

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Election of CWU Regional Secretaries 2019

Election of CWU Regional Secretaries 2019

Further to LTB 297/19 dated 17th May 2019 at the close of nominations the following had been received:

 

Eastern Region

Paul Moffat Central Counties & Thames Valley *ELECTED

 

Midland Region

Kate Hudson South Midlands Postal *ELECTED

 

North East Region

John Woodhouse Newcastle Amal *ELECTED

 

Northern Ireland Region

*Ballot Required
Eamonn Cooke Northern Ireland Combined
Billy Hannaway Northern Ireland West
David Kennedy Northern Ireland Telecom

 

North West Region

Carl Webb North Lancs & Cumbria *ELECTED

  

Scotland Region

*Ballot Required
Craig Anderson Scotland No 1
John Carson Glasgow District Amal

 

South East Region

*Ballot Required
David Banbury Kent Invicta Branch
Paul Carpenter South East No 5

 

South West Region

Kevin Beazer Bristol & District Amal *ELECTED

 

Wales & The Marches Region

Gary Watkins Gwent Amal *ELECTED

 

London Region 

*Ballot Required
Khurrum Khan South West Middlesex Amal
Ian Murphy Harrow & District

 

Please note that the timetable for the ballots is as follows: 

Despatch ballot material from: 2 July 2019
Close of ballot: 24 July 2019 (first post)  

 

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

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Election of NEC Retired Members Sector Representative 2019 

Election of NEC Retired Members Sector Representative 2019 

Further to LTBs 229/19 dated 12th April, LTB 296/19 dated 17th May and LTB 321/19 dated 28th May 2019, please find below the list of nominations for the above position:

 

NOMINATIONS FOR RETIRED MEMBERS SECTOR REPRESENTATIVE

 

Further information regarding Postal and TFS NEC positions will be published in due course.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237, or email address sdgs@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

 

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

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Election of Postal Constituency Positions 2019

    • National Executive Council Nominations 
    • Postal Executive Representatives (Postal Grades) Nominations
    • Postal Executive Representatives (Postal Technical Services Grades) Nominations

 

Further to LTBs 229/19 dated 12th April, LTB 296/19 dated 17th May and LTB 321/19 dated 28th May 2019, please find below the list of nominations for the above Postal Constituency positions.

Please note that the list of nominations for the Telecom and Financial Services Constituency positions will be published on 14th June 2019. 

 

Postal Constituency:

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – CHAIR

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – VICE CHAIR

 

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – NEC REPRESENTATIVE (SECTION 1)

  

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – NEC REPRESENTATIVE (SECTION 2)

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – NEC YOUNG WORKER (SECTION 3)

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – NEC DISABILITY (SECTION 4)

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – NEC LGBT (SECTION 4) 

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – POSTAL EXECUTIVE – POSTAL GRADES

 

NOMINATIONS FOR POSTAL CONSTITUENCY – POSTAL EXECUTIVE – POSTAL & TECHNICAL SERVICES GRADES

 

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be directed to Senior Deputy General Secretary for the attention of Peter Metcalfe on 0208 971 7368, or pmetcalfe@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

 

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

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National Clean Air Day – Thursday, 20 June 2019

National Clean Air Day – Thursday, 20 June 2019: 

National Clean Air Day is on Thursday 20 June 2019. Coordinated by the Charity, Global Action Plan, Clean Air Day brings together communities, businesses, education and the health sector to improve public understanding of air pollution, both indoors and outdoors, to build awareness of how air pollution affects our health and to explain some of the easy things we can all do to tackle air pollution, helping to protect the environment and our health too.

The campaign for cleaner air is not just for one day every summer, but for 365 days a year. The Global Action Plan is to ensure that everyone has the information they need about air quality so they can lead their lives in the most non-polluting and health-enhancing way. So Global Action Plan campaigns to help people:-

  • Minimise car travel and switch to walking/cycling
  • Make the transition to electric vehicles
  • Manage air pollution in the home

Costs of air pollution
Air pollution harms the health of millions, particularly young children and those with lung and heart problems. It’s a public health issue on a par with cancer and heart disease – and costs the UK some £20 billion a year.

Through simple messages, such as walking or cycling to school, the campaign aims to inspire thousands of people up and down the country to take part in events in their schools, communities or at work.

About Clean Air Day 2019
In 2018 more than 2,000 organisations and thousands of individuals took part in 550 events across the UK. The campaign generated more than 1,750 media items, and 51,000 tweets. Central to the campaign is the UK’s leading public information portal on air pollution and health www.cleanairday.org.uk.

The 2018 campaign, in the run up to Clean Air Day on 21 June, got off to a brilliant start with a story about the London Marathon in late April. Research revealed a massive 89% drop in the capital’s air pollution on the day of the Marathon when the streets were closed off to traffic. This was picked up not only by the UK national media, but internationally too. The campaign peaked on Clean Air Day itself, with events up and down the country, Global Action Plan staff appearing on TV and radio news to talk about air pollution, and #CleanAirDay trending on Twitter for eight hours. Many people took up the challenge to walk or cycle to work, college or school. In Edinburgh they closed off the Mound to traffic for the morning, landscaping and installing benches to make the area more pedestrian-friendly. In Manchester a hospital ran free bike maintenance sessions for its 3,000 staff. Portsmouth gave away free park-and-ride tickets to encourage people to use more public transport. And in Lambeth, London, as part of a week of events, a school installed a screen of ivy to protect it from pollution from a nearby road. The 2018 campaign clocked up more than 1,450 news or broadcast items since the beginning of April. This, combined with social media, meant there was a staggering reach of more than 900 million. At least 2,000 organisations engaged in the day and there were more than 550 events. Most important of all, however, is that the air pollution message, and what can be done to tackle it, is now firmly in the mind of many more people.

The full report on National Clean Air Day 2018 is available at:- https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/news/clean-air-day-2018-impact-and-celebration-report

Groundbreaking Research
Over the course of 2018 ‘Global Action Plan’ revealed new research about:

Global Action Plan
Global Action Plan is a charity that’s working for a green and thriving planet where we can live happily without ruining the Earth we depend on. They’re experts in helping people live more sustainable lifestyles. They do this by making connections between what’s good for people and good for the planet. They are the organisation behind National Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest air pollution campaign. They work with young people on reducing consumerism and increasing wellbeing – what’s good for people is often greener too. And they bring business and young people together to work on a sustainable future – helping young people develop the skills and knowledge to tackle environmental issues is good for the planet and for everyone’s future too.

Resources
Campaign downloadable resources including leaflets/posters etc are available at:- https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/forms/clean-air-day-resources

Attachment:
Air Pollution The Basic Facts

CONTACT & FURTHER INFORMATION
Global Action Plan
9-13 Kean Street
London WC2B 4AY
Tel: 020 7420 4444
Email: info@globalactionplan.org.uk

Website: https://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

19LTB351 National Clean Air Day – Thursday, 20 June 2019

Air Pollution – The Basic Facts



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Seat Belts Save Lives – Mine Saved Me” – Royal Mail Group (Royal Mail, Parcelforce, RMSS, RMP&FS, RME, RM Fleet etc.) – Road Safety Week 2019 Closes With A Salient Message – Why Wearing a Seat Belt is Important:

Seat Belts Save Lives – Mine Saved Me” – Royal Mail Group (Royal Mail, Parcelforce, RMSS, RMP&FS, RME, RM Fleet etc.) – Road Safety Week 2019 Closes With A Salient Message – Why Wearing a Seat Belt is Important:

Despite the fact that motor vehicles are equipped with more safety features than ever before, none of these innovations are as critical to the safety of drivers and passengers as a seat belt. Unfortunately, many drivers and passengers choose to ignore this effective injury-prevention device, putting themselves at risk of injuries or even death. According to all motoring and medical experts seat belts reduce one’s risk of suffering injuries or death by about half. In fact thousands of lives are saved every year by seat belts in the UK.

Why is wearing a seat belt is important:

  1. It keeps vehicle occupants inside:
  2. It restrains the strongest parts of the body:
  3. Seat belts spread out the force of a collision:
  4. Helps the body to slow down:
  5. It protects the brain and spinal cord:
  6. Wearing a seat belt is required by law (POSTAL WORKERS ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM THIS LAW AS SOME WRONGLY BELEIVE):

Some believe that air bags are an effective substitute for seat belts. While they are an excellent safety feature, an air bag on its own will not protect a driver or passenger. If you are not wearing your seat belt, it is unlikely your body will remain in a position that allows your air bag to help prevent injuries. To get the most out of this safety feature, you must wear a seat belt. Not wearing one can have deadly consequences.

Attached is a copy of the CWU Website Article which appeared last week and can be read on the website still with some dramatic photographs – the article entitled “Seat Belts Save Lives –Mine Saved Me” published as part of the Road Safety Week Seat Belts Campaign tells the story of Parcelforce Driver and CWU member Carl Prendergast’s very serious, terrifying, recent road accident in which his 7.5-tonne Parcelforce lorry smashed through the barriers on an elevated flyover in Reading and cart-wheeled over before dropping upside down some 30 feet before landing on its roof, on the road below. In his own words Carl said: “If I hadn’t been wearing my seat belt, I’d have been catapulted out of the front windscreen and crushed to death on the road.” And he appealed to all his fellow CWU member colleagues and drivers; “Please never forget your seat belt, it can save your life – it certainly saved mine.”

RMG Road Safety Week has concluded but the message never ends. Carl’s story is an important example of the absolute necessity of wearing a seatbelt at all times while driving. Without a seatbelt, Carl would not be with us today – that’s the honest truth of the matter. Please everyone, it only takes a second for another driver perhaps to make a small mistake and as we can see from the Reading incident, the consequences are potentially catastrophic. Seatbelts save lives and in this case it certainly did. Those who don’t wear their seatbelts whilst behind the wheel put themselves in mortal danger. We’re all extremely relieved that Carl survived this horrific accident and walked away with minor injuries. I’m hoping that during Royal Mail Group/CWU Road Safety Week 2019, that Carl Prendergast’s story and the photographs of his accident has and will continue to help raise awareness of the vital importance of Seat Belts. During the Road Safety Week – Seat belts Campaign, Royal Mail, Parcelforce, and all parts of the group and the CWU worked hard together to raise awareness and promote the importance to CWU members who drive as part of their job, the importance or wearing their seat belts, through the posters, work time briefing sessions, via website articles, through road safety video clips and case studies like Carl’s case in order to get across how important this message is.

On behalf of CWU HQ I would like to personally thank Carl Prendergast for volunteering to tell his story in order to help get this important message across and to also wish him a speedy recovery from his injuries and our very best wishes for the future – Thank you Carl.

I wish to conclude once again with this salient warning message to all CWU members: “Seat Belts have been a legal requirement in the UK since 1983 and contrary to a common urban myth that still prevails, Royal Mail and Parcelforce Drivers are NOT exempt from this Law – so don’t get caught out! Unfortunately a number of CWU members have been caught by the Police and have paid the penalty with driving convictions and with fines of up to £500.

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce
National Health, Safety & Environment Officer

19LTB350 Seat Belts Save Lives – Mine Saved Me – Road Safety Week 2019 Closes With A Salient Message

Seat belts save lives – mine saved me

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Four Pillars Appendix A: Royal Mail Fleet Pay and Attendance


Four Pillars Appendix A: Royal Mail Fleet Pay and Attendance

Further to LTB210 the individual member ballot on the Royal Mail Fleet Appendix A draft Agreement closed this morning and the result is as follows:

Total ballot papers received:     717

Total ballot papers dispatched: 947

Spoilt ballot paper:                      1

In FAVOUR                                 172

AGAINST                                     544

The draft Agreement has therefore been decisively rejected on a very high turnout (76%).

A meeting of all Fleet representatives has been scheduled for Thursday 13th June to discuss next steps. 

Yours sincerely

Ray Ellis
Assistant Secretary

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CWU Rule Book 2019

CWU Rule Book 2019

Please find attached a copy of the revised CWU Rule Book 2019 which incorporates the necessary changes required as a result of the rule amendments carried at the Special Rules Revision Conference.

The new Rule Book is on the website and you can find by using the following link:

https://www.cwu.org/my-union/rulebook/

Any queries regarding this LTB please contact Angela Niven on 020 8971 7256 or by e-mail to aniven@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

 

Dave Ward
General Secretary

19LTB339 – CWU Rule Book

06215 Rule book 2019[1]

 

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