Please find below details of TUC related events coming up in our region soon. 

Please feel free to send it onto your networks and let me know if you are planning to attend the Burston Strike School Rally in September, we may be able to organise transport.

Solidarity,

Hazel.
Hazel Perry

PTUC Secretary 
SERTUC activities and news
Levellers Day 2017
· Friday 19 May Levellers Night at the CWU’s education centre and Alvescot
· Saturday 20 May Levellers Day commemoration, march and debate at the Burford Recreation Ground
Burston Strike School Rally 2017
Sunday 3 September – note the date now! First confirmed speakers: Len McCluskey Unite, John Hendy QC, Megan Dobney SERTUC; music: Red Flags, The John Ward Band
SERTUC sub-group officers meeting
Wednesday 31 May – all sub-group officers meet to discuss with the office staff their workplans and collaborative work. 2pm to 4pm, Congress House
South East Trade Union Network AGM
Tuesday 6 June – 11am, Congress House

Workers’ Memorial Day events
Chelmsford trades council Friday 28 April
12.30pm at Central Park (near the lake and viaduct at the Memorial Tree). Speaker: Dan McCarthy NASUWT Vice President
Hastings trades council Friday 28 April
Come to the unveiling of the plaque to dedicate a tree in Cornwallis Gardens, Hastings at 12 noon. “Remember the dead, and fight for the living!”
Medway Unison Towns Local Government Branch Friday 28 April
Service at the UNISON Memorial tree 11.45am Rochester Castle Gardens. The theme for the day this year is “Good health and safety for all workers whoever they are” and will focus on inequalities in occupational health and the role unions play in narrowing the inequalities gap.
Waltham Forest trades council Friday 28 April
· 1pm at Waltham Forest Town Hall with speakers from Unite, WF trades council, London Hazards Centre, NUT, Thompsons Solicitors wftradescouncil@gmail.com
· 5.45pm at Low Hall to remember the worker killed on the A406 a couple of years ago
· After that: a commemoration to remember Marian Nemit, a building worker killed nearby

May Day events
Bedford Monday 1 May
2-5pm, Harpur Suite, 39 Union Street. https://www.facebook.com/events/1373741212681960/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22%5B%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D
Chelmsford Wednesday 3 May
A musical celebration with Robb Johnson and Rick Christian at the Asylum Club. With speakers and raffle. acoburn@blueyonder.co.uk
Colchester Monday 1 May
Event and social at Firstsite Art Gallery, Lewis Gardens. R.pigott@levysolicitors.co.uk
Croydon Saturday 13 May details to come
Hastings Monday 1 May
Assemble in Cornwallis Gardens at 1.15pm. March at 1.45 to Harold Place for speeches and music, then at 2.30 to the end of the Pier for speeches and music to 4pm alan.mathison@unitetheunion.org 07776 397 995
Ipswich Sunday 30 April
12 noon to 6pm, Alexandra Park. https://www.facebook.com/events/269899450119693/permalink/281199502323021/
London Monday 1 May
Assemble at Clerkenwell Green, march to Trafalgar Square

Stewards are needed – please contact Roger Sutton roger@hsm1.org.uk
Norwich Sunday 30 April
12 noon to 5pm, Chapelfield Gardens. https://www.facebook.com/NDTUC/photos/gm.691695541001907/1806311436297794/?type=3&theater
Oxford Saturday 29 April details to come
Southampton Monday 1 May
11am to 3pm in Palmeston Park. More details to come ellarobertanoyes@gmail.com
Southend Monday 1 May
12 noon High Street stall, 2pm music at O’Neill’s Rachel.heemskerk@gmail.com
Waveney Sunday 30 April
Free festival 2pm with Alex Mayer MEP, Suffolk Pensioners Association, Elizabeth Hodgkin and evening event £5 7pm with The John Ward Band, Luke Wright Richard_chilvers@sky.com

Trade Union actions
NUT is supporting Fair Funding for All Schools
Public meeting Tuesday 25 April 7pm in Wandsworth with Rosena Allin Khan MP, Kevin Courtney NUT, Monica Kitchlew-Wilson Furzedown school headteacher, and parents https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fair-funding-for-all-schools-in-wandsworth-public-meeting-with-dr-rosena-allin-khan-mp-registration-32844371399?aff=erelexpmlt

TUC
TUC conference on insecure work
Tuesday 23 May with Frances O’Grady TUC, Matthew Taylor (Taylor Review) and more. Booking (free) now open at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tuc-conference-on-insecure-work-tickets-33275288283

Other actions/events
Sylvia Pankhurst statue…
Following the announcement today of establishment support for a statue of suffragist Millicent Fawcett here’s a reminder of the campaign to raise a statue of feminist, anti-racist and anti-imperialist suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sylviastatue
Culture Matters poetry award – £500
The Bread and Roses poetry award – submissions by 31 May. See here for details http://www.culturematters.org.uk/index.php/arts/poetry/item/2469-bread-and-roses-poetry-award
Solidarity and the miners’ strike
Friday 28 April 3-5pm London Metropolitan University with Mike Jackson (LGSM), Sally Davison and Liz French (Betteshanger women’s support group). Register here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/solidarity-and-the-1984-5-miners-strike-oral-history-project-tickets-32959702357
Day-Mer Festival in the Park
Sunday 2 July Clissold Park – there will be a SERTUC marquee and affiliates are welcome to join us
Sylvia, a play about Sylvia Pankhurst
· Wisbech 29 April Rosmini Centre £5 http://www.lynxtheatreandpoetry.org
· Cranleigh 26 May Arts Centre £13.20/£11 http://www.cranleighartscentre.org
All in a day’s work from Britain at Work
Working lives and trade unions in West London 1945 to 1995 £10 https://www.britainatworklondon.com/ Dave Welsh dave@britainatworklondon.com
Ruskin House, Croydon – office space
Contact Garry Davis 01737 553 493 or Roy Aird 07941 890 756 http://www.ruskinhouse.org.uk/
Marx Memorial Library classes
Labour, Value and Exploitation with Simon Renton. Alternate Tuesdays starting 18 April 7pm http://www.marx-memorial-library.org.uk/index.php?option=com_civicrm&task=civicrm/event/info&Itemid=218&reset=1&id=120
Russian Revolution Centenary Committee
Commemorating the 1917 revolution; Revolution Centenary: marking 100 years since the October Revolution 4 November http://1917.org.uk/russian-revolution

To add to this newsletter contact mdobney@tuc.org.uk

Core Education & Training Programme (RESIDENTIAL) 2017/18

Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to report that the National Executive Council has endorsed the attached CWU Education & Training Programme for residential training courses to be held at Alvescot Lodge during the Academic Year 2017/2018.
The core programme can be supplemented by any courses or workshops which are requested through the Education & Training Department via Regional and Regional Sub-Committees, Regional Organising Committee and Branches.
If assistance in developing a forward looking training plan is required, please also contact the CWU Education & Training Dept. in the normal way.
It is important to note that to remain consistent within the CWU, the following courses have been updated and split as “Part 1 & 2”. 
Applications via the Branch Secretary should be submitted to Maxine Todd (CWU Course Administrator) and both weeks 1 & 2 (where applicable) should be applied for at the same time. 
“COURSE 1 and COURSE 2” simply denotes parts 1 and 2 of the same course being run at different times:
• Essential Skills

• Advanced Skills

• Equal Rights in the CWU

• Introduction to Health & Safety
Release protocols for attendance on the listed courses remain unchanged.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to:
Lee Wakeman (lwakeman@cwu.org) or Maxine Todd (mtodd@cwu.org).
Yours sincerely,

Trish Lavelle

Head of Education & Training
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LTB 207/2017 – Core Education & Training Programme (RESIDENTIAL) 2017/18

Course Programme 2017/2018

Education & Training Department at Annual Conference 2017
Dear Colleagues,
As in previous years, the Education & Training Dept. will be in attendance in the exhibitors area during Annual Conference 2017 (stand “F5”).
Please come and raise any questions or issues you may have about education and training, obtain information about CWU Lifelong Learning projects around the country, speak to us about our online training platform “Left-click” and / or book yourself onto a course.
CWU Education & Training Fringe Event Sunday 23rd April 2017 – 1.00pm Bayview Suite, BIC
We will be hosting a fringe event again this year entitled:
“Learning from our history – Looking to the future”
Speakers:
• Norman Candy (CWU Senior Policy Advisor – retired)

• Ray Crouch (REM 11)

• Dan Lewis Chair (CWU North West Regional Committee Chairperson)
Chair: Trish Lavelle – CWU, Head of Education & Training
A buffet lunch will be provided so, come along, listen to the speakers and join in the debate!
Competition
We will also have a great “caption competition” with an “iPad Mini” as a prize.
Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be addressed to:
Lee Wakeman (lwakeman@cwu.org) or Paul Dovey (pdovey@cwu.org)
Yours sincerely,

Trish Lavelle

Head of Education and Training
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LTB 208/2017 – Education & Training Department at Annual Conference 2017

Business and Public Sector and Global Services Consultative Committee – 11 May 2017
As you will be aware, the Business and Public Sector and Global Services NT’s will merge to form a single NT from the 1st May 2017. It has been decided that activities in both Lines of Business will be discussed at a single Consultative Committee and the first such meeting will take place on 11 May 2017 in Conference Room 2 at CWU HQ.
Representation will be on the basis of one delegate per Branch with members in BT Business and Public Sector and/or Global Services. Branches should also note that they will be responsible for the costs incurred by their delegates. 
If branches have any agenda items please email Julie Quaife jquaife@cwu.org.
Please provide the name of the person attending to jquaife@cwu.org so that visitors’ security passes can be prepared in advance.
Yours sincerely,
Allan Eldred  
Assistant Secretary
 
 
 
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LTB 209/17 – Business and Public Sector and Global Services Consultative Committee – 11 May 2017

ELECTION OF CWU NATIONAL TRUSTEES – 2017  
The NEC has agreed the arrangements for the election of the CWU National Trustees for 2017 – 2019.
Accordingly please find enclosed the regulations, nomination forms and candidate consent and biographical detail forms for these positions.
The Timetable for the election is as follows:
Nominations open 12 April 2017

Nominations close 25 April 2017 (14:00)

Despatch ballot papers 3 May 2017

Ballot closes 17 May 2017 (14:00)
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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LTB 206/17 – Election of CWU National Trustees 2017

Regulations 2017

CWU Trustee Nomination Forms

Candidate Consent & Biographical Detail Form

Workers’ Memorial Day 2017 – CWU Special Posters: “Good Health And Safety For All Workers Whoever They Are”
To: All Branches
All Health & Safety Reps
All Regional H&S Forums
Dear Colleagues,
As in previous years and as previously reported, the Health, Safety and Environment Department has produced special Workers’ Memorial Day Posters for distribution to branches, safety representatives and regional health and safety forums. The posters will also be available and displayed at CWU Annual Conference. 
Workers’ Memorial Day is held on 28 April every year. All over the world workers and their representatives conduct events, demonstrations, vigils and a whole host of other activities to mark the day.
Please find attached a pdf version of the CWU 2017 Workers’ Memorial Day poster which can be downloaded and printed off as required by branches. Hard copies have also been distributed to Branches.
Every year more people are killed at work than in wars. Most don’t die of mystery ailments, or in tragic “accidents”. They die because an employer decided their safety just wasn’t that important a priority. Workers’ Memorial Day (WMD) commemorates those workers. The day is also intended to serve as a rallying cry to “remember the dead, but fight for the living”.
In 2017 International Workers Memorial Day will have the theme “Good Health And Safety For All Workers Whoever They Are” and will focus on inequalities in occupational health and the role unions play in narrowing the inequalities gap.
Across the world we are seeing growing attacks on health and safety protection, including in Britain where the Government has removed protection from millions of self-employed workers, and across Europe where the European Commission are pursuing a dangerous de-regulatory strategy. However, strong laws are not enough, if they are not going to be enforced. That is why we need proper inspections and enforcement action against those who break the laws. Here in the UK the number of inspections has fallen dramatically in the past five years, however in many other countries enforcement has always been non-existent. That is why we also need strong unions. Unionised workplaces are safer, yet the Government is trying to stop unions protecting the health and safety of their members by restricting the right of health and safety representatives to take time off to keep the workplace safer, and also trying to reduce our right to strike when things go wrong.
The TUC coordinates activities across the country, publishing a comprehensive listing of events and suggestions: https://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace-issues/health-and-safety/workers-memorial-day-28-april-2015
A listing of the global activities is available from the Hazards website.
Workers’ Memorial Day 28 April 2017

Remember the dead – but fight for the living

“Good Health And Safety For All Workers Whoever They Are”
Yours sincerely
Dave Joyce

National Health, Safety & Environment Officer
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Attachment 1 – LTB201/17 Workers’ Memorial Day 2017 – CWU Special Posters

Attachment 2 – CWU WMD Poster 2017

ELECTION OF STUC EQUALITY CONFERENCE(S) DELEGATIONS – 2017
 
STUC Women’s Conference

STUC Black Workers Conference

STUC Disabled Workers Conference

STUC Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender Workers Conference

 
Further to LTB 182/17 dated 30th March please find below the accepted nominations for the above National Delegations.
 
STUC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
 
Postal Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
4 Lay Members
 
Candidate Branch
 
Lynn Douglas
Scotland No 2
(Elected)
Morag Gillies
Glasgow District Amal
(Elected)
Morag Rose
Scotland No 5
(Elected)
Sally Wilson
Glasgow District Amal
(Elected)

TFS Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
3 Lay Members
 
Candidate Branch
 
Pauline Rourke
Edinburgh Dundee & Borders
(Elected)
Joyce Stevenson
Scotland No 1
(Elected)
 
STUC BLACK WORKERS CONFERENCE
 
POSTAL Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
Lay Members (4 members at least 1 delegate must be a woman)  
 
Candidate Branch
 
Lynn Douglas
Scotland No 2
(Elected)
Tony Sneddon
Scotland No 5
(Elected)
 
T&FS Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
3 Lay Members (at least 1 delegate must be a woman)
 
Candidate Branch
 
Joyce Stevenson
Scotland No 1
(Elected)
 
STUC DISABLED WORKERS CONFERENCE
 
Postal Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
Lay Members (4 members at least 1 delegate must be a woman)  
 
Candidate Branch
 
Lynn Douglas
Scotland No 2
(Elected)
Morag Gillies
Glasgow District Amal
(Elected)
William Johnston
Scotland No 2
(Elected)
Tony Sneddon
Scotland No 5
(Elected)
 
 
T&FS Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
3 Lay Members (at least 1 delegate must be a woman)
 
Candidate Branch
 
Joyce Stevenson
Scotland No 1
(Elected)
 
 
STUC LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER
 
Postal Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
4 Lay Members (at least 1 delegate must be a woman)
 
Lynn Douglas
Glasgow District Amal
(Elected)  
Sally Wilson
Glasgow District Amal
(Elected)  
 
TFS Constituency
 
NEC (1 Member) No Nominations Received
 
3 Lay Members (at least 1 delegate must be a woman)  
 
No Nominations Received
 
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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LTB 203/17 – ELECTION OF STUC EQUALITY CONFERENCE(S) DELEGATIONS – 2017

ELECTION OF NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS – VACANT POSITIONS (2017) – CWU EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEES (VACANT POSITIONS)
 
Further to LTB 183/17 dated 30th March 2017, at the close of nominations on the 11th April 2017 the following have been received:-
 
RACE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 
Postal – 1 Lay Member Ballot Required
 
Adam Alarakhia
Leicestershire
Jay Bhundia
South West Middlesex Amal
Saf Khan
North West No 1
Prince Kinglsey-Faborode
South Central Postal
Dennis Smith
Eastern No 5
 
 
LGBT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
 
Postal – 1 Lay Member Ballot Required
 
Matt Bellamy
Eastern No 5
Jay Bhundia
South West Middlesex Amal
Christopher Hurley
Leeds No 1

TELECOM & FINANCIAL SERVICES – 2 LAY MEMBERS  
 
Jamie Whiting
Capital
(Elected)
 
The Timetable for the ballots is as follows:
 
Despatch ballot papers: 12 April 2017
Ballot closes: 20 April 2017 (14:00)
 
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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LTB 202/17 – ELECTION OF NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE POSITIONS

CWU Annual Conference – New Delegates Briefing – Saturday 22nd April 2017
This is to advise that there will be the usual new delegates briefing session taking place on Saturday 22nd April 2017 at 6.00 pm in the Windsor Hall at the Bournemouth International Centre.
The event will be hosted by the President, Beryl Shepherd and Jane Loftus, Vice President. The aim is to give those delegates who are new to conference the opportunity to understand how conference works and to ask any questions they may have. There will also be the opportunity to stand at the rostrum and speak into the microphone to help delegates feel more confident about speaking on a motion.
Branches are therefore asked to encourage new and young delegates to attend this session – it should last no longer than 30 minutes.
Any enquiries to this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Chris Tapper on ctapper@cwu.org or call CWU HQ on 020 8971 7331.
Yours sincerely
 
 
A P Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary
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LTB 200/17 – CWU Annual Conference – New Delegates Briefing