CLLR JOHN KELLY – FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS 
Further to LTB 450/16 in which I advised branches of the very sad passing of Cllr John Kelly, Assistant Secretary and Political Officer of the CWU Glasgow and Motherwell Branch. 
I can now advise branches that the funeral arrangements are as follows:- 
There will be a requiem mass on 
DATE: Wednesday 10th August 2016

TIME: 10.00am

PLACE: St Bridget’s Roman Catholic Church

ADDRESS: 15 Swinton Road, Baillieston, Glasgow, G69 6DT 
Following the service he will be taken to be interred at Bedlay Cemetery, Cumbernauld Road, Moodiesburn, North Lanarkshire, G69 OHX. 
The Branch will be arranging refreshments for those friends and colleagues who can attend, especially those who have travelled a distance to pay their last respects. The venue has still to be confirmed but it will probably be in Glasgow City Centre. Should colleagues wish to contact the branch directly for further information, please call 0141 552 1066 or email cwuglasgow@btconnect.com 
If you have any enquiries in relation to this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.1/LTB 465/16. 
Yours sincerely
 
Dave Ward

General Secretary
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Attachment 1: LTB 465/16 – Cllr John Kelly – Funeral Arrangements

Women’s Officers – One Day Event
I am pleased to confirm that a one day event has again been organised for Women’s Officers. 
This is a course for those who did not attend the one day Women’s Officers event last time and have attended Women’s leadership courses over the last year. 
Details for the event are as follows:
 
Date: Monday 19th September 2016

Venue: CWU HQ, Conference Rooms 2&3
Time: 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

 
It will be an opportunity to meet members of the Women’s Advisory Committee and to gain some valuable guidance to maximise work around this role. Equally as important, some exercises will be set up to allow a two-way process, so that we can establish how our Women’s Officers are progressing within the role.
Those who are interested in attending will need to request expenses etc from their Branch.
Please RSVP with the names of Women’s Officers attending to dgittens@cwu.org  
Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be referred to the Equal Opportunities Department.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Linda Roy

Assistant Secretary
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LTB 464/16 – Women’s Officers – One Day Event

BAME Officers – One Day Event
I am pleased to confirm that a one day event has again been organised for BAME Officers. 
This is a course for those who did not attend the one day BAME Officers event last time and have attended BAME leadership courses over the last year. 
Details for the event are as follows:
 
Date: Monday 5th September 2016

Venue: CWU HQ, Conference Rooms 2&3
Time: 10.30 am – 3.30 pm

 
It will be an opportunity to meet members of the Race Advisory Committee and to gain some valuable guidance to maximise work around this role. Equally as important, some exercises will be set up to allow a two-way process, so that we can establish how our BAME Officers see the role working.
Those who are interested in attending will need to request expenses etc from their Branch.
Please RSVP with the names of BAME Officers attending to dgittens@cwu.org  
Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be referred to the Equal Opportunities Department.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Linda Roy

Assistant Secretary
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LTB 463/16 – BAME Officers – One Day Event

 LEVEL 3 AWARD IN EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR ULRS

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

The CWU will be running two Level 3 Award in Education and Training (AET) courses for CWU ULRs which have been arranged by the Education and Training Department with external funding. (This is the replacement for the PTLLS course that many ULRs will have done in the past). The courses will be a mixture of taught and distance learning and will be delivered via Ruskin College in Oxford. There are no qualifications required apart from being a trained ULR.

 

The first course will be for those who are already at a Level 3 study stage and a second course has been arranged for students who will receive additional training to prepare them for this level of study. In particular this will look at providing more experience with writing essays, referencing etc. to ensure that ULRs have the best opportunity to complete the course. We should stress that the bridging course has been developed to help because of previous experiences of distance learning which did not always provide enough support and led to ULRs sometimes not completing the programme.

 

The dates for the courses are as follows and the student would need to commit to attend all sessions.

 

• Level 3 AET Group 1 – Those who will comfortably work at L3
29 – 30 September 20’16 – 2 days residential at Ruskin College

3 – 4 November 2016 – 2 days residential at Ruskin

18 January 2017 1 day Portfolio completion at Ruskin

All interspersed with distance learning.

 

• Level 3 AET Group 2 – those who will receive pre-course training in study and research skills.
12 – 16 September 2016 – 5 day Bridging Course
22 – 23 November 2016 – 2 days residential at Ruskin College

26 – 27 January 2017 – 2 days Residential at Ruskin College

23 March 2017 -1 day Portfolio Completion at Ruskin College

All interspersed with distance learning.

 

 

 

 

Despite the fact that we have negotiated a good rate for the course tuition and accommodation this will involve a lot of financial and personal commitment by the Union along with the ULRs, their Branch and their employer however it will provide our ULRs with a very valuable qualification for themselves and the CWU.

 

The application process will entail submitting either an essay, report or project. This can be one that the ULR has done previously or one specifically for the purposes of the application. The ULR should also outline how they would plan to use the Level 3 qualification in their Branch and Region to assist learning for members and activists.

 

Please return this completed application and monitoring form to the Education and Training Department by Friday 19 August 2016. It can be emailed to learn@cwu.org or posted to AET Application, Education and Training, CWU, 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX

And the application should also be signed off by the Branch Secretary to show the Branch’s support.

 

Funding

The course and overnight accommodation at Ruskin will be funded by the Education and Training Department via funding from the Union Learning Fund. Travel as well as lunch and evening meals will need to be paid for by the ULR’s Branch.

Release

Release for this course is covered under the ACAS guidelines for Union Learning Reps and attracts paid release.

Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Neil Coleby or Michelle Simpson by telephoning 07801 364088 (Neil) or 020 8971 7340 (Michelle) or by email to learn@cwu.org  

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

Trish Lavelle

Head of Education & Training

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LTB 453/16 – LEVEL 3 AWARD IN EDUCATION & TRAINING FOR ULRS

AET Application Form

UNI GLOBAL WORLD YOUTH CONFERENCE AND UNI YOUTH ORGANISING FORUM – (2016)
Further to LTB 430/16 dated 19th July 2016, at the close of nominations on Friday 29th July 2016 the following have been received: 
POSTAL CONSTITUENCY
2 Lay Members (At least one of whom must be a woman)
Christopher Egan
Greater Manchester
*Elected
 
TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES CONSTITUENCY
2 Lay Members (At least one of whom must be a woman)
Kayleigh England
North East, Capital, Mid Wales The Marches & North Staffs, Scotland No 1, South Yorkshire
*Elected
 
 
 
Chris Gadeke
Capital, Mid Wales The Marches & North Staffs, Scotland No 1, South Yorkshire
 
Dan Harris               
Great Western, Greater London Combined
 
Liam Reed               
South East Central
Ballot Required
 
The timetable for the ballot is as follows:           
            Despatch ballot papers 1st August 2016
            Ballot closes 12th August 2016 (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 461/16 – UNI Global World Youth Conference and UNI Youth Organising Forum – (2016)

Light Commercial Vehicle Driver Behaviour Technology – TRIMBLE
Dear Colleague
As reported in LTBs 555/15 and 630/15, Branches will recall that Royal Mail has partnered with Trimble to improve safety whilst driving at work through the installation of in-cab technology, fitted to approximately 13,000 vehicles in approximately 1300 locations.
Data on different manoeuvres such as acceleration, braking and cornering is gathered using GPS in the on-board telematics unit installed in the vehicle with various profiles being compared against set standards (acceptable, moderate, harsh) accompanied by an audible warning sound.
The department has since been notified of an issue with the audible settings on the Large Van profiles for this technology, namely Peugeot Boxers, Peugeot Experts, Ford Transits and Vauxhall Vivaro’s. The Red Amber Green (RAG) light settings on these vehicles are set up correctly to highlight acceptable, moderate and harsh manoeuvres. The audible warnings however should be set to go off in line with drivers triggering a moderate or above manoeuvre. However, after a query received from a DO it has been noted that the buzzers are only triggered by manoeuvres which are more severe than the harsh setting. This means drivers will be seeing the lights moving up and down the scale, but not get an audible notification on individual instances of what is triggering the lights to move.
Trimble urgently need to reset this buzzer to the correct profile levels as fed back in real time to the vehicles in-cab technology. This may of course lead to an increase in audible warnings in the Large Vans across the country, causing concern to some drivers. In order to manage this change going forward, branches should note that such settings deemed necessary will only be adjusted on the following Large Vans; Peugeot Boxer, Peugeot Expert, Ford Transit & Vauxhall Vivaro week commencing Monday 8th August 2016.
This adjustment will be monitored at national level to ensure consistency of data gathering against agreed profiles in order to minimise any concern.

 

Any enquiries to Bob Gibson’s Office, quoting reference 300 

Email address:outdoorsecretary@cwu.org
Yours Sincerely

     

Bob Gibson                                

CWU Assistant Secretary – Outdoor  

CWU Equality Officer’s Seminar 2016 – Presentations 
Please find attached copies of the presentations given at the Equality Officer’s Seminar on 26th July 2016 for information.
Any enquiries please refer to the Equal Opportunities Department.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Linda Roy
Assistant Secretary
 
Attachments:
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LTB 458/16 – CWU Equality Officer’s Seminar 2016 – Presentations

Attachment 1: mental health at work

Attachment 2: update on equality law

Attachment 3: Equality Act 2010 Update

CWU POLITICAL BRIEFING – MONDAY 1ST AUGUST 2016 
The purpose of this LTB is to remind Branches of the National Political Briefing on Monday 1st August at the National Union of Teachers (NUT) Headquarters in Euston which commences at 11.00am. 
DATE: Monday 1st August 2016

TIME: 11.00am (Refreshments available from 10.30am)

PLACE: National Union of Teachers (NUT) Headquarters

ADDRESS: Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD

 (Just off Euston Road – between Euston and Kings Cross Train stations)
Given the scale of recent political developments, it is essential that Branches make this a priority commitment.
We can also advise that Jeremy Corbyn MP, Leader of the Labour Party, will address the briefing at the conclusion of our internal business. 
Finally, I can also advise that the CWU will make a public announcement at the event on our nomination for the Labour Party Leader. 
Branches should email gsoffice@cwu.org by noon on Friday 29th July 2016 to confirm who will be attending the event on behalf of the branch. 
We look forward to seeing you all on Monday. 
Yours sincerely 
 
Dave Ward

General Secretary
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Attachment 1: LTB 455/16 – CWU Political Briefing

BARRY HARVEY – CORNWALL AMAL
It is with deep sadness and regret that we have to inform you that Barry Harvey former Branch Secretary and Gold Badge holder of Cornwall Amal passed away peacefully on the 21st July after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
At this sad time, our thoughts are with all Barry’s close friends and family. We will on behalf of the CWU convey our deepest sympathy and condolences to them.
Barry’s funeral will be held on 5th August 2016 at 12pm at:
Penmount Crematorium
Newquay Rd,
Truro
TR4 9AA
Should colleagues wish to contact the branch directly you can do so by calling 01872 243 462 or email cornwallamal.cwu@btinternet.com
If you have any enquiries in relation to this LTB, these should be addressed to the General Secretary’s Office at gsoffice@cwu.org quoting the reference GS1.5/LTB 452 /16.
 
Yours sincerely
 
Dave Ward
General Secretary
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LTB 452/16 – BARRY HARVEY – CORNWALL AMAL