CWU RESTRUCTURING – NATIONAL BRIEFING – THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER 2024

We are writing to confirm that a National Briefing on CWU Restructuring will take place on Thursday 12th December at Congress House, Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LS.

The briefing will commence at 10:00and close no later than 13:00.

We will give a comprehensive update on the CWU restructuring programme and set out how we will be engaging the whole union throughout the coming weeks. It is crucial we commence this process with a face-to-face briefing. 

It is vital that all Branches are represented with a full Senior Reps delegation.

We ask all Branches to make this a priority commitment.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward                                                                  

General Secretary                                      

Tony Kearns                                                  

Senior Deputy General Secretary

Martin Walsh                       

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)                                                  

Karen Rose

Deputy General Secretary (Telecoms)      

LTB 374/24 – CWU RESTRUCTURING – NATIONAL BRIEFING – THURSDAY 12th DECEMBER 2024

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ROYAL MAIL GROUP NATIONAL BRIEFING – WEDNESDAY 11^THDECEMBER 2024

We are writing to confirm that a National Briefing will take place on Wednesday 11^th December at Congress House, Great Russell Street London WC1B 3LS.

The briefing will commence at 12:30and close no later than 16:00.

We will cover the crucial issues of the Royal Mail takeover bid and USO negotiations.

It is vital that all Branches are represented with a full Senior Reps delegation including Field Officials, Branch Secretaries, Area Representatives and equivalents across the Royal Mail Group.

We ask all Branches to make this a priority commitment.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary                                                                  

Martin Walsh                                                  

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

LTB 373/24 – ROYAL MAIL GROUP NATIONAL BRIEFING – WEDNESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2024

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LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 2024: CWU DELEGATION REPORTS

The 2024 Labour Party Conference was held in Liverpool from Sunday 22^nd to Wednesday 25^th September 2024.

For your information the below attachments are reports on the decisions taken by the CWU delegation at their meetings.

Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary’s office dlynch@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward
General Secretary

24LTB372 Labour Party Conference 2024 – CWU Delegation Report

MINUTES LP CONF 2024 (20.09.24)

MINUTES LP CONF 2024 (22.09.24)

MINUTES LP CONF 2024 (23.09.24)

MINUTES LP CONF 2024 (24.09.24)

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WOMEN’S LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 2024: CWU DELEGATION REPORT

 The 2024 Women’s Labour Party Conference was held in Liverpool on Saturday 21^st September

2024.

For your information the below attachment is a report on the decisions taken by the CWU Women’s delegation at their meeting.

Any enquiries on the above LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary’s office dlynch@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary

LTB 371/24 – Womens Labour Party Conference 2024 – CWU Delegation Report

LP WOMENS CONFERENCE – DELEGATION MINUTES (20.09.24)

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Election of CWU Delegates to the TUC Equality Conferences 2025

Please find attached the Regulations, Nomination Forms, and Candidate Consent and Biographical Details Form for the above conferences. The details of which are as follows:

TUC Women’s Conference 

Date:             5^th – 7^th March 2025

Venue:           TUC Congress House, London

TUC Black Workers Conference 

Date:             11^th – 13^th April 2025

Venue:           TUC Congress House, London

TUC Disabled Workers Conference 

Date:             20^th – 21^st May 2025

Venue:           TBC 

TUC LGBT+ Workers Conference 

Date:             26^th – 27^th June or 3^rd – 4^th July 2025

Venue:           TUC Congress House, London

The Timetable for the elections is as follows:

Nominations open:                       25 November 2024

Nominations close:                         9 December 2024 (14:00) 

Dispatch ballot papers from:          11 December 2024

Ballot closes:                               23 December 2024 (14:00) 

Reminders: 

All candidates for election to the TUC Women’s Conference must be women.    All candidates require the nomination of their own Branch.

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

LTB 370/24 – Election of CWU National Delegations – TUC Equality Conferences 2025

Att: Nomination Forms 2025 – Word Download

Att: Candidates and Bio Form 2025 – Word Download

Att: Regulations 2025 – Word Download

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Hi All,

CWU session yesterday on takeover, USO, pay, new entrants and more.

Dave Ward and Martin Walsh also took several live questions from members.

Here is the full show via podcast. Please give it a listen and share 🎙️

End The Chaos Culture at Royal Mail – Postal Special with Dave Ward & Martin Walsh

CWU NEC and National Representative Elections 2024

Please find attached a copy of the Independent Scrutineer’s report for the above elections.

Please can you ensure that the results are brought to the attention of the members of your Branch.

The detailed Branch analysis will follow as soon as it is available.

Any enquiries regarding this matter should be directed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s department for the attention of Dave Wilshire:

Telephone:  0208 971 7368

Email: dwilshire@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

LTB 369/24 – CWU NEC and National Representative Elections 2024

Attachment: T0500_1 201124 ROV CWU Officers NEC Industrial Executives Elections 2024

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Core / Online Education & Training Programme 2025

The purpose of this LTB is to advise Branches that the NEC has endorsed a programme of courses for 2025.

Core Residential Programme

Arrangements have been made for our residential training programme to be delivered at the GFTU owned Quorn Grange Hotel, 88 Wood Lane, Quorn, LE12 8DB.

Representative’s accommodation costs on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis will be met centrally.

Branches are responsible for student travel and any other appropriate expenses.

Scheduled Programme 2025

The programme cuts across all the specialisms that our representatives perform incorporating both accredited and unaccredited courses:

• Skills courses all include elements of industrial / employment relations, negotiating and organising
• Health & Safety courses lead representatives through theory and practice of legislation and organising around Health and Safety
• Equal Rights deal with equality and diversity in the workplace and wider society

Residential Programme 2025FromToCourseCut-off date20/01/2524/01/25Essential Skills 109/12/2427/01/2531/01/25Essential Skills 116/12/2403/02/2507/02/25Postal Agreements23/12/2410/02/2514/02/25Essential Skills 130/12/2417/02/2521/02/25Introduction to Health & Safety 106/01/2503/03/2507/03/25Advanced Skills 120/01/2517/03/2519/03/25Mental Health Awareness03/02/2524/03/2528/03/25Intermediate Health & Safety 110/02/2507/04/2511/04/25Postal Agreements24/02/2528/04/2502/05/25Union Learning Reps 117/03/2512/05/2516/05/25Essential Skills 131/03/2502/06/2506/06/25Essential Skills 221/04/2509/06/2513/06/25Introduction to Health & Safety 228/04/2516/06/2520/06/25Intermediate Health & Safety 205/05/2530/06/2502/07/25Women in the CWU19/05/2507/07/2509/07/25BAME Representatives in the CWU26/05/2521/07/2525/07/25TBC09/06/2501/09/2505/09/25Essential Skills 221/07/2508/09/2512/09/25Introduction to Health & Safety 228/07/2529/09/2503/10/25Advanced Skills 218/08/2506/10/2508/10/25Branch Chairs25/08/2513/10/2517/10/25Postal Agreements01/09/2527/10/2531/10/25Introduction to Health & Safety 115/09/2503/11/2507/11/25Essential Skills 122/09/2510/11/2512/11/25LGBT+ in the CWU29/09/25

Online Programme 2025FromToCourseCut-off date24/02/2528/02/25Introduction to Health & Safety 113/01/2510/03/2511/03/25Discipline & Grievance (UTAW Branch)27/01/2531/03/2504/04/25Intermediate Health & Safety 117/02/2519/05/2520/05/25Mental Health Awareness07/04/2523/06/2527/06/25Introduction to Health & Safety 112/05/2514/07/2518/07/25Postal Agreements02/06/2521/07/2525/07/25Essential Skills 209/06/2528/07/2529/07/25Discipline & Grievance (UTAW Branch)16/06/2515/09/2519/09/25Intermediate Health & Safety 204/08/2522/09/2526/09/25Equal Rights 111/08/2520/10/2524/10/25Essential Skills 108/09/2527/10/2531/10/25TBC15/09/2510/11/2514/11/25Postal Agreements29/09/2517/11/2521/11/25Equal Rights 206/10/2524/11/2528/11/25Introduction to Health & Safety 213/10/25

All of the above is subject to the necessary funding being available.

Application Process

Branch Secretary’s and Branch Admins should continue to use the CWU Portal, please make sure applicants emails are up to date.

Release & Notice

Paid release should normally apply where the union is recognised and/or in line with any existing agreements.

Prospectus

The CWU Course Prospectus for 2025 is currently being finalised and will be issued shortly by LTB and here CWU. The prospectus will assist branches and students in planning their training requirements for the coming year and gives an overview of course content.

Online courses

Online learners must preferably have access to a good PC or laptop. Tablets can be used but have some limitation in our experience. Attending training courses using a mobile phone is not possible.

There must be a stable internet connection from where the learning is taking place.

Colleges will also be in contact before the course to advise of any additional requirements.

We would appreciate Branches / ULRs assistance in ensuring any applicants are prepared in line with the above points. If any representative encounters difficulties getting set up with IT equipment in preparation for course attendance, please advise their Branch Secretary, Union Learning Rep or the Equality, Education & Development department as soon as possible. 

Any queries relating to this LTB should be directed to equality&education@cwu.org           

Yours sincerely,

Kate Hudson
Head of Equality, Education & Development

LTB 368/24 – Core Online Education & Training Programme 2025

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• Members Auditors

Election of National Representative Positions 

• Members Auditors

The NEC has agreed the election arrangements for the National Representative positions listed above.  Accordingly, please find attached the regulations and nomination form for this election.

Branches will wish to note that the term of office for these positions is from 1^stJanuary 2025 until the end of April 2026

The timetable for the elections is as follows:

Nominations open:                22^ndNovember 2024      

Nominations close:                   6^thDecember 2024 (14:00)

Dispatch ballot papers:              9^thDecember 2024

Ballot closes:                        23^rdDecember 2024 (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

LTB 36724 – Election of National Representative Positions – Members Auditors PDF

Nomination Forms – Word Doc Download

Consent & Biographical Details Form – Word Doc Download

ELECTION REGULATIONS – Word Doc Download

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Election of CWU National Trustees 2025/2026

The NEC has agreed the arrangements for the election of the CWU National Trustees.

Please note that the term of office for these positions is from January 2025 to the end of April 2026.

Accordingly please find enclosed the Regulations, Nomination Forms and Candidate Consent and Biographical Details Form for these positions.

The Timetable for the election is as follows:

Nominations open          22^ndNovember 2024                  

Nominations close             6^thDecember 2024 (14:00)              

Dispatch ballot papers      9^thDecember 2024                 

Ballot closes                    23^rdDecember 2024 (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

LTB 366/24 – Election of CWU National Trustees 2025-2026 PDF

CWU Trustee Nomination Forms 2024 Word Document Download

Candidate Consent & Biographical Details Form Word Document Download

Regulations Word Document Download

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