ROYAL MAIL UPDATE 

This LTB provides an overview of the current situation with EP/RMG on the crucial issues of the USO and new entrants’ terms and conditions.  Additionally, this update highlights all other areas under discussion with the company.

USO and New Entrants 

We completely recognise that CWU representatives and members are deeply frustrated over Royal Mail’s continuing quality of service failures and the failure to date of the national parties to reach an agreement on how we implement USO Reform and the equalisation of new entrants’ terms and conditions.

We also share and understand the frustration across the membership that the promised change in the managerial culture has not materialised at any level of the business. 

The above has led to a number of frank exchanges between the national parties with both claiming the other is not honouring our agreements.  The CWU are confident that any examination of the facts will support the arguments the union has put forward and in the coming weeks we will elaborate on why there is no viable future for Royal Mail without a clear vision of growth and the full delivery of the EP/CWU agreement.  In the meantime, it is important that we now set out in a fair and balanced way the current position of the national parties. 

CWU Position 

The CWU is totally committed to introducing USO Reform in every workplace because we recognise the changing dynamics of the market, the commercial realities facing the business and the fact that Royal Mail now operates in a permanently changed world of communications. 

It is also in the interests of our members’ job security that we support the change to service standards that Ofcom has announced. 

However, we remain adamant that given what we have learnt from the pilot sites we cannot and will not agree to the company’s original and preferred model of USO Reform being rolled out nationally. 

In the period leading up to this critical moment the union has been proactive in putting forward a constructive counter proposal to the company which would have seen hundreds of offices deploying USO Reform well before the peak period.  The alternative approach that we proposed would have still provided the company with a significant level of savings but we unashamedly put quality, people and growth first – rather than unachievable levels of savings that bear no resemblance to the reality at local level.

The current status of our counter proposal is that Royal Mail has neither rejected or accepted our alternative approach, although there are some signs that the company may now be willing to reach an agreement on the basis of what we have put forward. 

Whatever happens over the next two or three weeks our clear message to our reps and members is that the CWU position not to agree Royal Mail’s original & preferred model is not going to change – even if the company decides to take executive action. 

We are also insisting that the pilot sites are allowed to immediately move to an alternative approach. 

The CWU’s Postal Executive understands the urgency of the current situation and we are prioritising the need to resolve the current impasse and reach an agreement as quickly as possible – but it must be an agreement that supports our members’ ability to deliver the right change and our strong belief remains this can only be achieved by working together  in line with our agreements and aligning the interests of workers, customers, the company and its stakeholder.

If the company were to take executive action, they will do so knowing upfront that it will not work and we should see this as a deliberate move for them to go back to Ofcom and pursue a further down dialling of the Universal Service. 

This is why it is important that in the absence of an agreement the union must continue to take further steps to widen the political and public debate over the future of Royal Mail, alongside whatever steps are necessary industrially to protect our members and the service. 

The CWU position remains that in tandem with any agreement on USO Reform, the company must demonstrate to the workforce that it is honouring all of its commitments within the EP/CWU agreement, including to equalise new entrants’ terms and conditions through a new career pathway.  This is critical to stabilising the staffing model in every office.

The EP Group/CWU agreement set out a vision of the future that was based on putting employees and customers back at the centre of the business and recognised the future viability of the company is dependent on growing new revenue streams, whilst utilising the advantages of Royal Mail’s unrivalled infrastructure.   

Without progressing the key objectives of that agreement in tandem with USO Reform, the company runs the risk of further decline and being fined out of existence by Ofcom.  For these reasons we continue to urge the company to support the CWU in a joint campaign for fairer regulation that enables Royal Mail to operate on a level playing field with its competitors. 

EP/RMG Position 

For their part in a letter sent to us on the 14^th January 2026, the company has reiterated its clear preference is to reach an agreement on USO Reform – but has told the union that in the absence of sufficient progress in the next few weeks towards an agreed implementation framework, they will need to consider how Royal Mail discharges its statutory and regulatory obligations before the end of the financial year. 

Royal Mail and EP Group are also making it clear to the union that their financial position is deteriorating and that failure to reach an agreement on USO is jeopardising the future of the company, including their commitment to no compulsory redundancies and the affordability of the remaining elements of our three year pay agreement.

In their most recent letter Royal Mail proposed that further discussions take place over the next few weeks and have stated that they want to engage constructively and in good faith, with the objective of reaching an agreement.

Outstanding Section 5 Issues

We cannot lose sight of the overall importance of the EP Group/CWU agreement and how it completely reversed the strategy that was being pursued by the previous Royal Mail regime.  In subsequent communications we will share with branches in a factual way the audit we have undertaken on the agreement that breaks down each commitment that the company made.  This subsequent communication will also lay out the steps we want each branch and our representatives in every workplace to take in supporting the full delivery of this agreement. 

In this regard, we can report that despite the impasse on the crucial issues referenced above, there has been some progress made in continuing discussions linked to the Rebuilding Royal Mail Part 1 & Part 2 agreements.   A short summary of this is set out below:

• Reset of Industrial and Employee Relations – whilst recognising that this has not happened locally, we believe there are a number of joint activities that we can launch in the near future to fulfil this commitment as soon as possible.
• As part of discussions on reducing agency workers, we have identified up to 1000 FTE opportunities in delivery jobs for existing part-timers, alongside joint recognition that reducing agency work can assist in improving overtime rates.
• We are close to an agreement to pilot new incentive schemes.
• To improve sick pay we have jointly identified options which will remove SSP for those areas under 5.5% and we are looking to finalise an agreement on this in the very near future.
• As part of a new way of working we have jointly identified the need for a more supportive approach to my performance.
• Negotiator agreements on attendance and a new Discipline code have been reached and are currently subject to the decisions of the Postal Executive.
• Talks are underway on a new IR framework including a review of the DRP process.
• A new NAP process is being negotiated.
• Conclusion of an agreement and commencement of activity to restore the resourcing mix in Parcelforce.

Engagement with the Government and Ofcom 

It is important to remember that as part of the change in ownership the Government has taken a golden share in Royal Mail for the first time since privatisation. Furthermore, the Government also reached its own agreement with EP Group that provided certain guarantees to the new owner and the UK’s public on how it would run the business going forward.  Crucially this covered the honouring of agreements with the union and a range of financial obligations designed to stabilise the company and ensure EP Group would act as a responsible long-term investor. 

Therefore, we continue to engage with Government and are seeking a three-way meeting between EP Group, CWU and the Secretary of State.  Such a meeting would enable all parties to review progress on our agreements and to ensure that the financial obligations EP Group gave to both the Government and the CWU remain in place.  We are currently awaiting a date for this meeting to be convened. 

We also continue to press the Government to review the overall regulatory environment.  We want to thank our members for their direct engagement with MPs where over 16,000 letters were sent to individual MPs across the UK.  We know this has had a significant impact and we will announce further political events in the near future.

Next Steps

The union’s absolute focus remains on reaching an agreement on USO and new entrants in the next few weeks.  We can advise that a further round of meetings has now been convened for later this week and early next week and a further update will be issued in due course. 

With regard to future communications, as explained in LTB 017/26, the union has made a conscious decision to refocus our communications on our frontline representatives and members in a much broader way than what can be achieved through over reliance of social media platforms and the CWU weekly live show.

Therefore, we have phased the release of this LTB so key representatives receive the information in advance of the general release. 

Finally, in the near future, we will also send out branch and local reps’ briefings which will enable engagement with our members in every workplace on a more regular and informed basis. 

Yours sincerely,

Martin Walsh                                                                        

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)                               

Dave Ward

General Secretary  

Tony Bouch             

Assistant Secretary                                               

Davie Robertson                             

Assistant Secretary                     

Andy Furey

Assistant Secretary  

LTB 019/26 – Royal Mail Update

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CWU LIVE WEEKLY SHOW 

The purpose of this LTB is to advise branches, representatives and members that we are pausing the CWU Live weekly show to review the effectiveness and sustainability of this weekly programme as one of our main member engagement activities. 

The reasons for this are set out below:

• Growing concerns that the planning of this show was at times creating a workload where the messages were being driven by the needs of the weekly show – rather than the needs of our Executives, representatives and members.

• We have received and listened to direct feedback from our Executives, branches and representatives, across both constituencies, where concerns have been raised that members getting update information on key issues at exactly the same time as our representatives – can at times undermine their role in being able to engage constructively with members in the workplace.

• As indicated previously, we had already been looking at how we can strengthen direct communications to branches and representatives and it makes sense to pause the Live shows so that we can focus our resources more on our industrial work.

This decision has been taken in consultation with the DGS(P), DGS(T&FS) and our Communications team.  It does not mean that we have ended all CWU Live features for CWU members.  We still believe that on occasions there will be a need for a CWU Live feature but on a less frequent basis and not necessarily in the current format of the weekly show. 

We will keep branches informed of developments and a further report will be issued in due course.  In the meantime, please ensure that the content of this LTB is distributed to all workplaces.

Any enquiries on the content of this LTB should be addressed to the General Secretary’s department, Dawn Lynch on dlynch@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Dave Ward                                       

General Secretary             

LTB 017/26 – CWU LIVE WEEKLY SHOW

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CWU NATIONAL WELFARE FUND 2025

Please find below the branch breakdown of CWU National Welfare Fund donations that were made in 2025.BranchReasonAmount   Eastern No.3Domestic£1,000.00Plymouth and East CornwallIllness£1,000.00Lancs and CumbriaDomestic£500.00Southdowns, Weald and RotherBereavement£1,000.00East London PostalBereavement£1,000.00South YorkshireIllness£1,000.00Northern Ireland TelecomsDomestic£1,000.00Eastern No.5Illness£1,000.00Highland AmalIllness£800.00Highland AmalIllness£1,000.00Northern Ireland PostalIllness£1,000.00North West No.1Hardship£1,000.00Highland AmalIllness£1,000.00South Central PostalDomestic£1,000.00North West No.1Illness£1,000.00Newcastle AmalBereavement£1,000.00Eastern No.5Bereavement£1,000.00Eastern No.6Illness£1,000.00Glasgow and District AmalIllness£1,000.00Edinburgh, Dundee and BordersHardship£1,000.00Highland AmalDomestic/Illness£1,000.00Manchester CombinedHardship£1,000.00Northern Ireland PostalHardship£1,000.00Essex and Central CountiesIllness£1,000.00South Midlands PostalBereavement£1,000.00Kent InvictaHardship£1,000.00    TOTAL£25,300.00

Any enquires regarding this LTB should be addressed to the Finance Manager, Nabih Fonkwe on telephone number 020 8971 7389 or email address nfonkwe@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Nabih Fonkwe

Finance Manager

LTB 016/26

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Low/Ground-level Letterboxes – Campaign Update 

Branches will recall LTB 084/25 from April of last year, which reported ongoing efforts in pursuit of the union’s longstanding aspiration to make the industry standard minimum letterbox heights mandatory under the law for all new builds and new front doors.

This purpose of this LTB is to update Branches further on more recent developments and to advise of the appropriate steps in our continuing campaign.

In the late summer of last year, MP Annaleise Midgley (Knowsley) won support across the House of Commons for her Ten-Minute Rule Bill, the words of which were as follows:

‘That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend building regulations to require letter boxes in new buildings to be positioned above a certain height; and for connected purposes.  That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend building regulations to require letter boxes in new buildings and new front doors to be positioned in accordance with BSEN 13724 (2013).’

As Branches will be aware, the industry standard BSEN 13724:2013 (Annex B, Page 27), referring to the letterbox as the ‘aperture’, states: ‘For ergonomic reasons the lower edge of the lowest aperture and the upper edge of the highest aperture should be at a height between 700mm (approx. 2ft 3½in) and 1700mm (approx. 5ft 7in) measured from the delivery floor level.’

The challenge for us, following on from Parliament’s expression of general, cross-party support, is to place it within legislation. And the most achievable way forward, politically, is to include this with the forthcoming update/review of mandatory building regulations.

With this aim, Annaleise Midgley arranged for representatives from the Outdoor Department, along with the CWU’s Health & Safety Policy Assistant Jamie McGovern to join her in meeting Samantha Dixon MP (Chester North & Neston), who is the Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

In the meeting, the Under-Secretary said that she supported the union’s case and informed us that, as well as the well-documented effects on postmen and postwomen of low-letterboxes, there has also been research which indicates detrimental impacts on residents, particularly those with disabilities or impaired movement.

She further explained that a report from the statutory building regulator is expected this month, which will make various recommendations on this and other housing-related matters and, from that point, there will be a formal stakeholder consultation process expected to be followed by formal changes to the building regulations. When we asked about the likely timescale for this, we were advised of approximately 12 months.

In the meantime, the Department is continuing to ask area delivery and area safety reps to assist in further strengthening the union’s case by continuing to undertake the following:

• Please monitor and note significant new build construction projects within your area;
• Please make contact with the respective local authority and the company concerned with regard to these projects, ensuring that they know about the recommended letterbox placement dimensions as advised by the relevant section of BSEN13724, the reasons why the CWU is prioritising this issue and request their compliance;
• Please note the details and report back to the Outdoor Department and/or Jamie McGovern.

Your assistance in this is much appreciated and the Department will communicate a further update on this campaign when the building regulator’s report is received by the Under-Secretary and the formal consultation process is opened.

Any enquiries to the content of this LTB should be directed to the Outdoor Department, email address: lpietrzykowska@cwu.org / pharacz@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Bouch
Assistant Secretary

LTB 015-26 – Low and Ground-level Letterboxes – Campaign Update

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General Conference 2026 – Sunday 10^th May -Monday 11^th May 2026

Attached with this Letter to Branches are motion forms and rule proposal forms for General Conference 2026.  Branches should note that the guidance for submitting motions to General Conference 2026 has been attached. Submitting bodies are advised to read the guidance notes carefully prior to submitting motions to ensure your motions meet the criteria for submission, as the rules have changed.

Entitlements In relation to the General Conference 2026:

• Regional Equality Sub Committees shall be entitled to submit one motion to the Equality Section of the agenda.
• Regional Education, Learning and Training Sub Committee shall be entitled to submit one motion to the Education, Learning and Training Section of the agenda.
• Regional Political Sub Committees shall be entitled to submit one motion to the Political Fund Management Committee (PFMC) Section of the agenda.
• Regional Health & Safety Sub Committees shall be entitled to submit three motions to the Health and Safety Section of the agenda.
• Branches will be entitled to submit three motions to General Conference.
• The Retired Members and Young Workers Conference shall be entitled to submit two motions to General conference.
• All branches are entitled to submit one rule proposal.

Branches and Regional Sub Committees are also reminded that the closing date for the submission of motions to General Conference is noon on Thursday 5^th March 2026.

Motions submitted by email and any other email correspondence must be sent to conferences@cwu.org and no other personal email address.

If sending Motions by post, Branches must ensure they use a signed for service which guarantees delivery by the closing date and time.

Motions received will be acknowledged within 72 hours. If you do not receive notification of the receipt of your motions, contact conferences@cwu.org or call Angela Niven at head office on 020 8971 7237 to confirm receipt.

Branches/Regional Sub Committees/ Retired Members and Young Workers Conferences and the NEC are reminded that the Standing Orders Committee will not alter or amend any of the motions submitted therefore it is important that motion authors read the attached guidance notes carefully and motions are checked before they are submitted. 

Any queries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Angela Niven on 020 8971 7237 or by email to conferences@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,

Dave Ward

General Secretary

LTB 014/26

General Motion Guide 2026

General Conference Motion Form 2026

Rule Proposal Form 2026

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CWU International Women’s Day Networking Event – 10th March 2026, York

The Equality, Education & Development Department is delighted to announce this year’s Women’s Networking Event will take place on Tuesday 10th March 2026 at Friargate Quaker Meeting House, Friargate, York, YO1 9RL from 10:00 – 16:00.

This event is sponsored by the CWU North East Region.

The theme for International Women’s Day 2026 is “Give to Gain”. This event will provide CWU women with the opportunity to connect with fellow activists and senior officials, share experiences, and take part in interactive sessions designed to inspire collaboration and personal growth.

If delegates require overnight accommodation, branches are responsible for booking and covering the costs. To assist, here are some nearby hotels within walking distance of the venue:

• Hampton by Hilton York Piccadilly – about 0.3 m (6-minute walk)
• Hotel Indigo York (Walmgate) – about 0.4 m (9-minute walk)
• Travelodge York Central – roughly 0.3 m (6-minute walk)

To reserve your place or for further details, please email: equality&education@cwu.org

If you require any adjustments or assistance to participate at this event, please let us know. A detailed agenda will be shared closer to the date.

We look forward to seeing you in York!

Yours sincerely,

Kate Hudson
Head of Equality, Education & Development

26LTB 13 – CWU International Women’s Day Networking Event 10th March 2026 York

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Branch Information – Area and Local Workplace Reps Database – Yearly Update

The purpose of this LTB is to remind Branches of a yearly housekeeping requirement to update representative details following any Branch elections and AGMs.

As previously communicated in LTB 59/25 (26^th March 2025), the Postal Department needs to ensure that records of elected representatives, their positions and workplaces (as applicable) are kept up to date for our own records and for the purposes of facility time with the employer.

All representative details should be updated via the OLS Membership system. This can be done by accessing the “Branch Representatives” report for amendments, which groups all previously elected representatives for your Branch. Within this report, each representative’s record can be amended to change position, workplace, and, where necessary, delete any previously held roles. For first-time representatives, this can be done by accessing their individual membership record under the “current members” report.

Where rep vacancies exist, please email Michelle Daykin (Recruitment and Organising Lead – Postal Department) mdaykin@cwu.org, clearly stating the position and workplace that has a vacancy.

Please can all Branches ensure that both their updated representative positions and vacancies are completed by no later than the 31^st March 2026.

This will continue to be a yearly housekeeping requirement for Branches to complete to ensure our records remain up to date.

Any enquiries should be referred to the DGSP department.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Walsh

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

LTB 12/26 – Branch Information – Area and Local Workplace Reps Database – Yearly Update

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Royal Mail – The Collective Plan Winter Newsletter

Branches and members are advised that the Collective Plan winter newsletter was published last Friday (see attached).  Members who have registered for the Member Self-Service (MSS) and who have not opted out of digital communications will receive the newsletter by email.  Members who have opted out of digital communications and recent joiners will receive the newsletter in the post.  The remaining members will be able to view the newsletter on the Collective Plan website.

The following are the key themes/stats contained within the newsletter:

• 119,491 members have joined the Collective Plan.

• 29,763 members have registered for the Member Self-Service (MSS) website.

• 43,842 members opted for the Lump Sum Booster.

• 10,075 members paid Additional Voluntary Contributions (AVCs).

• 9,219 members have provided details of their Dependents on the MSS.

• £564m has come into the Collective Plan since launch up to 30 September 2025.

• Added to that is £50m of gains (investment returns).

• leaving total assets of £614m.

Branches are urged to encourage members to sign up to the MSS website where they can see how much has been built up so far and an indication of what they might receive at age 67 (link – Royal Mail – Pensions).  Members can also sign up for the lump sum booster (a 1% member contribution is matched at 1% by Royal Mail and the AVCs).  It is also vitally important that members provide details of their dependents via the MSS website.

Any enquiries in relation to this LTB should be sent to snicholas@cwu.orgor hmaughan@cwu.org

Yours sincerely

Andy Furey

Assistant Secretary 

LTB 011/26 – Royal Mail – The Collective Plan -Winter Newsletter

LTB 011/26 Att 1 – TheCollectivePlanJanuary2026Newsletter

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Member Status on CWU OLS Membership System

The purpose of this LTB is to clarify the membership status displayed in the membership system for members.

The system has several status labels, the most common being pre-pending, pending, current, lapsed and stopped.

Pre-pending (Online Joiners)

This is the first stage. The membership department must assign a branch and check that all the correct details have been provided. If completed correctly (no missing details), this can take up to 5 days, depending on working days and the department’s workload, including a high number of new joiners or leavers. If details are missing, for example, workplace names, NI numbers, Payroll numbers, or Direct Debit details, the department will contact either the branch or the member directly to obtain the details and set them up. To avoid unnecessary delays, please ensure you check application forms before submitting and that your reps have been trained to support new members in completing them.

Pending

The new member has now been assigned a branch and will have received an automated email confirming their membership and branch contact details. There are two subscription methods: deduction at source (DAS) and Direct Debit (DD). This will impact how long they remain pending.

DAS – Depending on the employer, these files are sent to their payroll departments once a month to add details to the individual’s pay record, and deductions will usually begin in the next pay run. Due to how our membership system and their payroll systems transfer and share this information, this can only be done once a month (either on the 3^rd/8^th or 15^thdepending on the employer). Therefore, if someone joins after the files are shared, their request will remain pending until the next run. Once the file has been sent to the employers it will change from Pending Awaiting to Pending Sent.

For Royal Mail members paid weekly, these files are shared with the employer weekly, but the main file transfer that collects the money at the employer’s end and pays the subscriptions to us still occurs monthly.

Once the incoming file is received from the employer and processed it will change any Pending Sent members who have paid to Current. Sometimes this happens on the following month’s payroll depending on the employer.

Sometimes this can take longer due to the individual employer’s payroll departments; reasons can include workload, sickness, holidays, or year-end. However, most new joiners are set up within one to two months.

DD – Provided the details are correct, these will be added to the direct debit confirmation file. If they join after the confirmation file has been sent, they will be added to the next file.

Other Pending Members

When a member changes their membership, their status can change from current to pending or from leaver to pending. For example, if someone opts in or out of the political fund or rejoins the union. Equally, if someone is a member and changes employer to another one of our recognised employers. Therefore, pending status can also indicate that a change is taking place within their membership.

Current 

This signifies that the membership is live and that subscriptions are being collected either by deduction at source or by direct debit.

Subsidised Status 

When a member goes on maternity/paternity or adoptive leave, this status can be set up for the duration of their leave. They will remain a current member, without paying subscriptions. The membership department must be informed either directly by the member or the branch. The branch must ensure the local representative or member informs them of their return date. If set up correctly, when they return to work, the reactivated membership will not trigger an attempt to collect all of their missed subscriptions. It is important to note that the branch must keep the membership department updated of the return date. Usually this is set at 6 months, before being reactivated with the employer, if they have not returned then the member’s status would change to stopped.

If a member goes on long-term sick leave and is no longer receiving pay, then they can also be set up as a subsidised member. There are other exceptional circumstances in which this status can apply, and if unsure, it is best to contact the membership department to find out whether their circumstances make them eligible.

The branch must inform the membership department to re-activate their membership once they return to work. 

Lapsed

If a member pays by Direct Debit and the payment doesn’t collect, their status changes to lapsed. This is often because they have changed their bank details and not informed the union, or because there are insufficient funds. The membership department will contact the individual to inform them what has happened and will attempt collection three times; this will be the total missed, so up to 3 months of subscriptions. If, after this time, no collection is made, their status will change to stopped – no payment.

Stopped – no payment or permanent

If paying by DAS, then this could be either because the member has informed the union or their employer that they wish to leave the union. Equally, it could mean that they have left employment. Some members will move from pending to stopped if they have left employment before subscriptions were collected. To note, the employer no longer informs us of the reason for leaving the union.

If paying by DD, then this is either because they have informed the union that they wish to leave the union. If they have cancelled their DD with their bank but have not informed the union, the membership department will attempt to collect 3 times (lapsed status) before changing their status to stopped.

Other statuses include deceased and duplicate, which are self-explanatory (they show in Inactive Members).

Branches are advised:

• To ensure that membership records are up to date and to inform the membership department of any relevant changes to members’ details that cannot be amended at the branch level in the OLS system.
• Ensure members are aware that they need to keep the union informed of changes to their employer, workplace and contact details. The members themselves can make a number of these changes by logging onto the membership portal: cwu.org/cwu-member-portal

If you have any questions or require further assistance with any of the details above, please contact:

Michelle Daykin – Lead Organiser Postal – mdaykin@cwu.org

Lesley-Anne Ure – Lead organiser T&FS – LAUre@cwu.org

Yours sincerely,
Martin Walsh

Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

10.26 Member Status on CWU OLS Membership System

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REGIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE LEADS – ELECTIONS 

As you will be aware, we are currently holding elections for Regional Subcommittee Leads. Nominations have now closed and branches will be contacted shortly by your regional official to confirm the nominations for the available positions.

You will note that in LTB 259/25 the timetable stated that ballot papers would be dispatched on the 5th of January. Due to unavoidable circumstances, ballot papers will now be dispatched by Monday 19th of January. We have subsequently amended the timetable as follows:

Ballot papers dispatched: Monday 19th of January

Ballots close: Monday 2nd of February

Results announced: Tuesday 3rd of February

Please note that not all positions have received multiple nominations, so there will not be an election required for every position. Your regional official will inform you shortly of the status of these positions.

As before, where ballots are required, they will be conducted via branch ballot. Branches will be allocated a voting strength based on their membership size (excluding retired members) at the time of the ballot for all Regional Sub Committee Lead positions excluding the Retired Members Leads. However, the branch voting strengths for the Regional Sub-Committee Retired Members Lead will be inclusive of retired members in the branch.

Where ballots are required, copies of the candidate’s biographical details will accompany the branch ballot paper. The branch ballot paper will also list the branch’s voting strength.

Branches should return the ballot papers by 5pm on Monday 2nd of February to their regional official, via email. If you have any questions, please email aobrien@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary

LTB 009/26 – REGIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE LEADS ELECTIONS

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