Suppor Your Union’s Humanitarian Aid May 2018 Convoy

CWU Humanitarian Aid (CWUHA) May 2018 Convoy when we will be delivering aid direct to an orphanage that cares for over 500 children – disabled children and vulnerable families in Moldova the poorest country in Europe. This is what Trade Unions do, and none more than the CWU which has a long 23 year old […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

BT Pension Review & Pay Update

Following the consultation period in January on pensions, the CWU has been in negotiations with BT and those talks have now concluded. The CWU Executive is now able to recommend a revised proposal which constitutes a legally binding agreement between CWU and BT and also includes a two year pay agreement. I would like to […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

Four Pillars Bulletin No 41 – Use Your Vote

PAY AND FOUR PILLARS AGREEMENT – NATIONAL BALLOT RESULT The result of the Ballot, as certified by the independent Scrutineer:     Number of Votes      % of Valid Vote  YES        56,177           90.1%  NO          6,167             9.9%  A resounding […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

Royal Mail Pensions Video Presentation by Hilary Salt, Actuary

PAY AND FOUR PILLARS AGREEMENT – NATIONAL BALLOT RESULT The result of the Ballot, as certified by the independent Scrutineer:     Number of Votes      % of Valid Vote  YES        56,177           90.1%  NO          6,167             9.9%  A resounding […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

CWU General Conference Agenda Now Available

CWU Annual Conference 2018 The Bournemouth International Conference Centre, is once again the venue for this year’s CWU Annual Conference. At the bottom of this page you will find a link to our coverage of the debates and speeches. This year’s conference is probably one of the toughest in terms of the issue of ‘Re-design’ […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

UnionLine News February 2018 Edition Out Now

In this month’s edition the focus is on employers attitudes toward employing pregnant women and mothers returning to work after maternity leave, minimum wage increases, pay slips, key tax changes and increases in compensation levels.  Download in PDF format

Posted: 1st March 2018

Liverpool Celebrates Women Trade Unionists In Week Of IWD 2018

International Women’s Day in the same year as we celebrate 150 Years of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), is being celebrated today (Sat 10th March) with two events in Liverpool. On 2 June 1868, the Trades Union Congress was formed at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester. So, this year the TUC celebrates its 150th anniversary […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

CWU Celebrates International Women’s Day

CWU Celebrates International Women’s Day 2018 Message From Regional Secretary Carl Webb "Happy International Womens Day 2018 to ALL the CWU Women in the North West…. On this special day we should celebrate the role women have played in our great union.. But we should also pledge to do all we can to deliver justice […]

Posted: 1st March 2018

A Message From The Women Of Yarl’s Wood On International Women’s Day

Indefinate detention of Women is a Humnan Rights Abuse We wish we could be celebrating with you on this day, but we are not free to do so. It is true that women have made much progress in the past century since the suffragettes won the right for some women to vote, but a hundred […]

Posted: 1st March 2018