Enough Said Sign This Old Tyres Kill Petition

Enough Said: Sign This Old Tyres Kill Petition Click the pic above and sign the petition to force this Tory Government to cease it’s opposition to Maria Eagle’s Tyres Bill. Further info available here: Source: Jamie McGovern

Posted: 1st January 2017

Worker’s Paid Holidays Under Threat As Johnson And Gove Urge Brexit Ending Of WTD

Worker’s Paid Holidays Under Threat As Johnson And Gove Urge Brexit Ending Of WTD * enforced overtime * No paid annual leave During the EU referendum last year (2016), majority of Brexit MPs, including those of Labour, denied that the Tories would slash workers rights and repeated the lies from Theresa May that worker’s rights […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Close The Gap Phase 2Launch Event Announced

The CWU has recently been actively campaigning to close the pay gap for our Manpower members working on the BT account many of whom are on the Living Wage of £7.50 and are trapped in-work poverty. The next phase of the Close The Gap campaign is about to be launched as the Government are due […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Post Office Imposition Of Monthly Pay – Latest Developments

Post Office: Imposition Of Monthly Pay – Latest Developments CWU’s Andy Furey, Assistant Secretary updates us via his letter to branches, LTB677/17: Branches will recall the Employment Tribunal decision with regards to the Post Office’s imposition of monthly pay earlier this year found in favour of the Union. Given the decision of the ET we […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Branson Sues NHS – Sign The Petition Demanding He Returns Money

Branson Sues NHS And Wins Undisclosed Payout Sign the petition demanding he returns the money! Every person who pays national insurance in this country which goes to fund the NHS has the right to know the exact figure of the amount of their money has been given to Richard Branson’s Virgincare as a result of […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Watch Facebook Q&A on BT Pensions Recording

BT Pensions Campaign News Updates This page will bring you the latest on the CWU’s defence of your BT Pension scheme and will include videos, some short, some more lengthy; given the complications involved. Ballot Results Yes % No % Spoilt % Pay 2018/2019 78.6 20.8 0.6 BTPS Changes 58.2 41.6 0.2 BTRSS Changes 81.2 […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Bulletin No 29 – Providing Security And Defending A Vital Service

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 January 2017

National Postal Workers Day – Tuesday 12thDecember 2017

Tuesday 12th December, marks the sixth annual National Postal Workers Day, when the whole nation celebrates the hard work and dedication of hundreds of thousands of postal workers, who collect, sort and deliver letters, parcels and packets to 29 million addresses, 6 days a week. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will be calling on the […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Four Pillars Campaign Bulletin No 28

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 January 2017