CWU Holds Political Forum Event Today 6th December, CWU Branch and Regional Political Officers are meeting in Birmingham to discuss how politics affects all our lives and especially in our wider society and in the world of work; and subsequently, the union’s political strategy and work in the Labour Party. Discussions on the union’s key political […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
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
Tony Kearns, CWU DGS has written to all CWU Branches updating them on the work being done to implement Motion 29 from this year’s Conference which included the production of a report into the standing of Retired Members, including voting rights. His letter (LTB653/17) is reproduced below: Concern over the delay in implementing Motion 29 […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
CWU Members in the North West who work for BT Group are invited to attend any one of the member’s meetings to review BT’s proposals to change the BT Pensions Scheme. Presentatiuons and Q&A sessions will be part of the meetings designed to provide you with up to date information on BT’s plans and their […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Plans are being made which could mean American companies are handed contracts of up to ten years to provide care. With the consultation exercise on Jeremy Hunt’s transformation of Americanisation of the NHS now closed, the plan is that from April 2018, CCG’s will be transformed into the American model of healthcare organisations: Accountable Care Systems […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
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 them sueing the six local NHS clinical […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
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
"Our WoT 2018 event is fast approaching so it’s time to get your tickets!" That is the message from Karen Kendrick (nee Bosson), Secretary of the North West Regional Women’s Committee. It is being held, as last year, at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester taking place on 25th January 2018 Contact your branch Women’s Officer […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
The government has finally set out it’s industrial strategy in the form of a white paper published today – but says the TUC, – there’s a worrying absence of workers’ voices. The Tories propose an independent Industrial Strategy Council, with business representatives, investors, economists and academics from across the UK – but absolutely no mention […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
CWU #Time2Shine Event Shows Our Young Worker Members Fighting Back For Their Future As part of the Union’s current re-design project to re-invent itself, and making it the most capable Trade Union to take on the next industrial revolution at work, and to influence changes in society beneficial to workers; an event aimed to take […]
Posted: 1st January 2017