Labour Women’s Conference 2017 – Main Speeches

Here we present some of the key speeches made at this year’s Labour Party Women’s Conference: Dawn Butler MP – Shadow Secretary for Women and Equalities Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry MP’s full speech Jeremy Corbyn’s full speech Source: Labour Party

Posted: 1st January 2017

Four Pillars Of Security And CWU Pay Claim 2017 – The Latest

An update was issued today in the form of LTB5611/17 which is reproduced below in full: As part of the Union’s ongoing Four Pillars campaign, we have continued to pursue our claim for a basic pay rise for CWU represented grades in Royal Mail Group and Parcelforce from the April 2017 review date. Our claim […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Four Pillars – National Get The Vote Out Day – Wednesday 20th Sept!

Be A CWU Hero Just For One Day! "We can be a heroes, just for one day!" sang David Bowie! Little did you know he was singing about CWU members who take up the gauntlet and become a CWU rep for one day chatting to your colleagues and workmates about the Four Pillars fight and […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

It’s Time To Pick Sides – Bulletin No 16

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

Greatest Trade Union Meeting On-Line – EVER!

For the CWU membership as a whole, for the public and MPs, and indeed for the Royal Mail Board; the Union held a 1 hours long event on Facebook consisting of questions from those attending on-line and answers from the General Secretary Dave Ward and Deputy General Secretary Postal, Terry Pullinger. The siubject of the […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Four Pillars Campaign Gate Meetings A Huge Success

Four Pillars Campaign Gate Meetings A Success All across the country, on Monday of this week (11th September) meetings at various Royal Mail offices and delivery offices saw groups of CWU workers gathering for meeting with their CWU reps at their ‘gates’ to discuss the Four Pillars campaign and to show their support for the […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Hypocrisy Of Royal Mail As Moya Green’s Pay and Perks Increases By A Quarter

Whilst hard working CWU members employed by Royal Mail are being told there is no money to give them decent Pay, terms and conditions and Pensions, Moya Green is embellishing her already huge pay and perks package with a 23% increase! The CEO of Royal Mail Moya Greene’s package of pay and perks is now […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

CWU Launch Major Agency Campaign – Close The Gap!

Writing in her letter to Branches, T&FS Assistant Secretary Sally Bridge, announces a major new campaign aimed at exposing the low pay rates and improving the terms and conditions of Manpower agency workers employed by BT. Below is her letter to Branches (LTB492/17) in full: At this year’s T&FS conference Motion 61 was carried that […]

Posted: 1st January 2017

Solidarity For The Four Pillars Fight From CWU NW Youth Workers

Whislt many will see the current CWU Four Pillars campaign to defend working conditions, pay and pensions; as beign only a Postal Worker’s fight, young workers in the North West and around the country see things quite differently. They know that supporting their CWU colleagues in other industries other than their own, is a Trade […]

Posted: 1st January 2017