Latest Headlines With the sudden and unexpected decision by un-elected Tory PM Theresa May to call for a General Election on 8th June, the situation for workers, retired, ill and disabled people, the youth and children of the UK; could not be more horrendous, both in terms of today and the future, if May is […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
The CWU has advised it’s Branches with members working for Royal Mail Group Branches of a revised and re-named scheme of the former Royal Mail Personal Accident Benefit Scheme (PABS). Following a number of discussions and a final meeting with Royal Mail representatives, Tony Rupa Head of Legal Services details below the significant changes that […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Following the launch of the new CWU Branch in the North West, Preston Brook, Bury And Retail Branch, have wasted no time in getting stuck into local issues which affect not only CWU members, but the whole of the North West commuting community. Campaigning against the imposition of tolls to access the new Mersey Gateway […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
The CWU has completed its exercise to consult with the Postal Executive and it’s IR Representatives in regard to the Executive Action by the Post Office to impose a 2% pay offer (not flowing through to allowances including London Weighting) with August salaries, backdated to 1st April 2017. As RPI inflation announced earlier this week […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
The Union attended the Royal Mail Shareholder’s AGM held this week on Thursday 20th July and leafleted outside the venue to highlight a number of key issues of concern regarding the direction the business is going which as far as the CWU are concerned, is entirely in the wrong direction for both the customers and […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
The CWU today expressed their shock and condemnation at the announcement that Royal Mail Group CEO Moya Greene is to take up a non-executive role with EasyJet from today. Commenting on the announcement Deputy General Secretary Postal Terry Pullinger said: “We have today been inundated with enquiries from both the media and our members in […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Royal Mail have new defined benefit pension scheme, with the FT reporting that: " Royal Mail calculated earlier this year that the annual costs of maintaining its old defined benefit scheme would triple to £1.3bn if no changes were made. It said today that the new proposals could be funded under its existing £400m annual […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Dave Joyce, National Health, Safety & Environment Officer comments on the latest set of statistics on Dog Bites and urges all Area Health and Safety Reps to ensure they follow the required reporting procedures. Writing to all RMG CWU Branches via LTB395/17, Dave said: There are around 124 Postcode Areas plus a number of Special […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
NW Retired Members Council Secretary: Jake Kharadi The North West has a very active Retired members section, which meets four times a year, usually in Manchester. The Council campaigns on issues that most affect pensioners. Prime amongst these are a substantial increase in the Basic State Pension, Social Care and the National Health Service, disability […]
Posted: 1st January 2017
Andy Furey CWU Assistant Secretary has written to all Postal Branches via LTB393/17 with the Union’s response to this action by the Post Office on Pay 2017: The Post Office’s Group Executive Industrial Relations Steering Group (GEIRSG) met on Tuesday 4th July to consider further the Postal Executive’s rejection of the 2% pay offer (not […]
Posted: 1st January 2017