Wednesday 02 November 2011

Dangerous Dogs Legislation Review

Lord Taylor of Holbeach has been appointed as the new Defra minister responsible for Dangerous Dogs and Lord Henley has moved to the Home Office to take up the post of Minister of State for Crime Prevention and Antisocial Behaviour Reduction A meeting has been arranged to meet Lord Taylor on 15 November at Defra to discuss Dangerous Dogs. Read full story...

Wednesday 02 November 2011

Union's Solicitors Launch New Family Law Department

Simpson Millar, the Union's Solicitors have launched a new Family Law Department in the North West. Details and literature will be circulated in due course. In the meantime, please find below, details of a Meeting held earlier this week. Read full story...

Wednesday 02 November 2011

CWU Retired Members Forum 2011

The CWU retired Members Forum will take place on Friday 18th November 2011 at the Mechanics Institute, Manchester. Full Details Below Read full story...

Wednesday 02 November 2011

National Talks Update - Business Transformation

The purpose of this LTB is to provide Postal Branches with an overview of the recent two day meeting with Royal Mail. Given the importance of the meeting, the two day session was facilitated by ACAS, with an agreed agenda that enabled both parties to identify concerns over progress with the agreement and also major developments since the agreement was reached. Read full story...

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Wednesday 02 November 2011 CWU NW Regional Youth Committee Regional Youth Committee The committee met on the 19th October at the CWU Offices in Stockport. Sadly only four branches were represented, a poor showing considering we estimate that over ten branches now have Branch Youth Officers. Read full story... Wednesday 02 November 2011 VIRGIN MEDIA - PRESS RELEASE 27th October 2011 Campaign to save 435 jobs at Virgin Media Liverpool The Communication Workers Union is campaigning to save 435 jobs at the Virgin Media site run by Adecco at Liverpool’s Albert Dock after the company announced its intention to leave Merseyside. Staff have not had a pay rise for over six years and were told of the decision to close the Albert Dock site after they asked for a pay rise. Louise Ellman, MP for Liverpool Riverside who met with workers from the site, is backing the campaign to keep jobs in Liverpool and CWU is putting proposals to the company for alternative, less expensive workplaces which would safeguard skilled work for the 435 staff. Virgin Media is offering people the option of moving to Swansea or Manchester if they want to keep a job. Read full story... Wednesday 02 November 2011 Royal Mail Area Reps Elections Branches will be aware that in line with the previously published arrangements the Senior Deputy General Secretary is required to publish a standard election timetable for the RM Area Rep/Substitute positions (The timetable applies to positions that cover more than one branch area, i.e. those RM Area Rep elections, which are currently organised by the Regional Secretary). Accordingly the timetable for the 2011 RM Area Rep elections is as follows: Read full story... Wednesday 02 November 2011 CWU National Rule Book 2011 Further to LTB 873/11, Branches are advised that there was a minor error in the Rule Book posted on the website on 18th October 2011. The correct version has now been posted on the website and can be accessed here Wednesday 02 November 2011 Delivery to Neighbour Trial Branches will probably be aware of recent publicity in the media regarding the above mentioned trial which has been agreed with the CWU. Postcomm (now Ofcom) has also given consent and its support for the trial to go ahead. The trial which is due to commence on the 28th November 2011 and due to conclude on the 25th February 2012 will be carried out in the 6 DSM areas listed below. Read full story...

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