Communication Workers Union Midlands Region Spring 17
REGIONAL ELECTIONS
Congratulations to Martyn Sharpe who has been re-elected as Regional Chair.
Martyn is from the Telecoms constituency and has worked in the Telecoms industry for 38 years.
Kate Hudson has been re-elected as Regional Secretary.
Kate has been a postwoman for over 20 years and says “The Midlands Region over the last 2 years has been very active & trialling new initiatives, I look forward to the next couple of years”.
Mark Harper who is the branch secretary for Nottinghamshire Amal has been elected as the new Assistant Regional Secretary.
Martyn is from the Telecoms constituency and has worked in the Telecoms industry for 38 years.
CWU CONDEMNS ROYAL MAIL PENSION CLOSURE
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has strongly condemned Royal Mail’s decision to close its current Defined Benefit pension scheme for future accrual in March 2018.
“CWU has made clear that any attempt by the company to impose change without agreement will be met with the strongest possible opposition including a ballot for industrial action. We will not stand by and watch the company abandon the pension promises it made at the time of privatisation which threatens our members with massive cuts to their future pension benefits and insecurity and poverty in retirement”.
SUCCESSFUL EVENTIN WILLENHALL
Wolverhampton Branch held a successful event outside Willenhall Post Office on the 1st April collecting signatures and speaking with local MP’s and Councillor’s to support the call in opposing the closure of the local Post Office.
SAVE THE CROWN IN YOUR TOWN
The CWU Midlands Region are proud to be sponsoring the Dying to Work stall at CWU conference 2017 in Bournemouth.
The campaign calls for additional employment protection for terminally ill workers. www.dyingtowork.co.uk.
PAY NEGOTIATIONS CONCLUDED
Pay negotiations in the Santander Group have concluded, with the majority of staff receiving an increase of 2.2%, payable from March salaries.
BT MEMBERS HAVE VOTED
Members across BT have voted to accept the company’s ‘full and final’ pay offer of 2.6% – a settlement which is backdated to January, fully consolidated and above the relevant (December) Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation rate of 2.5%.
SAVE THE DATE!
Midlands Two day Regional Conference will be taking place in Birmingham on the 22nd & 23rd June.
Confirmed Speakers:
Dave Ward GS
Andy Kerr T&FS
Terry Pullinger DGSP
Posted: 27th April 2017