Essex Amalgamated Branch
Tel: 01702 356244
News for CWUEssex Amal Branch Members
2008
 
 
 

Drivers using Mobiles & Sat-Navs could face 2 Years in Jail...

 
 

As prosecutions and road accidents continue to mount in numbers, the health, safety and environment department are passing on a warning issued by the Police. Drivers who use mobile phone at the wheel could face up to two years in jail...

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Outdoor Working in the Sun & maximum temperature indoors...

 
 

When working outdoors in the Sun the effects of the weather in this environment can potentially have a very serious impact on an employees welfare if the risks have never been previously considered or managed properly...

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Royal Mail failing 9 of 12 service targets...

 
 

In reaction to Postwatch’s performance figures for 2007/08, CWU responded in anger at Royal Mail management’s deliberately misleading and greedy bonus scheme and continued double standards for different levels of staff...

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£3million for Crozier "outrageous" says CWU...

 
 

In response to Royal Mail's full financial results, which show a package of pay, pension and bonuses worth £3million for Chief Executive Adam Crozier, the CWU has reacted with this statement:...

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CWU Submission to Government Review of Liberalisation...

 
 

Attached is a copy of the CWU's 2nd submission to the review of Royal Mail liberalisation.  This refers to the request from Richard Hooper's review team for submissions specifically on the future of the universal service obligation...

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Invest in Royal Mail to protect universal service, says CWU...

 
 

CWU has submitted evidence to the second round of the government-commissioned review into competition in the postal market focussing on the future of the universal service...

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Competition has brought no benefits to postal customers...

 
 

The Communication Workers Union has welcomed the announcement by the government review team that "liberalisation of the UK postal service has produced no significant benefit for either households or small business...

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Pay and Modernisation Agrement - Phase 2...

 
 

We have now formally concluded a Review at National Level of the progress of Phase 2 Flexibility Plans and the payment dates for the £400 to be received by those Units that have jointly agreed plans in place...

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Postal Services Liberalisation...

 
 

Secretary of State for Business, John Hutton, has announced a comprehensive review of developments in the postal services market since its liberalisation...

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Pensions / Political Campaign - Next Steps...

 
 

Please find attached the pensions result, along with the next steps document that sets out in detail our positioning with our members, the government & employer...

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Postal workers reject Royal Mail pension

 
 

Postal workers have overwhelmingly rejected Royal Mail’s pension changes in a CWU consultative ballot of 140,000 members. The full result is as follows...

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Pension Row in the News

 
 

“New row over post pensions” leads a story in the Daily Mirror while The Times headline goes further with “new strike threat looms for Royal Mail”...

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CWU slams sham Royal Mail pensions consultation

 
 

Despite claiming that its consultation has been “extensive”, Royal Mail’s proposals remain the same as when they began. Royal Mail Group does not understand...

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Pension Reform – CWU Ballots

 
 

A special meeting of the Postal Executive was held yesterday afternoon to respond to Royal Mail’s unacceptable plans for pension reform...

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Digital Photography Competition

 
 

The Education & Training Department will be holding a Digital Photography Competition to coincide with Annual Conference 2008 in Liverpool...

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New Guidance on Delivery Walk Logs

 
 

HSE inspections and Royal Mail CSR Audits have continued to identify a wide variation of standards across Delivery Offices nationally...

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Agency Workers - Stop the Abuse

 
 

A full page advert appears in today’s Daily Mirror and Guardian publicising the trade union case for agency workers rights.  “Stop the undercutting, stop the abuse”...

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The ‘cost’ of equal rights for temps: busting the business myths

 
 

The TUC is calling on the Government today (Wednesday) to support Andrew Miller’s Private Member’s Bill to give agency workers legal equal treatment rights...

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2nd Stage Parcelforce Pay 2007 Ballot Result

 
 

Reproduced for the information of Branches is the result of the ballot which has been received from Tony Kearns, Senior Deputy General Secretary...

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