No. 213/26 Dear Colleague, Election of National Representative Positions – 2026 CWU Retired Members Committee Further to LTB 193/26 dated 7th July 2026, at the close of nominations on the 30th July at 14.00 the following were received: 2 Retired members living in Wales Thomas Hughes Shropshire & Mid Wales, South East No 5 *Elected 2 Retired members living in Northern Ireland Lawrence Huston Northern Ireland Telecoms, Plymouth & East Cornwall *Elected Michael McAlinden Nort

Update on Reset Over the last few weeks since the National Agreement was endorsed, we have been working with Royal Mail on how to launch the much needed Reset of Employee and Industrial Relations. You will have seen that the Royal Mail CEO, Alistair Cochrane wrote to all employees to express his support for the Reset of both Employee and Industrial Relations (copy attached). Alistair Cochrane, Kieran Judd (Chief People Officer), Jamie Stephenson (Chief Operations Officer), A

No. 197/26 To: All Branches & Field Officials Dear Colleagues, BRANCH BEST PRACTICE FOR THE NOMINATION PROCESS TO BE CONDUCTED FOR FIELD OFFICIAL ELECTIONS Branches will recall the Branch ballot procedures circulated in LTB 230/25 on 24 October 2025. Whilst Branch Officers and Committees shall establish rules governing the conduct of elections, this documentation provided clarification in certain areas. Given the number of elections being held each year the number of compla

No. 162/26 Dear Colleague, Ballot Result – RMG/CWU Dispute Resolution Processes – Deployment of USO Reform & Equalisation of New Entrants’ Pay, Terms and Conditions Please find attached the independent Scrutineer’s report confirming the result for the above ballots. The results are as follows. On the agreement between CWU and Royal Mail, which includes a resolution on USO deployment and the principle of equalisation: RESULT No. votes % of valid vote Yes 19,348 65.4% No 10,2

LTB No: 155/26 Dear Colleague, CWU NATIONAL DELEGATIONS – 2026 TUC CONGRESS 13th -16th September 2026, Brighton LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE 27th – 30th September 2026, Liverpool LABOUR PARTY WOMEN’S CONFERENCE 26th September 2026, Liverpool Further to LTB 127/26 dated 29th April 2026 at the close of nominations the following have been received: TUC Postal Constituency NEC (1 Member) Rob Wotherspoon Bristol & District Amal *Elected Lay Members (7 Members at least 2 delegates mus

Dear Member, CWU/RMG AGREEMENT: OUR CAMPAIGN Our ballot on the new agreement between the CWU and Royal Mail is now open. Keep an eye out for ballot materials that will arrive at your home in a few days. It is really important you use your vote before the ballot closes on the 29th of May . GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT: HOW WILL IT HELP? The CWU has undertaken a serious political campaign to resolve the service crisis, secure our demands for Royal Mail and ensure that the company hon

Statement from Martin Walsh Cwu Deputy General Secretary. When voting ! USO reform is not optional. Ofcom changed the regulations on 28th July. Royal Mail are granted a licence by Ofcom to deliver the USO , they are currently operating outside that licence. The company has commercially and lawful commitments and this cannot continue. Hence why they activated the Dispute Resolution Process in January. Voting no will not result in the status quo. It is more probable to lead to

CWU POSTAL AGENDA PAD – TUESDAY 12TH – THURSDAY 14TH MAY 2026 Branches would wish to know that the agenda for the CWU Postal Agenda Pad which is being held in the Solent Hall at the Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth from Tuesday 12th – Thursday 14th May 2026 has now been published on the website and can be accessed by opening the attachment or pasting the link into your browser: https://www.cwu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/POSTAL-AGENDA-2026-WC.pdf Hard copies f

No. 131/26 To: All Postal Branches Dear Colleagues, CWU LIVE SHOW FOR POSTAL MEMBERS ON WEDNESDAY 6TH MAY AT 5PM The purpose of this LTB is to confirm that we will be holding an online live session to discuss and answer member questions on the CWU/RMG agreement. This session will be held on Wednesday 6th of May at 5pm. The General Secretary and Deputy General Secretary will be explaining the detail of what is in the agreement and answering questions from reps and members. Y

No. 123/26 To: All Postal Branches Dear Colleagues, CWU/RMG AGREEMENT – FURTHER COMMUNICATIONS As you are aware, the union has been undertaking a series of briefings across the UK to explain the agreement reached with Royal Mail to our Local, Area & Branch Representatives. A key part of these briefings has been a detailed session on the USO element of the agreement – explaining why the new model is different and better than ODM, the extensive safeguards that have been nego

No. 036/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, ELECTION OF REGIONAL SUB COMMITTEE LEADS As you will be aware from LTB 009/26, we recently held a branch ballot for Regional Sub Committee Leads, following the introduction of our new regional structure. The results are as follows [1]: MIDLANDS EQUALITY LEAD NAME. VOTES Prince Olugbenga-Faborode 4402 Sajid Shaikh 14962 Therefore, Sajid Shaikh is elected as

No. 009/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, REGIONAL SUBCOMMITTEE LEADS – ELECTIONS As you will be aware, we are currently holding elections for Regional Subcommittee Leads. Nominations have now closed and branches will be contacted shortly by your regional official to confirm the nominations for the available positions. You will note that in LTB 259/25 the timetable stated that ballot papers would be dispatched on the 5th of January. Due to unavoidable circumstances, ball

No 246/25 TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH ROYAL MAIL FLEET MEMBERS Royal Mail Fleet Maintenance – Territorial Rep Election South West/South Wales Further to LTB 242/25 dated 5th November 2025. Branches will wish to note that the ballot timetable for the above position is as follows: Ballot Papers Dispatched: 18th November 2025 Ballot Close: 5th December 2025 Ballot papers to members home addresses will be posted by 2nd class post and returns to the ind

No. 230/25 24th October 2025 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, BRANCH BALLOT PROCEDURES Branches will be aware that when requested, CWU HQ has conducted ballots for Branch elections. Over the past few years an increasing number of Branches have used this option where they have required an election(s) to be held following the close of the nominations for a particular position(s). There are still however a significant number of Branches who conduct their own elections. Althou

No. 231/25 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, CWU NATIONAL WELFARE FUND – REGULATIONS Branches will be aware that following their election in the latter part of 2024, the National Trustees started their term of office from the beginning of January 2025. Having now had ten months in their role, the Trustees in conjunction with the Finance department, have dealt with numerous applications for claims from the National Welfare Fund. During this period, it has become apparent tha

Dear Colleague, As you may be aware, the Labour Party is holding an election for the Deputy Leadership of the party. This email sets out...

No. 192/25 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, CWU REGIONAL STRUCTURE – ELECTION OF 5 REGIONAL OFFICIALS Further to LTB 172/25...

No. 203/25 TO ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS Dear Colleagues, Election of: Royal Mail Divisional Representative (Substitute) –...

No: 153.25 24 th July 2025 TO: ALL BRANCHES WITH POSTAL MEMBERS Dear Colleagues Royal Mail Property & Facility Solutions Election...

No: 072/25 Dear Colleagues POST OFFICE: PAY AGREEMENT 2025 – BALLOT RESULT Further to LTB 055/25 dated 18th March. Our Post Office...