No. 275/26 14th October 2026 Dear Colleague, ROYAL MAIL: CHANGE FOR GOOD – RESPECT TRAINING PILOT IN 10 MAIL CENTRES/PARCEL HUBS Further to LTB 202/26 and associated Tri-Partite Statement dated 14th July 2026. Branches are advised that we have been working with Royal Mail to develop the Change for Good (CFG) Respect training programme in preparation for national roll-out in the New Year. In this regard, we have agreed a Respect training programme will be piloted this month a

No. 276/26 14 October 2026 To: All Postal Branches Dear Colleagues, CWU CALL FOR SUMMIT MEETING WITH GOVERNMENT AND THE COMPANY ON THE FUTURE OF ROYAL MAIL You will be aware that there has been further media coverage today on the major problems being experienced with quality of service in Royal Mail. The BBC’s story led with the headline that around 400 postal workers a week were leaving the company, an increase from the 326 on average per week that had been leaving prior t

No. 274/26 14th October 2026 For the Immediate Attention of All: Postal Branches Parcelforce Regional Organisers Parcelforce Area Hub Representative Dear Colleague, Royal Mail Announcement – Job Losses (Project Edison) – Customs Clearance Bureau (CCB) Branches and Colleagues will be aware of the contents of LTB 266/26 which noted the announcement by Royal Mail of a programme of structural changes, over two phases which could lead to up to 2,500 job losses, most of which are a

No. 273/26 14th October 2026 Dear Colleague, Royal Mail: Recommencement of PFSL Pay Negotiations Further to LTB245/26 dated 15th September. As Branches would expect, both CWU and Royal Mail have kept communication channels open in respect of the negotiations for our PFSL pay claim. As a consequence of these informal conversations, both parties have agreed to recommence negotiations on a without prejudice basis. Obviously, we welcome the opportunity to have further dialogue t

No. 270/26 To All Branches Dear Colleagues CWU CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2025 Please find attached a copy of the CWU Consolidated Accounts for the financial year 2025. Whilst these accounts are for the financial year 2025, Branches will be aware that many of the difficult restructuring decisions have now been implemented with the benefits being realised, although there are some areas of this activity still to be completed. This work remains vital to securing a sustainable future

No. 264/26 To: All Postal Branches Dear Colleagues GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON ENDING BOGUS SELF-EMPLOYMENT Last week, at Labour Party Conference, the Government announced that it would take action to ban bogus self-employment. This is very good news for the CWU and a major step forward in a campaign our union has been fighting for years. Our motion to Labour Party Conference called for the abolition of bogus self-employment, underlining the importance of this issue to our u

No. 260/26 Dear Colleague, Capita TVL Pay 2026 – Formal Trade Dispute – Ballot for Industrial Action Further to LTB244/26 dated 11th September. Branches are advised that we are undertaking the Industrial Action ballot electronically, and we have managed to obtain the vast majority of members’ private email addresses to enable us to run the ballot via email. For the very small number we don’t hold email addresses for, the ballot papers will be sent via post. This approach is

No. 252/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues,# AGENDA PAD – CWU RETIRED MEMBERS CONFERENCE – 14TH OCTOBER 2026 Branches would wish to know that the agenda for the CWU Retired Members Conference which is being held at the CWU Birmingham Branch Offices on Wednesday 14th October 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/2026/09/RM-AGENDA-OCTOBER-2026.pdf Branc

No. 259/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, AGENDA PAD – CWU YOUNG WORKERS CONFERENCE – 21st OCTOBER 2026 Branches would wish to know that the agenda for the CWU Young Workers Conference which is being held at the Mechanics Institute on Wednesday 21st October has now been published on the website and can be accessed by opening the attachment or pasting the link into your browser: https://yw.cwu.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/YOUNG-WORKERS-CONFERENCE-AGENDA-2026-Draft.pdf B

No. 255 / 26 To: All Branches COVID-19 Autumn Booster Vaccination Programme Colleagues who are eligible for the Autumn COVID-19 vaccination can now book an appointment online or through the NHS App. Appointments will begin from 1st October 2026. You can book your vaccination via: The NHS website COVID-19 vaccination appointment online – NHS The NHS App NHS App – NHS From 1st October 2026, you may also be able to receive your vaccination at: A walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site

No. 258/26 28th September 2026 DM26 Deployment – Royal Mail Workplace Survey Dear Colleagues, The purpose of this LTB is to advise Branches that following representations and challenges through which CWU expressed to the business our view that the company has not been adequately engaging with and seeking the feedback from their employees on the deployment of DM26 and the associated issues in their respective offices, the business agreed to carry out the relevant Workplace Sur

No. 256/26 28th September 2026 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, THE FUTURE OF ROYAL MAIL In considering the major and wide-ranging challenges facing our members and the company, the CWU has placed a motion before the Labour Party Conference 2026 that calls on the Government to urgently intervene and set out a fundamentally different direction and vision for the future of Royal Mail. The motion recognises that Royal Mail is a vital public service, rooted in every community

No. 253/26 23rd September 2026 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, ROYAL MAIL JOINS GOVERNMENTS FIRST CHANCE APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME The CWU has welcomed Royal Mail’s announcement today that it has become one of the major employers to sign up to the Governments new First Chance Apprenticeship scheme for young people. Our support is of course subject to a clearer understanding of the detail of the scheme and how it will be implemented within the company. Given our ongoing discus

No. 251/26 21st September 2026 Dear Colleague, INCENTIVE SCHEME UPDATE FOR DELIVERY UNITS Further to LTB 176/26 regarding the Delivery Unit Incentive Scheme, this LTB provides an update on the scheme’s progress and performance. As members will be aware, the CWU and Royal Mail jointly launched the Site Incentive Scheme alongside the deployment of Delivery Model 26 (DM26). During the first qualifying period, only 37 units went live and most deployed midway through the period, m

No. 249/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, FURTHER FINANCIAL REMEDY FOLLOWING THE OUTCOME OF THE LORD FALCONER REVIEW AND THE SUBSEQUENT COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT The purpose of this LTB is to report to CWU Branches, representatives and members on important developments which have led to RMG and CWU agreeing a further remedy for a significant number of CWU representatives and members, linked to the original Lord Falconer Review and the subsequent collective agreement. Branches

No. 248/26 Dear Colleague, UPDATE ON DELIVERY MODEL 26 (DM26) Why the USO had to Change Members will recall the background to the recent USO change. Last year, Ofcom reviewed Royal Mail’s financial and operational position and concluded that the existing USO model was no longer sustainable for a variety of reasons, including declining letter volumes and persistent quality of service challenges among others. The CWU opposed Royal Mail’s original Optimised Delivery Model (ODM)

No. 247/26 Dear Colleague, Royal Mail Group – First Aid Provisions Update 2026 The purpose of this LTB is to report to Branches, Representatives and members on recent updates to Royal Mail Group’s First Aid provisions, which follows a period of national level discussions with the CWU. The Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981 outline the core level of First Aid arrangements and in line with this regulation and associated HSE (Health and Safety Executive) guidance, R

No. 246/26 Royal Mail Uniform Update – September 2026 Dear Colleagues, Branches will recall LTB 090/26 Royal Mail Uniform Update, which was issued on 26th March 2026. The CWU has continued to engage the business on all associated issues linked to Uniform, as part of the quarterly review meeting with the company’s national uniform manager and a representative from the supplier company Dimensions. The latest meeting, as usual, included a general update, review and discussion of

No. 245/26 Dear Colleague, ROYAL MAIL: PFSL PAY & PENSIONS CAMPAIGN – CONSULTATIVE BALLOT OF PFSL MEMBERS Further to LTB 236/26 and the National Briefing on 9th September. Members’ Private Email Addresses Required As highlighted at last week’s National Briefing, it is imperative that Branches provide PFSL members’ private email addresses to Lisa Parrett – lparrett@cwu.org by close of play on Wednesday 23rd September. We need to bring this activity to a successful conclusion

No. 241/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, Launch of the mandatory electronic version of the Member Application Pack The purpose of this LTB is to advise Branches and Branch Legal and Medical Secretaries of the availability of the electronic version of the Employment Cases Member Consultation Pack (attached below) as discussed at the quarterly Branch liaison meetings between Branches and the Legal Services Department. Delegates to this year’s annual conference may recall