No. 169/26 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, CWU 2027 Diary We are now taking orders for CWU 2027 diary. Please find attached diary order form. The CWU pocket diary is priced at £2.50 each and the A5 desk diary is priced at £4.00 each. Completed order forms should be returned by Friday 25th September. Diaries will be dispatched w/c Monday 26th October 2026. Any enquiries on this LTB should be addressed to Marcia Murray by email mmurray@cwu.org Kind regards, Marcia Murray Com

No. 168/2026 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, CWU AWARENESS OF RECALLED PRODUCTS DUE TO ASBESTOS HAZARD RISKS In the last week, the UK office of Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) updated its recalled list of products due to asbestos related risks. In total, 127 toy items and play items have now been recalled since January 2026. Several major retailers including Tesco, Matalan, Asda, Hobbycraft, B&M, Argos, and Aldi have been involved in product recalls from August 2023 thr

No.163/26 Dear Colleague, Royal Mail: Equalisation of New Entrants Pay, Terms & Conditions – Engineering, Fleet & HR Services Within Section 3.1 of the National Agreement, there is a commitment that further negotiations would be held with the aim of concluding an agreement for our New Entrant members within Engineering, Fleet and HR Services by 1st June 2026. Unfortunately, despite everyone’s best endeavours to meet this date, due to the complexities surrounding these areas i

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

No. 160/26 Dear Colleagues, USO DEPLOYMENT AGREEMENT – PART-TIME EMPLOYEE SCOPING EXERCISE – EXTENDED Further to LTB 147/26 regarding the USO Delivery Scoping Exercise. The business have confirmed that to date circa 7,000 employees have completed the exercise but to ensure further requests can be made, both parties have agreed that the exercise will be extended to Friday 5th June. Taking part simply means expressing an interest in one or more options to support the wider plan

No. 159/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, REVISED CWU RULE BOOK – Please find attached the revised 2026 CWU Rule Book. The revised rule book contains the amendments carried at the Rules section of General Conference on Monday 11 May 2026, which for ease of reference are shown in red. Any enquiries should be addressed to dwilshire@cwu.org Yours sincerely Dave Ward General Secretary 26LTB159 REVISED CWU RULE BOOK MAY 2026 RULE BOOK – UPDATED MAY 2026

No. 165/26 Dear Colleague ROYAL MAIL: PENSIONS – THE COLLECTIVE PLAN – REGISTERING OF DEPENDANTS VIA MEMBER SELF SERVICE (MSS) Branches and members are reminded of the importance of registering dependants via the Member Self Service (MSS). To put this matter into perspective, it has been reported that since the launch of the Collective Plan in October 2024 unfortunately there have been 307 deaths in service, and it takes longer for bereaved dependants to receive their paymen

No 158/26 Dear Colleagues, BUSINESS & TRADE SELECT COMMITTEE – RECOMMENDATIONS TO GOVERNMENT REGARDING OFCOM As you will be aware, the CWU recently gave evidence to the Business and Trade Select Committee regarding the service quality crisis at Royal Mail and Ofcom’s failure to properly regulate the wider sector. The CWU particularly emphasised the lack of regulation for parcel courier companies like Amazon and Evri, who use bogus self-employment models to undercut Royal Mail

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

No. 150/26 18th May 2026 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues CWU CONFERENCE 2026 – DECISIONS AND CARD VOTES Please find attached copies of the decisions taken during CWU Conference 2026 and the results of the Card Votes that were taken. Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Jo Thair, Central Services Department on telephone number 020 8971 7487, or email address conferences@cwu.org Yours sincerely, Dave Ward General Secretary LTB 150/26 01. Gene

No. 153 / 2026 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, Dementia Action Week 18th – 24th May Dementia Action Week 2026 will take place from Monday 18th May to Sunday 24th May, focusing on raising awareness, supporting those affected, and promoting a dementia-friendly society. Overview Dementia Action Week is an annual campaign led by the Alzheimer’s Society to encourage individuals, communities, and organisations across the UK to take action in support of people living with dementi

No: 154/26 Dear Colleagues, ROYAL MAIL: BONUS PAYMENTS 2025/26 FOR CUSTOMER SERVICES, FINANCE, HR & LEGAL SERVICES AND LA1s IN LOGISTICS Branches are reminded that the arrangements for the bonus schemes for our members working in Customer Services, Finance, HR/Legal Services and LA1s Logistics are based on Royal Mail’s overall business performance. I am pleased to report the bonus for 2025/26 will be paid at the maximum for the respective Business Units. The total amounts pa

No.148/26 Dear Colleague, Royal Mail: Pensions – Guide for CWU Reps and Collective Plan Presentation at Postal Conference At our Postal Conference, senior members of the Collective Plan Executive Team presented on the Collective Plan, including the importance of signing up to the Member Self Service Portal which enables members to: Check their personal details and contact information are correct Tell the Executive Team who they’d like their money to go to in the event of deat

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

No. 144/26 Dear Colleague, Royal Mail: PFSL Pay Negotiations 2026 – Joint Statement Further to LTBs 067/26 and 089/26 dated 5th and 25th March respectively. Branches and Reps with PFSL members are advised that pay negotiations have been continuing and on Wednesday we met with Neil Chaplain, Managing Director RME, Hannah Hadfield, Senior HRBP, and James Brockbank, Senior IR Manager in pursuance of our claim. Negotiations are progressing in a positive way, and we are optimisti

No. 147/26 Dear Colleagues, USO DEPLOYMENT AGREEMENT – PART TIME EMPLOYEE SCOPING EXERCISE The purpose of this LTB is to advise Branches, Representatives and members that as agreed within the USO deployment agreement there is the opportunity for c.6,000 part time employees to increase their contracted hours up to full time. This will mean that it provides an ongoing opportunity for part time employees to increase their contracted hours going forwards. A USO Delivery Scoping E

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

WATCH LIVE: The CWU Conference is now live on YouTube you can see how we the CWU delegates, present, debate and Vote on motions put forward by great people representing your best interests please watch.

WATCH LIVE: The CWU Conference is now live on YouTube you can see how we the CWU delegates, present, debate and Vote on motions put forward by great people representing your best interests please watch.