No. 112/26 To:   All Postal Branches Dear Colleagues, CWU AND ROYAL MAIL GROUP AGREEMENT We are pleased to announce that CWU and RMG have reached an agreement for the national deployment of USO Reform and how we move forward the equalisation of new entrants’ pay, terms and conditions. This agreement also confirms Pay 2026 and relaunches the Rebuilding Royal Mail Part 1 & 2 agreements – that will now be delivered in full with the confirmed ongoing involvement and support of th

LTB 105/26 - Royal Mail Group: National Briefing – Wednesday 15th April 2026 No. 105/26 Dear Colleague, Royal Mail Group: National Briefing – Wednesday 15 th April 2026 Please be advised that a National Briefing will be held on Wednesday 15 th April 2026 in relation to the Resolution of RMG/CWU Dispute Resolution Processes – Deployment of USO Reform and Equalisation of New Entrants’ Terms & Conditions. The Briefing will commence at 11:00 and conclude no later than 16:00 in

No: 103/26                                                                                   TO:  ALL BRANCHES   Dear Colleague, CWU Supporting Durham Pride 30 th May, 2026 Branches will be aware that Durham Pride has traditionally been a wonderful celebration, which brings the wider LGBT+ community together alongside allies and trade unions. The recently elected Reform UK council in Durham have decided to stop funding Durham Pride in 2026. In response, community and labour

No: 104/26                                                                      TO:  ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, Proportionality – 2025 Report As part of our ongoing commitment to report proportionality data, the Equality, Education & Development Department has produced the attached 2025 Proportionality Report for branches’ attention. Following a pause in 2024 due to conference restructuring and subsequent organisational changes, this year’s report presents an updated analys

No. 083/26 To:   All Postal Branches Dear Colleagues, BUSINESS AND TRADE SELECT COMMITTEE 24TH OF MARCH 2026 Further to LTB 073/26, branches will be aware that the Business and Trade Select Committee has called Royal Mail, the CWU and Ofcom to an evidence session the 24th of March. Branches are advised they can view the session, which is set to begin at approximately 2:30pm, through this link here . The CWU will be giving key evidence regarding the service crisis in Royal Mai

No. 084/26 Dear Colleague Royal Mail: Business Standards 2026 – Revised Version Branches are advised that Royal Mail is today publishing its revised Business Standards for 2026 which are attached. Clearly, the Business Standards and especially the use of them for Conduct purposes by Royal Mail have been controversial. Indeed, our Branches & Representatives will be fully aware that during the 2022 dispute, the Royal Mail Business Standards were weaponised against our members a

LTB 085/26 – EUREST (EX QUADRANT) PAY SETTLEMENT 2026 For the Immediate Attention of All:   Postal Branches with Eurest Members Divisional Representatives Parcelforce Regional Organisers   Dear Colleagues, EUREST (EX QUADRANT) PAY SETTLEMENT 2026 The annual Pay Review Date for our Ex-Quadrant members in Eurest was 1 st April and the department has been in discussions with Compass Group/ Eurest on achieving a settlement for the April 1 st Pay date. It was anticipated the dis

No. 086/26 Dear Colleague Royal Mail: Sports and Social Clubs – RM Decision to Stop Subscriptions from Payroll – DRP Registered Further to LTB 074/26 dated 6 th  March 2026, Branches are advised that management have refused to accept that the Point of Principle in respect of this issue is appropriate to a DRP. They argue that “ it is not a negotiable matter” and that they are simply adhering to their own policy, that allows them to cease the subscriptions from payroll. We nat

No. 087/26   Dear Colleague ROYAL MAIL: WINDING UP THE RMDCP SCHEME – TRANSFER OF MEMBER ASSETS TO LEGAL AND GENERAL MASTERTRUST IN JULY 2026 Branches and Representatives are advised that our members who are in the Royal Mail Defined Contribution Plan – RMDCP – are due to imminently receive an important communication from the Trustee (Appendix A) advising that the scheme is winding up with all savings/assets invested moving to the Legal & General Mastertrust from July 2026.

No. 088/26 To:   All Branches Dear Colleagues, APPOINTMENT OF DAVE WARD TO FAIR WORK AGENCY ADVISORY BOARD The purpose of this LTB is to let branches know that I have been appointed as a trade union representative member of the Fair Work Agency Advisory Board. The Fair Work Agency (FWA), launching in April 2026, is the government’s new employment rights enforcement agency. The FWA brings together existing labour enforcement agencies and new enforcement powers to ensure employ

No. 075/26 To:   All Branches Urgent Shingles Vaccine Reminder Dear Colleagues, Fewer than half of UK adults are taking up their free shingles vaccine in the first year of being eligible, according to latest  UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) data . A single-dose shingles vaccine was introduced by the NHS in 2013, and since September 2023 it has been replaced by a new 2-dose vaccine called Shingrix. It is currently offered to people who turned 65 on or after 1 September 2023,

No. 074/26 Dear Colleague Royal Mail: Sports and Social Clubs – RM Decision to Stop Subscriptions from Payroll – DRP Registered Branches are advised that we were recently informed by Royal Mail that as a consequence of the new ERP System due to be introduced later this year (that includes payroll), a decision has been made to cease members’ subscriptions to Sports & Social clubs being taken directly from payroll.  This is as a result of what management are describing as a pay

No. 071/26 Dear Colleague Post Office: Two Year Pay Agreement – 2026 and 2027 I am pleased to advise Branches that the Postal Executive has endorsed a no-strings two-year Pay Agreement for our Post Office members covering 2026/27 and 2027/28. The Key Features of the Agreement (pay offer letter attached with full details) are as follows: Year 1 A minimum 3% consolidated pay increase for all grades from 1st April 2026 flowing through to overtime and Scheduled Attendance rates

No. 73/26 To:   All Branches Dear Colleagues, ROYAL MAIL PARLIAMENTARY DEVELOPMENTS – THE VOICE OF POSTAL WORKERS MUST BE HEARD Further to LTB 057/26 sent on 27 th February 2026, we are now in a position to provide branches and representatives with a copy of an email that has gone to our members today regarding the forthcoming Royal Mail Select Committee hearing on 24 th March 2026. As previously explained, you will see that the email includes engagement activities that we

No. 065/26 To:   All Branches Understanding Proposition 65 Warning Labels (California) vs UK/EU Regulatory Requirements. Dear Colleagues, This LTB aims to provide an explanation and clarification to our Branches around the commonly found California Proposition 65 (Prop 65)  warning labels which are often seen on electronic equipment and other manufactured products and how these labels differ from chemical‑safety requirements in the  UK and EU . We are also keen to address an

No. 067/26   Dear Colleague Royal Mail: PFSL – Pay Claim 1 st April 2026 Branches are advised that the Postal Executive has endorsed a pay claim for our RMPFSL members.  The pay review date is 1 st April and our claim includes:   Pensions – the Collective Plan – As an integral part of the Royal Mail Group, PFSL members currently sit outside of the Collective Plan (with the exception of legacy ROMEC members) in an inferior DC scheme, and as such do not enjoy the benefits of

No. 051/26 TO ALL POSTAL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, ROYAL MAIL UPDATE – PARLIAMENT TO INVESTIGATE RM QUALITY OF SERVICE FAILURES All branches and reps will have seen the very significant developments announced by the BBC, which reported that Liam Bryne MP, Labour Chair of the Business and Trade Select Committee, has now written to the CEO of Royal Mail giving the company two weeks to explain what is really happening with quality of service failures. A copy of the letter that

No. 048/26 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, REVISED CWU MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORMS Branches will be aware that parts of the legislation contained within the Employment Rights Act will be introduced from 18th February 2026 onwards. Among these are the following changes that have been made to the political fund and associated matters (except for members in Northern Ireland). New members joining a union will be automatically ‘opted in’ to political fund contributions. The r

LTB 049/26 - PURCHASE OF ANNUAL LEAVE (POAL) No. 49/26 Dear Colleague, PURCHASE OF ANNUAL LEAVE (POAL) The CWU are aware of the level of confusion and frustration felt by our members and reps alike regarding the loss of access to purchase additional annual leave via salary sacrifice. This LTB sets out to explain the challenges which exist but more importantly the work the CWU is undertaking with Royal Mail to try and resolve the situation. Within the Way Forward agreement of

No. 039/26 Dear Colleague ROYAL MAIL: THE COLLECTIVE PLAN – ANNUAL BENEFIT STATEMENT & ADJUSTMENT LETTERS Branches and members are advised that the Collective Plan has issued its first Annual Benefit Statement and adjustment letters. These will be sent via second class post from today, Monday 9th February to all scheme members who were in the Collective Plan between October 2024 and March 2025. The Annual Benefit Statement tells Collective Plan members how much they’d built