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

LETTER TO BRANCHES No. 132/26 Dear Colleagues, CWU REPS’ BRIEF Please see the attached CWU Reps’ brief covering all key aspects on the Resolution of RMG/CWU Dispute Resolution Processes – Deployment of USO Reform & Equalisation of New Entrants’ Pay, Terms and Conditions Agreement. Branches are asked to ensure that this brief is sent to local Reps to engage with their members. We believe the information in this Reps’ brief will help answer some of the questions being asked in

No. 135/26 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, CWU Conference 2026 – Standing Orders Reports Please find attached the following for the General and Postal Conferences: General Conference Standing Orders Report Supplementary No.1 General Conference Standing Orders Report Supplementary No.2 Postal Conference Standing Orders Report No. 3 Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to Angela Niven by emailing conferences@cwu.org. Yours sincerely, Dave Ward General Secr

No. 136/26 Dear Colleagues, Postal Conference 2026 Policy Please find attached the Postal Executive’s policy for Motions submitted to Postal Conference 2026. Any enquiries relating to the content of this LTB should be referred to the DGSP department hford@cwu.org. Yours sincerely, Martin Walsh Deputy General Secretary (Postal) LTB 136.26 Postal Conference 2026 Policy LTB 136.26 Attachment – Postal Conference 2026 Policy

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. 115/26   Dear Colleague,   ROYAL MAIL: WINDING UP THE RMDCP SCHEME – TRANSFER OF MEMBER ASSETS TO LEGAL AND GENERAL MASTERTRUST IN JULY 2026 – WEBINAR Further to LTB 087/26 dated 25th March 2026. Branches and Representatives are reminded that our members in the Royal Mail Defined Contribution Plan (RMDCP) have now received a communication from the Trustee advising that the scheme is winding up with all savings/assets invested moving to the Legal & General Mastertrust

No. 119 /26 To: All Branches International Workers’ Memorial Day 2026 Remember the Dead. Fight for the Living — Addressing Psychosocial Hazards at Work Dear Colleagues, On International Workers’ Memorial Day, 28 April 2026, workers and trade unions around the world will come together to remember those who have died, been injured, or made ill because of work — and to demand action to prevent further harm. International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) commemorates those workers. W

No. 122/26 Dear Colleague, ROYAL MAIL STATUTORY PENSION SCHEME (RMSPS): GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT – CAPITA Branches and Representatives may be aware from the publicity late yesterday that Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Government’s Paymaster General and Cabinet Office Minister, announced to Parliament that he was terminating the recent extended contract with Capita for “failure to meet critical transition milestones” and a “lack of confidence” in Capita’s ability to move to a new ope

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