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

No. 038/26 For the Immediate Attention of All: Postal Branches Royal Mail Divisional Representatives Area Distribution Representatives Area Processing Representatives Area Delivery Representatives Parcelforce Regional Organisers Dear Colleagues, National LGV Recruitment Exercise Following discussions at national level as part of the Rebuilding Royal Mail, Section 5 commitment on Reducing Reliance on Agency Workers, it has been agreed that a national Recruitment Exercise for

No. 033/26 2nd February 2026 To: All Branches Dear Colleagues, PURCHASE OF ANNUAL LEAVE (POAL) As you may know in 2025, the company suspended enrolment and continuation of Purchase of Annual Leave (POAL) due to concerns about possible legal risks under National Minimum Wage (NMW) Legislation. Since that time, our members have continued to receive the benefits of purchasing annual leave without being required to pay or make up associated payments. The legislation states tha

No. 37/26 3rd February 2026 Dear Colleague, National CWU DRP on the Equalisation of New Entrants’ Pay, Terms and Conditions The CWU has today, in line with the legally binding Dispute Resolution Procedure under 3.2, registered a formal DRP against EP and Royal Mail for failing to honour their commitment to equalise new entrants’ pay, terms and conditions. This relates to their current failure to honour the following: EP’s commitment of 18th December 2024, Rebuilding Royal Ma

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. 27/26 29 th January 2026 Dear Colleague, Dispute Resolution Process, USO & Equalisation We have today received formal notification from Royal Mail that they have activated the Dispute Resolution Process on Universal Service reform. Within their heads of disagreement they are stating they want to deploy the Optimised Delivery Model 4 into 3 duties method change. This is following a meeting we had yesterday with EP. The Dispute Resolution Process now results in one month

Today we have informed the Communication Workers Union (CWU) that we will move discussions regarding deployment of Universal Service reform into our Achieving National Agreement Procedure in an effort to reach agreement. Universal Service reform is essential for our future and any further delay in deploying the changes threatens our financial resilience, particularly at a time of significantly increased costs for Royal Mail. The Pay Agreement that we reached last year assume

Please see the latest update from Headquarters on all topics related to USO Reform and Section 5 of the EP/CWU Agreement.

No. 016/26 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, CWU NATIONAL WELFARE FUND 2025 Please find below the branch breakdown of CWU National Welfare Fund donations that were made in 2025. LTB 016/26 View Online

No. 018/26 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, CWU OBITUARY LIST 2026 Branches will know it is normal practice to include in the General Conference Agenda pad a reference to those members who have served the Union in many different capacities who have sadly passed away since the previous conference. However, Branches should note that the last General Conference took place in 2022. We are therefore calling on Branches to supply the names of those they believe should b

No. 010/26 Dear Colleagues, Member Status on CWU OLS Membership System The purpose of this LTB is to clarify the membership status displayed in the membership system for members. The system has several status labels, the most common being pre-pending, pending, current, lapsed and stopped. Pre-pending (Online Joiners) This is the first stage. The membership department must assign a branch and check that all the correct details have been provided. If completed correctly (no mis

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. 274/25 To: All Branch H3N2 “super flu” infection risk Dear Colleagues, The UK is currently facing an unprecedented flu season that is putting immense pressure on hospitals, schools and workplaces. Health authorities have cautioned that a ‘drifted’ flu variant, designated as H3N2 – (or subclade K) has quickly emerged as the dominant influenza strain right across the UK. The H3N2 subtype represents one of three primary viruses responsible for seasonal flu. Symptoms includ