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