No. 239/25 31st October 2025 USO Pilot Office – Jointly Agreed Peak Guidance Dear Colleagues, Further to LTB 216/25 outlining the CWU views regarding the ODM model and the impasse within the National Talks, which had subsequently confirmed that Royal Mail / EP Group have taken a step back and have now fully confirmed there will be no further pilot units or roll out of the USO until the new year and that any deployment will only take place once an overall national agreement ha

No. 238/25 TO:    ALL BRANCHES POLITICAL FORUM AGENDA – 6th NOVEMBER 2025 Dear Colleagues, Further to LTB208/25, please find attached the agenda for next week’s political forum. As previously stated, the briefing represents an opportunity to reflect on our views on the first period of a Labour Government, the challenge posed from Reform and the far-right and the changes in our wider political environment. This is the first political forum since Labour has been in power and th

No.  236/25 TO:   ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, Election of CWU Delegates to the TUC Equality Conferences 2026 Please find attached the Regulations, Nomination Forms, and Candidate Consent and Biographical Details Form for the above conferences. The details of which are as follows: TUC Women’s Conference Date:             4th – 6th March 2026 Venue:           Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth   TUC Black Workers Conference Date:             24th – 26th April 2026 V

No: 235/25 TO:  ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, Artificial Intelligence – Bitesize Sessions The purpose of this LTB is to advise branches that the Equality, Education & Development Department has been working with the T&FS Executive on a project to raise awareness on Artificial Intelligence (AI). A number of bitesize sessions have now been finalised and are due to take place on the dates below. The sessions will be 60 minutes long and will include a Q&A session. Artificial Intel

No. 234/25 29th October 2025 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, Membership Subscription Rates from 1st February 2026 The purpose of this LTB is to inform Branches that the NEC has agreed to a 3% increase on all membership subscriptions from 1st February 2026. As Branches will be aware this is only the third increase in the subscriptions of active members in over a decade. Furthermore, the new subscription rate sees CWU membership cost maintain its position as one of the low

No. 230/25 24th October 2025 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, BRANCH BALLOT PROCEDURES Branches will be aware that when requested, CWU HQ has conducted ballots for Branch elections. Over the past few years an increasing number of Branches have used this option where they have required an election(s) to be held following the close of the nominations for a particular position(s). There are still however a significant number of Branches who conduct their own elections. Althou

No. 231/25 TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleagues, CWU NATIONAL WELFARE FUND – REGULATIONS Branches will be aware that following their election in the latter part of 2024, the National Trustees started their term of office from the beginning of January 2025. Having now had ten months in their role, the Trustees in conjunction with the Finance department, have dealt with numerous applications for claims from the National Welfare Fund. During this period, it has become apparent tha

UPDATE FOR ROYAL MAIL GROUP MEMBERS CWU members will be aware of a communication issued yesterday by Royal Mail confirming they will no longer be seeking any further deployment of USO reform until 2026. This is a position the union communicated many weeks ago and it has now been confirmed openly by the business. This is welcomed. Our priority now will be fixing the issues in the USO pilot units. We want to make it clear to members that we will not be reaching an agreement on

No. 224/25 Dear Colleague ROYAL MAIL: DRUGS & ALCOHOL – FOR-CAUSE TESTING PILOT Further to LTB 157/25 dated 30th July.  The For-Cause Testing Pilot for Drugs & Alcohol has been operating now for just over nine months since the original Pilot commenced in January in Wales, with subsequent extensions into the Anglia, South West, South East, South Central and Northern Ireland ROD areas.  During this period, Royal Mail has reported there have been just four tests, only one of whi

NATIONAL BRIEFING - UPDATE ON NEGOTIATIONS WITH ROYAL MAIL GROUP / EP GROUP TO ALL POSTAL BRANCHES An online National Briefing will be held on Monday 20th October from 11:00-13:00. It is crucial we deliver a full and comprehensive update on: - New Entrants’ Terms and Conditions - CWU / EP Agreement - USO - Quality of Service / OFCOM fine - Compensation for CWU members and representatives targeted during and after 2022 dispute - Membership engagement plan We ask all senior rep

No: 215/25 TO:  ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, Registration Reminder!  CWU 2-Day National Equality Event – 15th & 16th October 2025 Further...

No: 217/25                              TO: ALL BRANCHES Dear Colleague, LAUNCH OF THE WORKING-CLASS UNITED FOOTBALL SHIRT It is becoming...

Dear Colleague, As you may be aware, the Labour Party is holding an election for the Deputy Leadership of the party. This email sets out...

No. 218/25 To:   All Branches World Mental Health Day 2025 – Friday 10th October Dear Colleagues, World Mental Health Day is coming up...

No. 219/25 Dear Colleagues, Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card Scheme & Toilet Map UK Following on from LTB 052/25 issued on the 6th March...

No. 214/25 For the Immediate Attention of All: Postal Branches Divisional Representatives Area Delivery Representatives Area Processing...

No 213/25 Dear Colleagues, CWU Annual Pay Claim 2025/26 – RM Property and Facilities Solutions LTD (PFSL) We are pleased to inform...

No. 212/25 For the Immediate Attention of All: Parcelforce Representatives Parcelforce Regional Organisers Dear Colleagues, Parcelforce...

No. 190/25 For the Immediate Attention of All: Postal Branches Divisional Representatives Area Processing Representatives Area Health &...