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No. 309/21 28th July 2021 Dear Colleague, Election of National Representative Positions – 2021 Postal Standing Orders Committee Telecoms & Financial Services Standing Orders Committee Further to LTB 262/21 dated 24th June 2021, please find detailed below the result of the ballots that closed today. Postal SOC (4 Members) Phil Ewer 58,210 John Gaby 66,384 *Elected Scott Haslam 74,100 *Elected Paddy Magill 94,479 *Elected Tony Sneddon 76,199 *Elected Telecoms & Financial Services SOC (6 Members at least 2 delegates must be Women) Rob Alldritt 36,858 *Elected Craig Anderson 33,189 *Elected John Ballard 11,724 Joanne Shaftoe 36,227 *Elected Joyce Stevenson 37,220 *Elected Phil Thomas 36,180 *Elected Trish Vollans 35,370 *Elected Please find attached a copy of the branch breakdown for these ballots. Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department on telephone number 020 8971 7237, or email address sdgs@cwu.org. Yours sincerely, Tony Kearns Senior Deputy General Secretary 21LTB309 SOC Returns

No. 311/21 29th July 2021 Dear Colleagues, CWU/Royal Mail National Terms of Reference – Uniform ‘Mini’ Proof of Concept Trial on a revised Female Skirt Branches will recall that Letter To Branches 264/21, Addendum to the Code of Practice between Royal Mail & CWU on Dress Standards (Revised Uniform Agreement 2018): Covering the New Range of Uniform Allocation (The New Performance Wardrobe), dated the 25th of June, outlined the details and timeline of the switch over to a new uniform range following extensive trial activity. Whilst the new uniform range is seen as a welcomed development and a major overhaul of the current range, both Royal Mail and CWU do not see this as an end state in terms of further and ongoing improvements to the uniform. As such, the attached Terms of Reference set out a ‘Mini’ Proof of Concept Trial on a revised Female Skirt. Back in 2018 Royal Mail removed the female skirt from the uniform range due to it being an extremely slow-moving product, with less than 50 order requests a year at that point in time. However, Royal Mail still retained ‘off the shelf’ alternatives based on two skirt designs for those colleagues who requested them. Whilst the demand for the skirts remains very low it has become clear that the two current off the shelf designs available are limited in their operational suitability, in particular, for colleagues that work outdoors. With this in mind, talks have been taking place between Royal Mail and the CWU on possible alterative options which would be more suitable for the wider operational roles. However, it has become clear during these talks and the wider procurement process that there is very limited ‘commercial or occupational’ skirt styles and designs which would suit the diverse roles within Royal Mail. Nonetheless, talks have now concluded and resulted in these TOR and the outlined trial of a new off the shelf skirt design. The design selected is a black skirt which features a small split at the back, two side pockets, two pockets at the back and belt loops. Those who have agreed to be involved in the trial will be issued with two skirts, they will also be used with one flexi belt and one holster pocket. This outlined ‘Mini’ Proof of Concept Trial will take place from August and will run for 6 weeks following which a joint CWU/Royal Mail review will then be held on the trial feedback against the standard success criteria as outlined. Any enquiries regarding this subject matter or uniform matters in general should be directed to the Outdoor Department, reference 500, email address: njones@cwu.org Yours sincerely, Mark Baulch CWU Assistant Secretary LTB 311.21 – Uniform Mini Proof of Concept Trial on a revised Female Skirt TOR Uniform Mini Proof of Concept Trial on a revised Female Skirt

No. 312/21 29th July 2021 TO: BRANCHES WITH MEMBERS EMPLOYED BY PARCELFORCE WORLDWIDE (INCLUDING RMSS) Dear Colleague, Election of: Parcelforce Worldwide Substitute Area Health & Safety Representative – North Region Further to LTB 174/21 dated 29th April 2021, a timetable has now been set for the above ballot and is as follows: Ballot Papers Despatched: 5th August 2021 Ballot Closes: 25th August 2021 Any enquiries regarding this LTB should be addressed to the Senior Deputy General Secretary’s Department, telephone number 020 8971 7237 or email address sdgs@cwu.org Yours sincerely, Tony Kearns Senior Deputy General Secretary 21LTB312

HOME SITE CONTENT ABOUT US NEWS REPS PAGE SCOT No2 REPS THE BRANCH RMG SHARE PRICE BRANCH SECTIONS NATIONAL DISPUTE EVENTS CONTACT US JOIN US AFFILIATIONS' MORE ​ CWU SCOTLAND NO2 BRANCH OFFICERS CONTACT INFO AND ROLES BRANCH OFFICERS GARY CLARKE BRANCH SECRETARY (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Mobile: 07790033775 Email: bsec@cwuscot2.org The Branch Secretary is responsible for the general day-to-day running of the Branch and dealing with general enquiries from members. The Secretary is also responsible to the overall organisation of the Branch inline with the direction and decisions of the Branch Central Committee. MICHAEL SIME BRANCH CHAIRPERSON (Office) Tel : 0131 510 0370 Email: mike.sime@virginmedia.com The Branch Chairperson is responsible for overseeing the Branch Rules and processes, inline with National CWU Rules. OWAIN BEAUMONT BRANCH LEGAL SERVICES SECRETARY (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Email: owainandzoe@hotmail.co.uk The Branch Legal Services Secretary is responsible for all legal service matters of the Branch. LYNN DOUGLAS LGBT OFFICER ​ (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Email: lynn297@sky.com The Branch Equality Officer is responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities issues within the Branch. The Equality Officer is also responsible for advising other Branch Officials & Representatives on equality matters, and can act as an ‘in confidence’ point of contact between the Branch and members on equal opportunity matters. VACANT BRANCH (BAME) BLACK & MINORITY ETHNIC OFFICER (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Email: The Branch BAME Officer is responsible for promoting and highlighting issues affecting and relevant to Black and Ethnic minority members of the Branch. The BAME Officer is also responsible for advising other Branch Officials and Representatives on Black and Ethnic issues, and can act as an ‘in confidence’ point of contact between the Branch and relevant members. VACANT BRANCH POLITICAL OFFICER (Office) Tel : 0131 510 0370 Email: The Branch Political Officer is responsible for political matters of the Branch. The Political Officer is also responsible for reporting to the Central Committee on political matters, either national or local, which affect members of the Branch. ANGELA WRIGHT BRANCH EDITOR (Office) Tel : 0131 510 0370 Email : angiesoprano@yahoo.co.uk The Branch editor will be responsible for the communications of the branch including social media and the branch website and other forms of communications the branch may wish to have. The editor will work closely and take direction with the branch secretary VACANT BRANCH LEAD UNION LEARNING REP (Office) Tel : 0131 510 0370 Email : The lead ULR will be reasonable to work and lead other ULRs within the branch area and to coordinate the union learning work and will work with the regional education lead around the courses and plans for the branch and report to the branch committee OWAIN BEAUMONT ASSISTANT BRANCH SECRETARY (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Email: owainandzoe@hotmail.co.uk The Assistant Branch Secretary deputises for the Branch Secretary in addition to other roles and responsibilities within the Branch. ​ ​ GREAME BIRTLEY VICE BRANCH CHAIRPERSON (Office) Tel 0131 510 0370 ​ Email: The Vice Branch Chairperson deputises for the Branch Chairperson in addition to other roles and responsibilities within the Branch. HELEN OGILVIE BRANCH WOMAN'S OFFICER (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Email: helenogilvie@live.co.uk The Branch Women’s Officer is responsible for promoting and highlighting issues affecting and relevant to female members of the Branch. The Women’s Officer is also responsible for advising other Branch Officials & Representatives on women’s issues, and can act as an ‘in confidence’ point of contact between the Branch and female members. ANGELA BELL BRANCH EQUALITY OFFICER (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 Email : The Branch Equality Officer is responsible for promoting Equal Opportunities issues within the Branch. The Equality Officer is also responsible for advising other Branch Officials & Representatives on equality matters, and can act as an ‘in confidence’ point of contact between the Branch and members on equal opportunity matters. VACANT BRANCH YOUTH OFFICER (Office) Tel: 0131 510 0370 ​ The Branch Youth Officer is responsible for promoting issues of relevance to young members of the Branch. The Youth Officer is responsible for ensuring that relevant information regarding youth matters is circulated across the Branch, and can act as an ‘in confidence’ point of contact between the Branch and young members. VACANT BRANCH RETIRED MEMBERS (CLASS C SECTION) SECRETARY Mobile Tel : 07368332637 Email: marymaryomar@aol.com The Class C Section Secretary is responsible for the running of the Branch’s retired member’s section in line with the direction and decisions of the Branch Central Committee. DOUGLAS McCAIG BRANCH TREASURER (Office) Tel : 0131 510 0370 Email : douglas.mccaig@gmail.com The Branch Treasurer will be responsible for making a branch budget and insuring the branch works within its budget and reporting to the branch finance committee and the full branch committee. Back to Top

HOME SITE CONTENT ABOUT US NEWS REPS PAGE SCOT No2 REPS THE BRANCH RMG SHARE PRICE BRANCH SECTIONS NATIONAL DISPUTE EVENTS CONTACT US JOIN US AFFILIATIONS' MORE EVENTS DURHAM MINERS GALA LINK SATURDAY 11TH JULY POSTPONED The 136th Gala was due to take place in Durham on Saturday July 11. It will now be marked online with a series of new content celebrating the spirit of this event. ​ The centrepiece of the day will be a live online event streamed to Facebook and YouTube. It will feature new videos including archive footage from the Gala’s long history, brass band music , messages from key workers who’ve been dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, and contributions from leading labour movement figures. ​ The day is titled The Second Saturday in July – the day on which the Gala is held each year. The live event will be hosted from Redhills, the home of the Durham Miners Association Disability Awareness Day ("DAD") LINK POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED Due to the Coronavirus pandemic the date for this years' 29th anniversary event has been moved from Sunday 12th July to Sunday 25th October. This will be a virtual event. Please check back regularly for further exciting news. ​ ​ INTERNATIONAL NON-BINARY PEOPLE'S DAY Book Now 01/19 - 01/23 Click here to add your own content, or connect to data from your collections. HYDRA 01/19 - 01/23 Click here to add your own content, or connect to data from your collections. From: $550 Book Now SANTORINI 01/19 - 01/23 Click here to add your own content, or connect to data from your collections. From: $399 Book Now MYKONOS 01/19 - 01/23 Click here to add your own content, or connect to data from your collections. From: $499 Book Now

HOME SITE CONTENT ABOUT US NEWS REPS PAGE SCOT No2 REPS THE BRANCH RMG SHARE PRICE BRANCH SECTIONS NATIONAL DISPUTE EVENTS CONTACT US JOIN US AFFILIATIONS' MORE CWU SCOTLAND NO2 BRANCH Senior Industrial Relations Representatives: DIVISIONAL OFFICERS CONTACT INFO AND ROLES DIVISIONAL OFFICERS KENNY LOGAN DIVISIONAL OFFICER Mobile:07483125162 Email: logancwuscott2@live.com The Divisional officers will be responsible for dealing with senior management within the division of Scotland and Northern Ireland including stage 3 disagreements, they will also be responsible for taking appeals against dismissals. They will also work closely with national officer within the CWU postal department and will keep branches up to date with any issues. TAM DEWAR DIVISIONAL OFFICER Mobile:07511868261 Email: dewartam@gmail.com The Divisional officers will be responsible for dealing with senior management within the division of Scotland and Northern Ireland including stage 3 disagreements, they will also be responsible for taking appeals against dismissals. They will also work closely with national officer within the CWU postal department and will keep branches up to date with any issues. RAB STORIE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER Mobile: TBA Email: TBA The Sub Divisional officers will assist the Divisional officers I their roles and also be responsible for dealing with senior management within the division of Scotland and Northern Ireland including stage 3 disagreements, they will also be responsible for taking appeals against dismissals. They will also work closely with national officer within the CWU postal department and will keep branches up to date with any issues. Back to Top