On February 6th 1918, Millicent Fawcett, the Pankhursts and other suffrage campaigners won a hard-fought victory. They secured the first votes for some women, a moment that paved the way for universal suffrage ten years later. Their triumph in the face of many challenges inspires us to know that we can succeed too. 100 years on, […]
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There are several organisations persuing Jeremy Hunt in court over his plans to fully privatise the NHS which is well under way following NHS boss, Sir Simon Stevens former head of United Health in Europe (6th largest US Healthcare company); fragmenting the NHS into 44 separate organisations with their own budgets in the form of […]
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PAY AND FOUR PILLARS AGREEMENT – NATIONAL BALLOT RESULT The result of the Ballot, as certified by the independent Scrutineer: Number of Votes % of Valid Vote YES 56,177 90.1% NO 6,167 9.9% A resounding […]
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Branches are advised that a National Briefing will be held on Wednesday 7th February at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Broad Sanctuary, London, Westminster, SW1P 3EE beginning at 11:00 and concluding at 15:00. Tea and coffee will be served from 10:15. To clarify, the following Representatives are invited to attend the Briefing: Postal Branch […]
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On Wednesday 31st January 2018 the CWU’s Postal Executive unanimously endorsed the terms of the Agreement reached with Royal Mail Group in pursuit of our Pay and Four Pillars of Security campaign. A copy of the Agreement is attached to this LTB. The Agreement will now be put to a membership ballot with a recommendation […]
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Women of Today 2018 Event Brings Both Tears And Motivation To Women And Men “It was an emotional roller coaster full of tragedy and yes, humour”, Carl Webb, Regional Secretary said following today’s Women of Todat 2018 event held today (25th January 2018) at the Mechanics Institute in Manchester. Women activists, mainly from the CWU, […]
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No sanitary protection provided! Tampon Poverty may well be an issue for women who are homeless and for families who have no choice than to use food banks; and one the public have been made aware of in 2017 due to women’s campaigning groups. But being homeless or poor is not the only reason why […]
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NHS IN CRISIS – FIX IT NOW March and Demonstration Saturday 3 February Assemble: 12pm, Gower Street Central London WC1 March to Downing Street The CWU is fully supporting this demonstration in support of the NHS and has advised all Branches via a Letter To Branches (LTB051/18) of the details of the event. The demo […]
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Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) takes place on 27th January each year. It is the day for everyone to remember the millions of people who have been murdered, or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition, during the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution, and in the subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur. The significance of […]
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