House of Commons Asbestos Inquiry – CWU calls for complete eradication of ‘this toxic fibre’ from all UK buildings
CWU health, safety & environment department welcomes launch of Department for Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry into asbestos management and regulation and union submits document urging ‘planned, phased, controlled removal of all asbestos-containing materials’
Hard won BT Hybrid pension scheme wins two prestigious awards for “innovation”
The ‘Hybrid’ pension scheme that was painstakingly negotiated by the union in order to retain an element of defined benefit (DB) saving rights for thousands of deferred members of the BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) has been singled out for praise in two separate pensions awards.
Clarity demanded for ISS members following BT Centre bombshell
Urgent assurances are being sought on behalf of ISS members working in BT Centre following the shock announcement that the outsourced housekeeping, security and ‘front of house’ functions provider has not been successful in all of the tenders it had lodged to replicate such services at BT’s soon-to-be opened new headquarters building,
ISS resourcing changes under the CWU microscope
Close tabs are being kept on ISS’s plans to reduce the number of cleaning hours at around 20 BT workplaces.
BT’s ‘Reasonable Adjustments Process’ under the spotlight
Real-life examples are being sought of good, bad and indifferent experiences of BT’s ‘Reasonable Adjustments Process
FUTURE OF WORK – FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
TO ALL MEMBERS IN BT, EE AND OPENREACH Further to our communication on 8th July we write, as promised, to set out the programme ahead. The framework agreement, is a living and breathing document and is the vehicle that is enabling the work we are now doing with BT, on various workstreams, to resolve the issues we […]
Big ‘yes’ vote for hard-negotiated ISS pay rise
ISS members working on the BT contract have voted by more than four to one to accept a CWU-brokered pay settlement for 2021 that will see nearly three quarters of employees receive a consolidated rise of 2.15%.
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR BT, OPENREACH AND EE MEMBERS
We sat down and recorded this extensive podcast with DGS (T&FS) Andy Kerr. It covers the new enabling agreement, giving members a vote at the appropriate point, pay, redundancy, PTT, trust and much more. A real must listen! Please give it a share! Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/the-cwu/enabling-agreement-with-bt-group (podcast is 47 minutes long)
Count Me In – Agreement Reached With BT Group
TO ALL MEMBERS IN BT, EE AND OPENREACH We are pleased to announce that after a period of intensive negotiations, we have reached an agreement with the company, across all CFU’s, covering a wide range of issues The CWU Executive has endorsed the agreement and we will now set out a clear programme of communications […]
CWU Elections
Below is a list of candidates which the South East Central branch believes would be in the best interest of the branch to be elected in the coming elections. CONSTITUENCY VICE CHAIR – James SAMUELS SECTION 1 – NEC MEMBERS Nick DARBYSHIRE Andrew MERCER Dave TEE Ken WOOLLEY SECTION 4 – NEC MEMBER – WOMEN […]