A spirited band of CWU London Region activists took the ‘I’M VOTING YES’ message to the very heart of BT-land yesterday, marking the eve of today’s despatch of more than 40,000 industrial action ballot papers to members across BT, Openreach and EE.
Members across Openreach have delivered the clearest possible indication of their willingness to fight for a decent cost of living pay rise, with no fewer than 9.000 tuning in live to an online CWU mass meeting Thursday night.
BT Group’s desperation to hide the strength of the CWU’s fightback against the imposition of real-term pay cuts by a company that has just declared profits of £1.3 billion was plain for all to see at Birmingham’s NEC this morning.
Following on from the June 6th special Facebook Live session for CWU members across EE, two further mass membership events will take place later this week to highlight why members across the whole of BT Group must stand united against real-term pay cuts being imposed by a hugely profitably blue chip company.
BT, Openreach and EE bosses given ultimatum to budge on pay, or face the first BT Group-wide industrial action ballot in 35 years…
The countdown has begun towards the first national statutory industrial action ballot in BT Group since 1987.
T&FS Conference voted today to serve legal notice to BT Group of the union’s intention to ballot all appropriate members for industrial action as soon as possible, after rejecting BT Group’s ‘final offer’ of a £1,500 flat rate pay rise.
LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – BT, Britain’s biggest broadband and mobile operator, faces possible industrial action after the Communication Workers Union rejected a consolidated pay rise of 1,500 pounds for its frontline workers.
From rising bills to falling wages to the P&O scandal, the Tory government is presiding over a collapsing economy for workers – and it can only be fought by trade union organisation.
Thousands of members begin a consultative e-poll called by the union to assess their views on the sub-inflation pay deal imposed by the business…
“It’s vitally important that as many eligible members as possible cast their vote and register their views,” said CWU assistant secretary Tracey Fussey this afternoon, as the big nationwide consultation opened.
BT has made a pay offer which the CWU has rejected. The formal proposal is a flat-rate of £1200. (Pro-rata for part-timers)
The pivotal role that women USRs can play in the struggle for genuine diversity in the workplace was highlighted in a recent presentation to the union’s Telecoms & Financial Services constituency’s current male dominated USR ranks by a keynote speaker from the influential National Hazards Campaign.
This is to advise all South East Central CWU members that there will be a national ballot in regards to BT/Openreach PAY in the near future. At the stage of this notice being compiled, NO formal pay offer has been made to the CWU by BT. This Ballot would be sent to your home address, so we need to check we have your correct home address.
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