WEEKLY INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS
Branch Officials Bulletin 46. Paragraphs 558 - 576
SUMMARY
GENERAL
558 United Campaign to
Repeal the Anti-Trade Union Laws
559 ISTC - Port Talbot
Blast Furnace Explosion
560 Labour Party Local
Government Conference: 1-3 February 2002, Cardiff
561 CWU Focus Fund
(formerly CWU Blind Babies' Fund) - 1
562 Women's School 2002
563 Postal Indoor
Department: Processing Representatives Training
564 Statutory Recognition
for Union Learning Reps
565 Field Officers Vacancies
566 Euro Manif Demonstration
567 Rossington Colliery
568 CWU Focus Fund
(Formerly CWU Blind Babies' Fund) - 2
POSTAL
569 Agreement on the
Creation of the Logistics Solutions Business Unit
570 Royal Mail Service
Delivery Uniform/Tax Allowance
TELECOMS
571 Network Build
Resourcing and SD2 Deployment
572 Network Build Resourcing
573 Contractor Deployment
574 Network Build:
Assistance to FTCs with Terminated Contracts
575 e-peopleserve Career Model
576 APR Process: Annual
Conference Proposition 70c - 2001
LETTERS TO BRANCHES
LTB/492 Packages and Express (John Keggie, DGS{P})
LTB/493 Training the Trainers (Dave Ward, Alvescot)
LTB/494 Union Skills I (Dave Ward, Alvescot)
LTB/495 Health & Safety I (Dave Ward, Alvescot)
LTB/496 Bullying & Harassment (Dave Ward, Alvescot)
LTB/497 Union Learning Reps. (Dave Ward, Alvescot)
LTB/498 Computer Literacy (Dave Ward, Alvescot)
LTB/499 Door to Door Delivery during Christmas Pressure (Dave
Ward, Outdoor Dept.)
LTB/500 RMSD (John Keggie, DGS{P})
LTB/501 Packages & Express (John Keggie, DGS{P})
LTB/502 Special Reps. Briefing 28th November 2001 (John
Keggie, DGS{P})
LTB/503 Special Reps. Briefing 28th November 2001 (Ray Ellis)
LTB/504 New Delivery Specification (Dave Ward, Outdoor Dept.)
LTB/505 Branch Consultative Ballot: Service Delivery Code of
Practice (Martin Collins)
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General
558 United Campaign to Repeal the Anti-Trade Union Laws
A letter has been received from the Scottish Regional Committee of
the campaign in the following terms:
"Scottish Campaign Committee Meeting
With reference to the above, I write to invite you to the next
meeting of the Scottish Campaign Committee to be held on Saturday the
8th of December 2001 at 11.00 hours to be held in Room 4, City Halls,
Albion Street, Glasgow. Enclosed is a flyer advertising the event and
you may care to note that we have secured a list of excellent
speakers to address us. Please feel free to multi-copy this for
general distribution amongst your organisation/membership should you desire.
Included in this mailing is an Affiliation Form for either Trade
Unions, Trade Union Councils and/or individual supporters and I would
request that this is given your consideration.
Equally, I have also included the last edition of the Campaign
Broadsheet and I trust you will find this of interest.
I do appreciate that many Organisations and/or individual supporters
are already affiliated to the National Campaign. However, the
Scottish Committee is always seeking donations in order to keep up
the momentum from a Scottish perspective and again, I would ask that
this matter is given your active consideration.
Any contributions would be most welcome and cheques can be made out
to "Reclaim Our Rights (Scotland)" and forwarded to the RMT
Regional Offices, 180 Hope Street, Glasgow, G2 2UE. All donations
will be acknowledged and a receipt sent.
Trusting that you will use your best endeavours to maximise
attendance and circulate the poster as widely as possible. I look
forward to seeing as many colleagues as possible in what will be an
informative meeting and to have a discussion on some campaigning
initiatives for Scotland."
Any enquiries should be addressed to the General Secretary's Department.
559 ISTC - Port Talbot Blast Furnace Explosion
A letter has been received from Michael Leahy, General Secretary of
ISTC, in the following terms:
"Thank you for your letter of sympathy and condolences following
the explosion at the Corus steel plant at Port Talbot on Thursday 8
November 2001. As you know the accident killed three of our members
and left a further 12 people injured, five of them critically.
ISTC has received many similar letters and we are extremely grateful
for all the offers of support that they have contained. As you can
imagine, the whole of the community is in a state of profound shock,
but we shall convey the sentiments expressed to the injured and their
families - and also to the bereaved - at the appropriate time.
No amount of money will compensate for those who have lost loved ones
or seen family and friends severely injured. Only a thorough
investigation will make sure that the causes of this tragedy are
discovered. Lessons must be learnt so that an accident like this
never happens again.
However, many of the letters have asked whether there is suitable
appeal fund to which they can make a contribution. A fund has been
established by the South Wales Evening Post, the local daily
newspaper covering the Swansea and Port Talbot area, which ISTC is
supporting. We have made a £10,000 donation to the fund. The
proceeds of the fund will be split between the steelworkers' families
and the All Wales Burns Unit at Morriston Hospital - whose staff have
been working round the clock to look after the accident victims.
We urge all those wishing to offer support to make a donation to the
appeal fund. Cheques should be made out to the
Evening Post/Courier Steel Blast Appeal
c/o Mr David Williams
Chief Executive
Swansea NHS Trust
Central Clinic
Orchard Street
Swansea SA1 5AT
Once again thank you for your support during this tragic time."
Any enquiries should be addressed to the General Secretary's Department.
560 Labour Party Local Government Conference: 1-3 February 2002, Cardiff
The Labour Party is holding its Local Government Conference in
Cardiff from 1-3 February 2002 and nominations are sought from
Branches for delegates who would qualify to attend this Conference.
Nominations must be sent to me by Monday 17 December 2001 together
with the following details for each nominee:
Surname; Forenames (in full); Pre-marital name (where applicable);
Home address & Postcode; email address; Home telephone no.;
Work telephone no.; Country of birth; Town of birth; Date of birth;
Registration no of private car; Make of car.
The Labour Party Women's Conference will be held at the same time, in
the same location, and delegates to this Conference were elected by
ballot at Annual Conference.
Ian Wingfield, Political Officer (Acting)
561 CWU Focus Fund (formerly CWU Blind Babies' Fund) - 1
Carl Webb, Regional Secretary, North West Region, has passed a
substantive cheque for £1,500.00 to the CWU Focus Fund to CWU
Headquarters, which was raised from the Northern Night at Annual
Conference 2001. Many thanks to everybody who contributed so
generously to this worthwhile cause.
Any enquiries on the above paragraph should be addressed to Miss
Sally Bridge, Assistant Secretary, quoting Reference No.1.6.
562 Women's School 2002
Applications are still invited for the two schools for women members
from 21-23 January and 23-25 January. The purpose of the schools is
to encourage more women to become active across all constituencies of
the Union. The schools are intended for very new or potential
activists and will cover the structure of the union, and equip women
to take part in union debates and encourage discussion and networking
on issues of particular concern to women.
The schools take place at the Elstead Hotel, the Union's Training
Centre in Bournemouth.
The Monday - Wednesday School commences at 2.00 pm on the Monday
concluding at lunchtime on the Wednesday. The Wednesday - Friday
School commences at 2.00 pm on the Wednesday concluding at mid-day on
the Friday
An application form is attached which should be returned to the
Training Department at CWU HQ as a matter of urgency.
Any enquiries should be addressed to the Training Department at CWU HQ.
Eric Lovett, National Organising Secretary
Att: G.36
563 Postal Indoor Department: Processing Representatives Training
There will be 7 two-day schools for Processing Representatives taking
place on the following dates:
Monday 28 January - Wednesday 30 January
Wednesday 30 January - Friday 1 February
Wednesday 20 February - Friday 22 February
Monday 25 February - Wednesday 27 February
Wednesday 27 February - Friday 1 March
Monday 18 March - Wednesday 20 March
Wednesday 20 March - Friday 22 March
The Monday - Wednesday schools commence at 2.00 pm on the Monday
concluding at lunchtime on the Wednesday. The Wednesday - Friday
schools commence at 2.00 pm on the Wednesday concluding at lunchtime
on the Friday.
The schools, which will take place at the Union's Training Centre,
the Elstead Hotel, Bournemouth, will deal with current issues within
the Indoor Department. The course curriculum will also include a
session on Industrial Relations which will be attended by the Head of
Industrial Relations Royal Mail.
Those eligible are Area/Substitute Area and Unit Representatives
Processing, although priority will be given in the first instance to
Area/Substitute Area Representatives. An application form is attached
which should be returned to the Training Department at CWU HQ as a
matter of urgency.
Any enquiries regarding this paragraph should be referred to the
Training Department at CWU HQ.
Eric Lovett, National Organising Secretary
Att: G.35
564 Statutory Recognition for Union Learning Reps
The attached information is produced for those Branches who have
nominated Union Learning Reps.
Any enquiries regarding this paragraph should be addressed to the
Training Department at CWU HQ.
Eric Lovett, National Organising Secretary
Att: G34
565 Field Officers Vacancies
Further to CWU BOB number 42 dated 2 November 2001 advertising field
officers vacancies at the close of nominations the following
nominations were received:
Royal Mail Co-ordinating Committee Chairs - Anglia
Mark Andrew - Colchester & District Branch - Elected
Regional Safety Representative (POCM) - Scotland/Northern Ireland
Brian Cossar - Glasgow & District Amal Branch - Elected
Parcelforce Area Organiser - Northern Ireland
Eamonn Cooke - Northern Ireland No.1 Branch - Elected
Parcelforce Substitute Regional Organiser - Southwest
Bill Bailey - Southwest No.7 Branch - Elected
Parcelforce Co-ordinating Committee Chair - Southwest
Peter Alexander - Bristol & District Branch - Elected
Travelling Post Office - Area & Deputy Representative
Roy Dixie - Rail, Stations & Transport Branch - Elected (Area Rep)
Melvyn Surridge - Rail, Stations & Transport Branch - Elected
(Deputy Area)
Northern D. A. Sector - Health & Safety Representative
Julie Donaldson - North Lancs & Cumbria Branch - Elected
Midlands & Wales D. A. Sector - Asst. Sector Organiser
Lynda McNaney - Wolverhampton Branch - Ballot
Clare Penaluna - Cheshire No.1 Branch - Ballot
Midlands & Wales D. A. Sector - Chair
Lynda McNaney - Wolverhampton Branch - Ballot
Susan Long - Birmingham District Amal - Ballot
A ballot is required for the Midlands & Wales D. A. Sector
Assistant Sector Organiser and Chair positions. The timetable is as follows:
Despatch of ballot papers 3rd December 2001
Ballot close 19th December 2001
Result declared 19th December 2001
Nominations are invited for the following Field Officer vacancies:
Royal Mail Co-ordinating Committee Chair - Scotland/Northern Ireland
Aldershot O. A. Sector - Health & Safety Representative
Nomination forms are available on request from the Organising
Department. The completed form signed by the Branch Chair, Secretary
and nominee must be returned by no later than 19th December 2001.
Any enquiries should be directed to the National Organising
Secretary, Eric Lovett.
566 Euro Manif Demonstration
Unions are being asked to support a demonstration taking place in
Brussels on Thursday 13th December to coincide with the European
Summit on the social dimensions of the EU. The key focus for the ETUC
and the TUC will be the Information and Consultation Directive, which
will be at a key stage during December. The march will depart at
12.30 and arrive at its destination, the stadium at approximately
14.00, where there will be speakers etc, until approximately 17.00.
Branches are invited to send delegates to the demonstration to join a
CWU contingent from the NEC. All expenses must be met from Branch funds.
Branches intending to send delegates to the demonstration should
advise the General Secretary's Department of the names and travel
arrangements as soon as possible. This information should be sent by
email to aniven@cwu.org
567 Rossington Colliery
Reproduced below are the contents of a letter received from a local
Branch of the NUM.
"Dear Billy
We are appealing to fellow Trade Unionists for support to sustain us
through our dispute with our employer, UK Coal.
Our members and their families are suffering hardship, therefore,
would you please be able to accede to our request, to circulate
Branches with copies of the Bulletin Sheet enclosed and the
accompanying letter of endorsement from our National President,
Arthur Scargill? We would be eternally grateful. If you require any
additional information, please do not hesitate to get in touch, on
any of the telephone numbers quoted.
Yours fraternally
Chris Skidmore, Branch Delegate"
Branches are urged to send donations direct to the NUM Rossington
Branch at: 7 Holmes Law Crescent, Rossington, Doncaster, DN11 0QD.s
568 CWU Focus Fund (Formerly CWU Blind Babies' Fund) - 2
At the Health & Safety and P&TS Industrial Relations Schools
held at the Elstead Hotel, CWU Education Centre, during the week
commencing 19 to 23 November 2001, a collection of £200.00 was
made for the CWU Focus Fund. Many thanks to everybody who contributed
so generously to this worthwhile cause.
Any enquiries on the above paragraph should be addressed to Miss
Sally Bridge, Assistant Secretary, quoting Reference No. 1.6.
POSTAL
569 Agreement on the Creation of the Logistics Solutions Business Unit
Reproduced below is a copy of a letter sent to Branches regarding the
timetable of a ballot to be held on the above:
"Our Ref: TP/LS.1/01/jc
27th November 2001
To: Postal Branch Secretaries (incl. Engineering Branches)
Dear Colleague
Agreement on the Creation of the Logistics Solutions Business Unit
This is an advanced notification of the Ballot, which is due to take
place on the above agreement.
The Special Report and Ballot papers will be despatched to Branches
from Friday 30th November 2001.
Ballot papers must be returned to Eric Lovett, National Organising
Secretary, no later than 1st post Thursday 20th December 2001.
I trust the above will assist you in arranging to return your Ballot
papers in due time.
Yours sincerely
Terry Pullinger, Assistant Secretary"
570 Royal Mail Service Delivery Uniform/Tax Allowance
As a result of a Branch enquiry, the Outdoor Department approached
Royal Mail with a view to examining whether an increase in the tax
allowance is warranted.
It will be noted from the letter published below that whilst the
Inland Revenue have confirmed that an increase is warranted, the
business have indicated that this will take some time to process and administer.
Given the recent experience of errors made by Transaction Services we
will of course be seeking updates to ensure that the timetable laid
out is achieved.
"Dear Mr McClean
Service Delivery Uniform - Tax Allowance
Further to my previous correspondence, I am replying with further
detail around the Inland Revenue dispensation for cleaning of Service
Delivery uniforms, via an adjustment to individual's tax allowance.
The Inland Revenue have agreed to increase the current £52 pa
tax allowance for uniform cleaning, to £90 for this tax year
(2001/02), and also to retrospectively apply this increase to the
last tax year (2000/01). This means that all uniformed postal
employees entitled to the enhanced tax allowance will receive
retrospective adjustment and payment.
Whilst agreeing this dispensation a number of inconsistencies have
been unearthed in employee's tax records, suggesting a number of
postal employees have not previously benefited from the enhanced tax
allowance. At the end of this tax year Service Delivery will supply
the relevant information to the Inland Revenue, such that any
retrospective entitlement to additional tax-free allowances back to
1995-96 can be assessed.
I am sure you will appreciate the scale of the Inland Revenue's task,
and hence why this issue has yet to be fully resolved. Unfortunately
the process is fairly unwieldy, meaning that when the Inland Revenue
supply Transaction Services with correct tax codes, the payroll
computer will need to be manually (rather than automatically)
updated. Accordingly, at the moment we envisage the exercise to be
complete around June 2002. The Uniform Team will organise appropriate
communications to employees, which we anticipate will be disseminated
early in the New Year. In the interim, please direct any queries to them.
In the meantime, we can only appeal for employees to remain patient.
Service Delivery is unable to amend tax codes without legal authority
from the Inland Revenue, whilst we are assured the Revenue are
working as quickly as possible to resolve this situation, and prevent
any re-occurrence of the problems faced in recent months.
Yours sincerely
Glyn Rees, Service Delivery Resources"
Any enquiries to Dave Ward, Outdoor Dept quoting ref 0.500.
TELECOMS
571 Network Build Resourcing and SD2 Deployment
When the Executive team met with Network Access to review contract
deployment, it was put to the management team that there was little
or no evidence of SD2 deployment from Network Build, thereby leading
to greater deployment of contractors.
Management's response was to reject that this was the case and
undertook to provide evidence to the contrary. With the electronic
advance distribution of this Briefing a spreadsheet was attached
showing the number of man days of deployment for the most recent period.
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
572 Network Build Resourcing
Management undertook to provide to the Executive a range of
information that could be supplied in an electronic format and which
could be shared with Branches on the overall resourcing picture
within Network Build. Attached in the advance electronic distribution
of this Branch Officers Bulletin is the following information:
1) Current list of Network Build Opportunities which have been
advised to BT Wholesale for volunteers to apply or people to be
matched against.
2) Network Build Overtime Rates. Actual against budget (it should be
noted that this has reduced by a third from previous levels and is
projected to fall further)
3) Network Build Overtime figures in excess of 48 Hours
Branches will be advised of any further information that becomes available.
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
573 Contractor Deployment
Branches may recall that Tender 2000 placed contracts with Corning
and Skanska. Their intention was for a joint venture, which did not
materialise, and the contract was formally placed with Corning (with
cable work done by Corning and civils sub contracted to Skanska).
Earlier this year, Corning announced their intention to sell their
traditional cabling business. This sale was recently completed to
Skanska and BT novated the Corning contract to Skanska/MGT joint
venture. In practice the operational people on the ground are exactly
the same as those when Corning owned the contract (the operatives
were TUPE'd, from Corning to Skanska, and they are accredited for the
work being undertaken in first stage repair). The contribution MGT is
making to the joint venture is at managerial level.
The second company operating in this area is Enterprise plc, who are
the parent company of ARM. ARM has chosen to trade in the future
under the name Enterprise.
Branches will note from the recent distribution from my office for
the first time the activity sub-heading 'MUCJ'.
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
574 Network Build: Assistance to FTCs with Terminated Contracts
Management within Network Build have agreed to give further
assistance to FTCs who have had their contracts of employment terminated.
As of the middle of this week, letters will be sent inviting them to
be enrolled on the register of Hays, Initial and OPUS II. Hays and
Initial are the preferred BT suppliers of the gateway recruitment
into BT. In the event of BT recommencing recruitment they will be
invited to apply for BT jobs. OPUS II have a much wider range of
employers that offers recruitment/employment for Connect and CWU members.
Also with the invitation to register is information which is designed
to provide assistance in updating CVs. All those affected should have
received by the weekend the invitation to register. Branches aware of
where this is not the case should ask the appropriate line manager to
escalate and resolve.
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
575 e-peopleserve Career Model
e-peopleserve management have provided the Union with copies of
slides to be used in presentations throughout their organisation, and
not just in the UK, as to what they expect the career model structure
to be irrespective of location/country of operation. Management have
invited the Union to comment and we will be taking the opportunity to
do so in discussions.
It is our understanding at this point in time, that this is an
overlay on the Newgrid structure and how it will operate remains to
be explored. That which covers reward has not been developed and is
still in the planning stage so no further light can be shed on this aspect.
The copies of the slides are attached to the electronic distribution
of this BOB for Branch comment and information.
Brian Healy
Assistant Secretary
Glynis Winestein
Assistant Secretary (Clerical)
576 APR Process: Annual Conference Proposition 70c - 2001
The Executive has made representations on the terms of Proposition
70c, which sought that all APRs should be completed within 2 months
of the annual review date; failure would lead to an escalation
process via the line or HR management.
The annual review should normally be completed within the normal two
month window from due date, and for the majority of employees, BT
state that this is the case. BT further state that it recognises in
some cases there will be delays, due to a variety of circumstances
including illness, reorganisation etc. These should not be excessive
though and those involved should be aware of the changed timescales
for completion.
The BT position is should an individual feel that they are being
significantly disadvantaged by an excessive delay then they are free
to raise this with the manager and subsequently, if this does not
resolve their concern, with their countersigning manager. This can be
done informally or, where appropriate, through the normal grievance
procedure within their Line of Business.
BT Group management state that they share our aim to sustain the
integrity of the performance and development arrangements and keep
these under regular review. They believe that the most crucial
element of good performance management is the ongoing dialogue and
feedback between managers and their team members. The annual review
provides an opportunity to summarise this and to look ahead and plan
development, though with the rate of change in the company/industry
such exchanges are increasingly done in quarterly one-to-ones.
The process for addressing concerns about any delay to annual reviews
thus already exists and no new or special process would add to this.
Finally, BT Group have agreed that should there be any significant
cases of delay that our members raise with Head Office, this can be
in the first instance raised with the management concerned, or
exceptionally with the Employee Relations manager in the Line of
Business. Branches with cases that have not been progressed
satisfactorily should escalate these by contacting the appropriate
Assistant Secretary for the Business Unit concerned.
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
Events bulletin
Monday 3rd December 2001:CWU Public meeting: The CWU is
hosting a public meeting in concern about the plans for Marble Arch
and Great Portland Street post offices at International Student
House, 229 Great Portland Street, 7pm. Speakers include
representatives of the CWU, the council and Post Office Ltd. For more
details contact: John Gaby, London N/Western CWU branch: 020 7239
6826 or Kay Dixon, Chairman Greater London Committee, Postwatch: 0777
555 7903
Tuesday 4th December 2001: Public Works - Celebrate Public
Services. at 12.30 to 15.00. A rally organised by Unison and the TUC,
London. Venue: Central Hall, Westminster will hear from front line
public servants and users of public services, who will celebrate the
contribution that well-funded public services make to the life of a
nation. Union delegates from the country will then lobby their MPs
and invite them to support the union campaign. Meeting organised by
Unison and the TUC, Speakers include Dave Prentis, Unison Chair and
John Monks, TUC General Secretary. Details contact Events Officer
Keith Faulkner 020 7467 1216. http://www.tuc.org.uk/extras/publicworksflyer.pdf
Thursday 6th December 2001: Representation at work - A half
day seminar organised by the IDS (Incomes Data Services) at 13:00
Barbican Centre, London. The purpose of this seminar is to chart a
practical path through the legal maze of recent employment
legislation which have transformed the legal framework in which
worker representatives operate. Speakers include: Mary Stacy, Deputy
Chair of the CAC, and Simon Auerbach a partner at trade union
solicitors Pattinson Brewer.
Friday 7th December 2001: Work and Life - Getting the Balance Right
at 10:00 to 15:30, organised by South West TUC Women's Committee
Conference. Venue, Cross Meads Centre, Barley Lane, Exeter. An event
for all trade unionists, members, equality officers, employers,
students and interested individuals in the issues surrounding
Work-Life Balance. Speakers include Diana Holland, TGWU National
Organiser for Women, Race and Equalities Jo Morris, Director of our
Time Inland Revenue Pilot Project and TUC Senior Officer Carole May,
Government's Work - Life Balance Team Case Studies, Gillian Foxton,
PCS and more. Contact: Tanya Parker 0117 9470521 or tparker@tuc.org.uk
Friday 7th December 2001: Current Issues in Employment Law, a
trade union agenda for Scotland Conference, organised by the
Institute of Employment Rights, Glasgow at 9:30 to 16:30. speakers
include Ronnie McDonald (DGS STUC), Prof. K Ewing (King's College
London, John Hendy, QC, Professor Brian Bercussan. For more
information contact ier.@gn.apc.org
or visit their Website http:// www.ier.org.uk
Friday 7th December to Saturday 8th December 2001: World Fair
2001. Are you a conscientious Christmas shopper, then this is the
place to go, the above event is set up by 60 Fair Trade
Organisations, including Oxfam, War on Want, World Development
Movement and World Fair which helps communities all around the world,
is being held at; Conway Hall, Red Lion Square, London, WC1. For more
details see www.worldfair.org.uk
Tuesday 11th December 2001:Steps to a better Britain; Building
Basic Skills, New Connaught Rooms, London, WC2. The Government's
target is to raise the literacy and numeracy levels of 750,000 adults
by 2004. Nine months after the launch of the Government's National
Strategy - Skills for Life, this conference looks at what is being
done to reduce the basic skills deficit. This conference will hear
from policy makers, key decision-makers and practitioners. Keynote
Speaker: John Healey MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for
Adult Skills, for more information contact Department for Education
and Skills.
Tuesday 11th December to Wednesday 12th December 2001: TUC
Disability Conference at Congress House, Great Russell St, London,
WC1B 3LS. There is no cost for delegates from unions to attend this
conference. Any other member who wishes to go needs to contact their
union and ask if they can be selected to attend. There will be guest
speakers. For more information contact Peter Purton: purton@tuc.org.uk
Tuesday 11th December 2001: Legal Services Committee Meeting
at CWU House, Wimbledon, London.
Wednesday 12th December 2001: Equal Opportunities Committee
Meeting at CWU House, Wimbledon, London.
Thursday 13th December 2OO1: National Executive Council
Committee Meeting at CWU House,Wimbledon, London.
Thursday 13th December 2001: Euro Manif Demonstration taking
place in Central Brussels. Unions are asked to make their own travel
and accommodation costs. The key focus for the ETUC and TUC will be
information and the Consultative Directive, which will be at a key
stage during December. See http://www.tuc.org.uk/euromanif or contact
Angela Westwood 020 7467 1357 or awestwood@tuc.org.uk
Nick Clark 020 7467 1322 or nclark@tuc.org.uk
Change is possible
Tuesday 18th December 2001: No Excuse - beat bullying at work,
this London seminar will take place at the National Union of
Teachers, Mabledon Place, London WC1H 9BD. There will be speakers
from the TUC, Thompsons Solicitors and others as well as award
winning TUC/Industrial Society Video 'No excuse- beat bullying at
work' to help set the scene, plus there will be structured workshops.
Any other member who wishes to go must contact their branch or Union
HQ to ask if they can be selected to attend. For more information
contact Liz Wood, TUC, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London,
WC1B 3LS. Tel: 020 7467 1250.
Thursday 31st January to Friday 1st February 2002: A two day
conference about how we can transform public services. with Margaret
Hodge (DfES), Greg Dyke (BBC), Paul Corrigan (DH), Yve Buckland
(HDA), and Sue Page (Northumbria NHS Trust) at Church House,
Westminster, London, SW1. Details from: 020 7588 5151 or email emotional.literacy@antidote.org.uk
Wednesday 13th February 2002: The Labour Movement; Past,
Present and Future, The Amiel Melburn Trust annual lecture, with Tony
Benn, Chair: Rodney Bickerstaff. 19:00. Venue: Friends Meeting House,
Euston Road, London, NW1. Tickets £2/£1 Concessions;
Booking arrangements later.
Thursday 14th February 2002: TUPE Revisited. This seminar has
been organised to discuss new TUPE Regulations and their likely
impact on workers. Speaker Alan Johnson MP Minister for State
Employment Relations and Regions. Chair: Carolyn Jones, Director of
the Institute of Employment Rights, Heather Wakefield, Unison's
Senior Officer for Local Government and Stephen Cavalier Thompsons'
Solicitors. 13:00 - 16:30, at the NAFTHE Centre, Britannia Street,
London, WC1. For more information on the above phone 020 7498 6919,
fax 020 7498 9080, email ier@gn.apc.org
or see website www.ier.org.uk
If you have anything for the events page, please send in your
contribution. Details must arrive Monday, nine days before
publication (i.e. if possible not nine days before the event).
Include admission prices, times, a contact phone number, brief
summary describing the event, email/website address, in advance to:
Alison Moise, CWU House, Communications Department, 150 The Broadway,
Wimbledon, SW19 1RX; Tel: 020 8971 7267; email amoise@cwu.org
Listings are free, but inclusion is not guaranteed.