WEEKLY INFORMATION FROM THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION
SUMMARY
Volume 8 Issue 42. Paragraphs 618 - 627 31 October 2003
SUMMARY
GENERAL
618 Headquarters Printing
and Reprographic Services
619 Meetings with CWU
Supported MPs
620 Death Grant Payments
621 Health & Safety at
Work Stage II
622 Induction Course
623 Health & Safety at
Work Stage III
624 2003 - 2004 Meetings
Dates for the TUC General Council and Executive Committee Meetings
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
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HEALTH AND SAFETY
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TELECOMS
625 BT Wholesale Data
Handlers A1024 Duty Banding Assessment
626 Telewest Performance
Management - Employee Guidelines
FINANCIAL SERVICES
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POSTAL
627 People &
Organisational Development (P&OD): People & Organisation
Services Pay for CWU Represented Grades
LETTERS TO BRANCHES
608 Royal Mail Overpayment - Dave Ward
609 Latest Chairman's Letter - Dave Ward
610 TDS - SDD Single Daily Delivery update - Bob Gibson
611 Residential Education Consultation Process Rescheduling -
Trish Lavelle
612 Industrial Relations - Royal Mail - Dave Ward
613 Unofficial IA Resumption of National Negotiations - Pay
and Major change - Dave Ward
614 TUC Congress 2003 - Delegation Report - GS
615 CWU Women's Conference 2004 - Saturday 31 January -
Michèle Emerson
616 Appointment of CWU Scottish Lifelong Learning Development
Worker - GS
617 Unofficial Industrial Action - GS
618 Christmas Arrangements - 27th December 2003 - Dave Ward
619 TDS SDD Further Information and Guidance - Bob Gibson
620 Telecoms Recruitment and Organising - Manpower - Sally Bridge
621 Telecoms Recruitment and Organising - Hays - Sally Bridge
623 Unofficial Industrial Action - Dave Ward
624 Guidance Southend Mail Centre - W Hayes
625 Guidance Maidstone Mail Centre - W Hayes
626 Guidance Oxford Mail Centre - W Hayes
627 Romec Cleaning Services - Bob Gibson
628 Collections Routing Tool - Bob GIbson
629 Learn BT - Bill McClory
630 BT Employee Attitude Survey - Bill McClory
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GENERAL
618
Headquarters Printing and Reprographic Services
Branches and Representatives will wish to know that CWU Headquarters
have recently acquired new reprographics equipment. The purpose of
broadcasting this information is to inform you that we are now able
to offer a print service to branches that we believe will be within a
price range that you will find competitive.
Amongst the services we can provide are colour or black & white
posters, leaflets, booklets etc. It is not possible to produce a
price list as prices will vary dependent on each individual job based
on quantity, timescale, delivery requirements etc. If you would like
more information about this service or wish to receive a quote for a
particular piece of work then please ring or email Jacquie Winter,
Acting Head of Post & Reprographics. 020 8971 7218
jwinter@cwu.org
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619
Meetings with CWU Supported MPs
The Union has now established regular liaison meetings with the CWU
Group of MPs and an NEC member from each of the Union's
constituencies has been nominated to attend one of the monthly
meetings, together with a Regional Secretary and, where appropriate,
Regional Political Secretary.
For your information I list below the dates of the meetings and those
nominated to attend:
18 November
Eastern Regional Secretary/Political Secretary Carol Alcock, Maria
Exall, Jimmy Reid
16 December
Wales Regional Secretary/Political Secretary Linda Hancock, Andy
Kerr, Graham Colk
20 January
North East Regional Secretary/Political Secretary Phil Waker, Maria
Exall, Jimmy Reid
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620
Death Grant Payments
The Death Grant Payments will be increased to £546.00 for any
members who die on or after the 1st October 2003.
This is in line with the current rule which stipulates that the
increase applied to contributions should also be applied to Death Grants.
Tony Kearns, Senior DGS
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621
Health & Safety at Work Stage II
A Health and Safety at Work Course Stage II has been organised to be
held at the Elstead Hotel, Bournemouth. This course is accredited
with the National Open College Network. This is a fully integrated
course.
The course will be held from 26 - 30 January 2004
The closing date for nominations is 16 December 2003
Applicants for this course will have already attended the Union's
Health & Safety Stage I course.
We particularly encourage branches to nominate women, ethnic
minorities, people with disabilities and young members who are often
under-represented on the CWU Education and Training Programme.
All courses at the Elstead are residential. The cost of tuition, food
and accommodation will be met from the General Fund. Branches
requiring financial assistance from the General Fund to enable them
to send students to the course must submit the request with the
nomination, to enable the Trustees to consider the request in time.
Nominations should be made on the form for Education Courses, and
returned to Alvescot Lodge by the closing date shown. If you nominate
more than one member, indicate the order of preference if necessary
and please apply for only one course at a time. If a member is
refused a place, due to oversubscription, then indicate this on a
subsequent application for another date.
Application forms should be addressed to: Trish Lavelle, Head of
Education & Training, CWU Education & Training Centre,
Alvescot Lodge, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxon OX18 2PY. Telephone: 01993
843373; Fax: 01993 840960; email: mtodd@cwu.org
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622
Induction Course
The Communication Workers Union has organised an Induction Course, to
be held at the Union's Education Centre, Elstead Hotel, Bournemouth.
The course will be held from 9 - 13 February 2004
The closing date for nominations is 2 January 2004
This course is aimed at newly elected representatives.
We particularly encourage branches to nominate women, ethnic
minorities, people with disabilities and young members who are often
under-represented on the CWU Education and Training Programme.
All courses at the Elstead are residential. The cost of tuition, food
and accommodation will be met from the General Fund. Branches
requiring financial assistance from the General Fund to enable them
to send students to the course must submit the request with the
nomination, to enable the Trustees to consider the request in time.
Nominations should be made on the form for Education Courses, and
returned to Alvescot Lodge by the closing date shown. If you nominate
more than one member, indicate the order of preference if necessary
and please apply for only one course at a time. If a member is
refused a place, due to oversubscription, then indicate this on a
subsequent application for another date.
Application forms should be addressed to: Trish Lavelle, Head of
Education & Training, CWU Education & Training Centre,
Alvescot Lodge, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxon OX18 2PY. Telephone: 01993
843373; Fax: 01993 840960; email: mtodd@cwu.org
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623
Health & Safety at Work Stage III
A Health and Safety at Work Course Stage III has been organised to be
held at the Education and Training Centre at Alvescot Lodge. All
courses held at Alvescot Lodge are accredited with the National Open
College Network. This is a fully integrated course.
The course will be held from 2 - 6 February 2004
The closing date for nominations is 2 January 2004
Applicants for this course will have already attended the Union's
Health & Safety Stage I & II Courses. We particularly
encourage branches to nominate women, ethnic minorities, people with
disabilities and young members who are often under-represented on the
CWU Education and Training Programme.
This course will give a substantive overview of the following:-
COSHH
PUWER
RIDDOR
Stress in the Workplace
Safe Systems of Work
Risk Assessments
All courses at Alvescot are residential. The cost of tuition, food
and accommodation will be met from the General Fund. Ex-NCU Branches
are expected to meet the cost of travelling and subsistence payments.
Branches requiring financial assistance from the General Fund to
enable them to send students to the course must submit the request
with the nomination, to enable the Trustees to consider the request
in time. Special leave with pay will apply.
The Education Centre can offer child-minding facilities for a maximum
of three under school age children at any one time. If any applicant
from your branch would like child-minding facilities, can you please
advise the age and sex of the child on the application form. Further
information on the child-minding arrangements will then be sent to
the successful applicants.
Nominations should be made on an 'application for Union courses' form
and returned to Alvescot Lodge by the closing date shown. If a member
is refused a place, due to oversubscription, then indicate this on a
subsequent application for another date.
Application forms should be addressed to: Trish Lavelle, Head of
Education & Training, CWU Education & Training Centre,
Alvescot Lodge, Alvescot, Bampton, Oxon OX18 2PY. Telephone: 01993
843373; Fax: 01993 840960; email: mtodd@cwu.org
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624
2003 - 2004 Meetings Dates for the TUC General Council and
Executive Committee Meetings
As Branches will be aware, both the General Secretary and the Deputy
General Secretary (TFS) sit on the TUC General Council and Executive
Committee. Listed below, for the information of Branches, are the
dates of meetings for 2003 - 2004:
Executive Committee
2003
19th November
15th December
2004
21 January
18th February
17th March
26th April
19th May
16th June
21st July
6th September
20th October
17th November
15th December
General Council
2003
29th October
17th December
2004
25th February
30/31 March (Special)
23rd June
28th July
9th September
27th October
22nd December
This year's TUC Annual Congress will take place from 13th - 16th September.
Any enquiries on the Paragraph should be addressed to the General
Secretary's Department quoting reference GS 13.0
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TELECOMS
625
BT Wholesale Data Handlers A1024 Duty Banding Assessment
Please find attached for the comment and information of Branches a
copy of the internal management assessment.
Yours sincerely
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
626
Telewest Performance Management - Employee Guidelines
Attached for the information of Branches is a document designed by
Telewest which is intended to assist the line manager and the
employee prepare for the annual performance review.
It is not Telewest policy that the document is mandatory in its use
for the annual performance review; it does however suggest that both
parties should agree if it is not to be used.
Yours sincerely
Brian Healy, Assistant Secretary
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POSTAL
627
People & Organisational Development (P&OD): People &
Organisation Services Pay for CWU Represented Grades
The C&CH Department have received a letter from People &
Organisation Services business unit as part of the Pay and Major
Change discussions.
The business have stated that they wish to meet to discuss
productivity improvements. The letter is detailed below.
"Dear Andy
People & Organisation Services Pay for CWU Represented Grades
As you will be aware, we will be paying our postmen and women the 3%
pay rise, promised in the pay offer, as from 6 October 2003.
I'm sure you will be pleased to know that we will also be paying the
3% to CWU represented grades in P&OD. This will be paid from the
1st October 2003.
We will also be paying the additional 1.5% from the 1st April 2004 -
in line with our commitment to our people. If you need anymore
information on this, please feel free to contact me.
I would like to meet and talk to you about opportunities for
productivity improvements that enable our people to further enhance
their basic pay.
Yours sincerely
Simon Sheppard
Head of People & Organisational Development
People & Organisation Services"
Any Branch comments concerning this BOB should be addressed to Andy
Furey, Assistant Secretary, C&CH Department, quoting reference B.605.