CWU Live at 5pm - Updating You Direct from the National Briefing

[ted_e_bear]

Dear Members,

This week, CWU Live is coming to you direct from Manchester as we cover the National Briefing, bringing you key updates straight from the agenda and updating you on all aspects of the current negotiations.

We’ll cover major developments on pay, new entrant terms, and the latest on sick pay.

We’ll also outline the growth strategy, the future of the USO, and what’s next on pensions and voluntary redundancy terms.

With live input from General Secretary Dave Ward and Deputy General Secretary (Postal) Martin Walsh, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

Tune in at 5pm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfnxBFlKAjE

The CWU

[Playmail]

It's another one of them dancing around the answers we want

[Londonsburning]

It's another one of them dancing around the answers we want

CWU in shambles yet again

[Valentina@1]

What’s the major developments then?

[tramssirhc]

The bag avoiders have been holed up for 2 days on a massive jolly sponsored by the members and this is the reporting of the events? As if the CWU hadn't sunk low enough. Absolutely nothing here for workers. Just promises of jam tomorrow. The nearest it came to being informative was when Ward let slip 'it'll go bust'.

[TopperGas]

The bag avoiders have been holed up for 2 days on a massive jolly sponsored by the members and this is the reporting of the events? As if the CWU hadn't sunk low enough. Absolutely nothing here for workers. Just promises of jam tomorrow. The nearest it came to being informative was when Ward let slip 'it'll go bust'.

Agreed, surely over two full days the CWU discussed more than this waffling with its members? It seems listening to MW that the CWU are only now interested in getting a good deal rise for new starters.

[toonshola]

The only interesting bit out of that was Martin saying nobody will do a core walk more than 3 days a week under the new USO which I definitely agree with and would maybe make those double mail days less s**t if you are rotating onto a driving route through the week. But this raises the awkward question yet again about non drivers, how are they supposed to avoid doing a core walk more than 3 times a week? Seems impossible.

[BELIAL]

Two minutes in “we gotta manage expectations”.

I think Martin has forgotten that his role is to represent the members not to manage them.

Or is it?

[Playmail]

Was clearly a 2.7% pay rise then inflation increased so they went ohhh god we will just say we are waiting for a better deal and wait for inflation to go down or for ofcom to agree to use reform.

[ted_e_bear]

Did anyone catch the bit where mw spoke of the large amount of money being paid out on outdated allowances, I'm assuming driving allowance etc, but he also mentioned £100 of the Christmas bonus.

He then went on to talk about introducing local productivity schemes so I'm hoping they're not planning on removing half the Christmas bonus to go towards funding it.

[Pidleypoo]

Did anyone catch the bit where mw spoke of the large amount of money being paid out on outdated allowances, I'm assuming driving allowance etc, but he also mentioned £100 of the Christmas bonus.

He then went on to talk about introducing local productivity schemes so I'm hoping they're not planning on removing half the Christmas bonus to go towards funding it.

Yeah the bit where he said it would be a fiver a month

[chickenwittle]

Did anyone catch the bit where mw spoke of the large amount of money being paid out on outdated allowances, I'm assuming driving allowance etc, but he also mentioned £100 of the Christmas bonus.

He then went on to talk about introducing local productivity schemes so I'm hoping they're not planning on removing half the Christmas bonus to go towards funding it.

Can’t beat a bit of scare mongering, it’s what we do best on here.

[TopperGas]

Did anyone catch the bit where mw spoke of the large amount of money being paid out on outdated allowances, I'm assuming driving allowance etc, but he also mentioned £100 of the Christmas bonus.

He then went on to talk about introducing local productivity schemes so I'm hoping they're not planning on removing half the Christmas bonus to go towards funding it.

Can’t beat a bit of scare mongering, it’s what we do best on here.

Not sure it's scaremongering just repeating what MW said earlier? Does MW seriously think £5 is going to incentised anybody to go the extra mile?

[tramssirhc]

The only interesting bit out of that was Martin saying nobody will do a core walk more than 3 days a week under the new USO which I definitely agree with and would maybe make those double mail days less s**t if you are rotating onto a driving route through the week. But this raises the awkward question yet again about non drivers, how are they supposed to avoid doing a core walk more than 3 times a week? Seems impossible.

An LTB went out as the latest waste of server space was being put out. Martin has put his name to an interrogation of workers where they will have to explain why they do not drive for the industry. Walsh is never happier than when he's throwing workers under the bus. It's like he's so guilty about his betrayal of the working class that he can only placate his guilt by making other people's lives a misery. Schadenfreude I think the Germans call it.

[chickenwittle]

The only interesting bit out of that was Martin saying nobody will do a core walk more than 3 days a week under the new USO which I definitely agree with and would maybe make those double mail days less s**t if you are rotating onto a driving route through the week. But this raises the awkward question yet again about non drivers, how are they supposed to avoid doing a core walk more than 3 times a week? Seems impossible.

An LTB went out as the latest waste of server space was being put out. Martin has put his name to an interrogation of workers where they will have to explain why they do not drive for the industry. Walsh is never happier than when he's throwing workers under the bus. It's like he's so guilty about his betrayal of the working class that he can only placate his guilt by making other people's lives a misery. Schadenfreude I think the Germans call it.

, anyone would think it’s personal between you and Martin.