Post Worker Debate: What pension scheme should we fight for?

[postworker.org.uk]

In the lead-up to the CWU National Policy Forum on Pensions, Post Worker is hosting an Open Debate on the whole issue of what sort of pension scheme the CWU should be fighting for.

The Post Worker Open Debate on Pensions will be held in Central London, on Sunday 16th October, 1pm-4pm. The venue is yet to be finalised, so watch this space.

PostWorker_OpenDebate_Pensions_A4.pdf

All members of the CWU are welcome, whether activists, reps, full-time officials or ordinary members. Rank and file workplace reps and ordinary members are particularly invited and welcome, as it is your voice that will not be heard at the CWU Policy Forum.

The sort of questions we will be asking and debating are:

• Should we be defending the current CARE scheme, or should we be fighting to return to a Final Salary Scheme?
• Should we just accept whatever pension scheme the ‘business’ says it can afford, or should we fight for the sort of pension that we need for a decent retirement?
• Should our Normal Retirement Age be based on the actual reality of working in Royal Mail, or on dubious estimates of average life expectancy? We all know that hard working manual workers never live as long as the fat cat bosses. Who will be able to last till 65 on delivery?
• Why does up-rating pensions by RPI rather than CPI matter?
• Could the CWU join with other unions to fight alongside other public sector workers for decent pensions for all?
• How can we motivate and mobilise the membership to fight over pensions?

If you have an opinion or proposal, we want to hear it.

[postworker.org.uk]

The Post Worker Open Debate on Pensions will be held at:

Dragon Hall Main Hall, 17 Stuckley Street, City of London WC2B 5LT, between 1pm and 4pm.

All CWU members or Reps welcome. Come and hear the debate, and let us know what you think.

Below is an updated leaflet:

PostWorker_OpenDebate_Pensions_A4_Venue.pdf

[heapsy]

Isn't it a bit late in the day to be thinking about it now? I can clearly remember Dave Ward gobbing off live on SKY after coming out of a meeting during the last dispute. "We are going to defend the final salary pension". So... my question is; What happened Dave? And that goes for the rest of the losers on the exec. committee. What exactly DID go on in those meetings? Because quite frankly we got shafted by our own union.

[randompostman]

So what happened?