General Conference 2011 : Motion 26

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Letter to Branches




No. 739/11
Ref: TK/PM/sn
Date: 23/08/2011

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues

General Conference 2011 – Motion 26

At the General Conference to following motion was carried:

Motion 26
This Conference recognises that it is the best interest of the membership to maintain pension increase orders using the RPI calculation rather than the CPI calculation for pension schemes
It therefore instructs the NEC via the RMAC to use all avenues to secure RPI as the continued calculation for pension increase orders. This to include wide ranging campaigning as is felt necessary to gain a successful conclusion.
CWU Retired Members Conference
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As part of this campaign, the National Pensioners Convention are asking for all of its affiliates to back to the ongoing campaign against the government's decision to weaken both state and occupational pension schemes by switching from the RPI to the CPI and sign the online petition at the link below:

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If over 100,000 signatories are secured it may force a parliamentary debate on the issue and the chance for further campaigning. Please therefore sign up and circulate as widely as possible and encourage CWU members and their families to support this campaign.

Any enquiries regarding this Letter to Branches should be addressed to Chris Tapper by email to ctapper@cwu.org or by post to CWU headquarters.

Yours sincerely,

Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary

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Yet another battle they have gave up on then!