LTB 040/24 - CWU NATIONAL BRIEFING MANCHESTER

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LTB 040/24 - CWU NATIONAL BRIEFING MANCHESTER
No. 040/24

29th January 2024

TO: ALL CWU BRANCHES

Dear Colleagues

CWU NATIONAL BRIEFING MANCHESTER

30TH JANUARY, 11AM – 3PM

In advance of tomorrows National Briefing, please find attached the agenda for the meeting and a precis of a recent NEC document that set out the areas for discussion and some initial thinking from the General Secretary and Senior Deputy General Secretary.

In sharing this information, we would like to emphasise that the NEC has not agreed, at this juncture, any of the proposals listed. However, we felt it was important that the branches and field officials have a greater understanding of both the approach to the restructuring programme and the areas that are definitely in scope.

In the previous National Briefing we have already set out the reasons for restructuring, including the major financial and organisational challenges facing the union. Therefore, the main purpose of tomorrows session is to delve further into some of our initial thinking and crucially take feedback from the branches.

We will also use the briefing to update branches on conference arrangements and the likely content and structure of the special report.

We will also explain at the briefing what we mean by a two phased approach to the restructuring programme and how this is likely to develop into areas of change that we believe requires immediate agreement and those that will be subject to more detailed consultations. The phase two consultations would also be launched in the special conference report, albeit over a longer timescale before decisions are made.

Finally, we will be pushing the urgent need to re-energise our recruitment and organising approach across the whole of the union.

We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow and having an informed and constructive National Briefing.

Yours sincerely

Dave Ward

General Secretary

Tony Kearns

Senior Deputy General Secretary

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