NATIONAL BRIEFING

[lovejoy]

Dear Colleague

National Briefing – 19/20th February – Northampton
Review of Liberalisation/Pensions

Further to LTB 061/08, arrangements have now been finalised for a National Briefing to be held in Northampton on the 19/20th February.

The Briefing will be held at the Park Inn, Silver Street, Northampton NN1 2TA – commencing at 13.30 hrs on the 19th February and concluding at 13.30 hrs on 20th February.

Please find attached a copy of the provisional agenda for the Briefing.

The following representatives will be entitled to attend the National Briefing:-

• CWU Regional Secretaries
• Divisional Representatives
• Technical Services Representatives
• Territorial Counter Reps
• Parcelforce Regional Organisers
• Romec Divisional Representatives
• All Royal Mail Area Reps (Delivery, Processing and Distribution)
• Quadrant Area Representatives
• Area Admin Representatives
• 1 Branch Representative

Royal Mail Group has been informed of the National Briefing.

Travel and subsistence costs associated with attendance at the Briefing will be in line with the instructions and advice issued in LTB 506/04.

A document setting out the Union’s approach to the review of liberalisation and the final agenda will be circulated to Branches next week.

Yours sincerely


Billy Hayes Dave Ward
General Secretary Deputy General Secretary (P)


National Briefing 19/20 February
Park Inn, Silver St, Northampton NN1 2TA

Provisional Agenda



Tuesday 19th February 2008 – Government Review of Liberalisation


Briefing commences 13.30 hrs – 15.00 hrs

Tea /Coffee 15.00 hrs – 15.30 hrs

Briefing ends 17.00 hrs


Tuesday 19th February 2008 – Drinks reception

Starts 17.30 hrs – 19.00 hrs

Wednesday 20th February – Pensions


Briefing commences 09.30 hrs – 11.00 hrs

Tea/coffee 11.00 hrs – 11.30 hrs

Briefing ends 13.30 hrs

[dvbuk55]

Whew! That looks like a helluva hard couple of days - maybe they should be cutting out the drinkies and get both done in a day and save us some money!

[Stormproof]

Nice of them to spare 3.5 hours for our pensions

[johnnyp]

We were only saying today its gone a bit quiet on the pensions front dvbuk55 mate those National Briefings are thirsty work ive been told

[dvbuk55]

We were only saying today its gone a bit quiet on the pensions front dvbuk55 mate those National Briefings are thirsty work ive been told

Don't forget who'll be paying for those drinkies jp - they'll be on expenses - it's totally amazing how magnanimous you can be when someone else is paying, bit like agreeing to a load of crap that you're not going to be bound by.

[johnnyp]

We were only saying today its gone a bit quiet on the pensions front dvbuk55 mate those National Briefings are thirsty work ive been told

Don't forget who'll be paying for those drinkies jp - they'll be on expenses - it's totally amazing how magnanimous you can be when someone else is paying, bit like agreeing to a load of crap that you're not going to be bound by.

I wont begrudge the lads a few shandys as long as they do the business and look after our interests Time will tell

[lovejoy]

it does seem very strange timings etc. I would have thought the centre of the evening do will be some sort of tribute to the Burslem guys and girls. One of the leading lights in their campaign is the Midland Regional Sec Lee Barron who is from .............. Northampton

[dvbuk55]

Oh sh*t here we go! get ready for the ride of your life as long as you like it up the a*se.

Well you certainly have a point - does anyone remember good news followng a National Briefing.