Letter to Branches
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No. 016/08
Ref: L081
Date: 11th January 2008
To: All Branches
Dear Colleague
National Executive Council, National Officer & National Representative Elections - 2008
The NEC has agreed the election timetable and regulations for the 2008 NEC Elections. As in 2007 the Telecom & Financial Services Industrial Executive, Postal Industrial Executive, Clerical Assistant Secretaries, COOC and OAOOC elections will be held simultaneously.
In addition to the above elections the NEC has also agreed that the elections for the
Deputy General Secretary (Postal), Deputy General Secretary (Telecoms & Financial Services), Assistant Secretaries – Equal Opportunities, Health, Safety & Environment, Postal Outdoor and Assistant Secretary - Telecoms & Financial Services (all due for election under the five year rule) will be held at the same time.
The timetable for the elections is as follows:
Nominations Open: 18th February 2008
Nominations Close: 10th March 2008 (14.00)
Accept Nominations: 14th March 2008 (14.00)
(PTS, Eng & Clerical only)
Despatch of Ballot Papers: 8th April 2008
Close of Ballot: 28th April 2008 (first post)
Result: 30th April 2008
The Election Regulations stipulate that a copy of the regulations for the elections must be distributed to all branches in advance of the nomination process. A copy of each of the Election Regulations is therefore enclosed and I would be grateful if you could ensure that these are brought to the attention of the membership.
The regulations will also be published on the CWU website and a copy will be issued to all candidates nominated to stand in the elections.
NEC Elections – Prize Draws
Branches are once again reminded that in order to protect the integrity of these very important national elections and, more importantly, ensure that the union is legally compliant with the relevant legislation covering such elections, that NEC election prize draws should not be conducted under any circumstances unless written authorisation has been given by the Senior Deputy General Secretary.
Any enquiries regarding the above elections should be addressed to Senior Deputy General Secretary Department, CWU HQ for the attention of Peter Metcalfe.
Telephone: 0208 971 7368
Email: pmetcalfe@cwu.org
Yours sincerely
Tony Kearns
Senior Deputy General Secretary
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ELECTION REGULATIONS – SPRING 2008
[center] COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION
ELECTION OF:
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Postal)
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Telecoms & Financial Services)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
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ELECTION REGULATIONS – SPRING 2008
1. These regulations have been determined by the National Executive Council in accordance with the Rules of the Union to govern the election for the CWU Deputy General Secretary (Postal), Deputy General Secretary (Telecoms & Financial Services), Assistant Secretary – Equal Opportunities, Assistant Secretary – Health, Safety & Environment, and Assistant Secretary – Telecoms & Financial Services. The election will take place in conjunction with the NEC and National Representative Elections in spring 2008 and the successful candidates will take up office following Annual Conference 2008 for a period of five years.
2. Nominations open on 18 February 2008. The Senior Deputy General Secretary will provide formal notice of when the election will take place.
3. All eligible Branches shall be sent a nomination form for this election. All branch nominations must be agreed at properly constituted Branch meetings. Each Branch shall return nomination forms to the Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU to arrive no later than 14.00 on 10 March 2008. Nominations received after that date will not be accepted. Each Branch shall be responsible for the correct completion of the nomination form. Further copies of the nomination form may be applied for from The Senior Deputy General Secretary.
4. Members who are nominated as a candidate will be sent a letter confirming receipt of a nomination, and the appropriate forms to be completed giving their biographical details and the election address together with a copy of these Regulations. Acceptance of nomination and completed forms for biographical details and the election address, together with a recent photograph must be received by 14.00 on 14 March 2008 by the Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU, 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX. Any biographical details or election addresses or photographs received after that date will not be accepted.
5. Each candidate must receive the nomination of five Branches by the close of the nomination period in order to be eligible for election. The five nominations must include the nomination of the candidate’s own Branch.
6. Only candidates will be entitled to contact the Senior Deputy General Secretary during the nomination period and ask whether 5 Branches have nominated them. Candidates will only be entitled to ask about their own nominations.
7. The Senior Deputy General Secretary will receive the Branch nominations. Each candidate will be entitled to choose which five nominations are published. This list of nominations will also be published with the personal statement/biography outlined in Rule 9.7.7
8. The full list of all Branch nominations received will be published in alphabetical order to all the unions Branches via a Letter to Branches (LTB). Candidates shall undertake not to include the full list of their nominating Branches in their election address, and the Senior Deputy General Secretary may delete any list, which is included in the election address.
9. Each candidate shall have the right to prepare an election address of not more than 500 words and to submit a recent photograph. The Senior Deputy General Secretary shall delete words in excess of 500. The content of the election address is the responsibility of the individual candidate and the Union will not be held responsible for any defamatory or libellous statements contained in the address.
10. The election addresses and individual photographs for all candidates will be published and distributed with the ballot papers to all members. Other than Branch publicity restricted to the membership of their individual Branch any other publicity or canvassing such as handouts, posters etc. for any or all candidates will be the responsibility of the individual candidate who shall fund any such publicity.
11. The method of recommending support for candidates to its own Branch members will be a matter for each Branch. No Branch officer or other workplace representative shall have any responsibility for the circulation of publicity for any candidate other than the candidate recommended by the Branch. All material produced by a Branch must include the name of the Branch and the printer’s name and address where appropriate.
12. The Independent Person, in accordance with all legislation, designated as the printer of all ballot material is under instruction to refer any request from a candidate or Branch to undertake printing on their behalf, to the Independent Scrutineer and General Secretary. Printing for a Branch, or candidate, can only be undertaken by the Independent Person with the written authority of both the Independent Scrutineer and the General Secretary.
13. Candidates may not use information held by the union on its national records for workplace or home addresses for members for the purposes of distributing any publicity material. Any complaint that a member has used such information may be investigated by the Independent Scrutineer, and if as a result, the complaint is upheld, may take appropriate action in accordance with para.22 of these Regulations.
14. Voting will be by individual member by the marking of a ballot paper by the member entitled to vote. The ballot will be fully postal in accordance with current legislation.
15. Each member entitled to vote shall be allowed to do so without interference, constraint or undue pressure, in secret, and so far as is reasonably practicable, without incurring any direct cost to the member.
16. So far as is reasonably practicable, all members entitled to vote will receive a ballot paper at the address notified in writing to the CWU. The ballot papers will be dispatched, so far as is reasonably practicable, from 8 April 2008. For votes to be valid, members must mark the ballot paper in accordance with the instruction, and return it sealed in the prepaid envelope provided to the address nominated by the Independent Scrutineer and appearing on the envelope.
17. All eligible members included in the Register maintained by the Union as at 7 March 2008 are entitled to vote. Whilst every effort will be made so far as is reasonably practicable to ensure that each member will receive a ballot paper through the post, the requirement of the security of the ballot prevents the issue of a second ballot paper to a member in any circumstance.
18. The last time for receipt of ballot papers at the address nominated by the Scrutineer will be first post 28 April 2008. Any ballot papers received after that time will not be counted.
19. Returned ballot papers will remain unopened in their envelopes until the close of ballot. Two lay CWU members (who do not hold any elected or appointed position) will be selected as observers. The Observers together with the Senior Deputy General Secretary will attend the start of the count of the ballot papers. Their sole responsibility will be to ensure that the envelopes are unopened prior to the commencement of the count, after which the Scrutineer shall arrange to count the number of valid votes cast for each candidate. The Scrutineer will declare the results of the election on 30 April 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.
20. The CWU is committed to free and democratic elections and will actively oppose racism and sexism and all forms of discrimination based on race, creed, religion, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation in industry, the Union and Society. Members and candidates must not behave in a discriminatory manner or circulate any material that may be offensive to any other member or candidate.
21. No full time officer of the Union as defined under the rules, shall publicly endorse, at any official Union organised meeting or conference or in writing, any candidate for election.
22. A member, candidate or Branch may make a complaint regarding the ballot on the grounds that there has been a breach of Union Rules or of these Regulations. The complaint must be submitted in writing to the Independent Scrutineer no later than four weeks of the declaration of the results. The Scrutineer shall investigate the complaint, and if as a result, the complaint is upheld may declare the election void or the election of any particular person void or any appropriate candidate disqualified. In addition they may invalidate any vote or any number of votes previously counted, or include any vote or any number of votes not previously counted and thereby re-determine the results of the election. The decision of the Scrutineer shall be final and binding.
23. These Regulations shall be distributed to all Branches in advance of the nomination process for the purpose of being brought to the attention of the membership. The Regulations shall be sent to each candidate on receipt of their nomination, and to any other individual member who applies to either the Union or to Electoral Reform Services Limited.
24. Any matter not covered by the Rules of the CWU, or by decision of the NEC prior to the ballot, shall be determined by the Scrutineer.
25. The Scrutineer appointed in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992, as amended, shall be Electoral Reform Services Limited, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road London N8 ONW. In addition to carrying out duties in accordance with the Act, the Scrutineer shall make whatever enquiries or investigations they consider appropriate in order to ensure that, as far as possible, the ballot has been carried out in accordance with these Regulations. The decision of the Scrutineer on any matter in these Regulations shall be final.
Candidates Guidelines
Election of:
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Postal)
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Telecoms & Financial Services)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
Please Note: That in line with the policies of the union, where they have not already done so all candidates will be required to undertake CWU Equality & Diversity training.
Candidates Guidelines:
Each member nominated as a candidate will be entitled to complete the appropriate forms giving the following biographical information (up to a maximum of 100 words) for inclusion in the booklet sent to every member with their ballot paper:
Branch
Date started employment relevant to CWU
Date of joining CWU (or relevant predecessor union)
Job Title
Union Record/Other relevant service to the Union and Labour Movement
This should include information on positions held in Branch, District, Region NEC etc. together with appropriate dates and information on representation at Conferences e.g. TUC, PTTI, C.I. UNI, membership of other unions, political parties, any education or training relevant to this election.
Election Address
Each candidate is entitled to submit an election address of up to 500 words. Words in excess of 500 will be deleted after the 500th word. The election address can be submitted on disc or by e-mail to pmetcalfe@cwu.org. The preferred format for this is MS WORD.
Alternatively the election address should be typed or written in clear manuscript and signed by the candidate when submitting to the union. Please do not send photocopies to avoid misreading of your statement. Any errors will be reproduced – so proof read your text carefully prior to submitting it.
Use of formats such as underlining, text in bold, bullet points etc. may be used and it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that any instructions regarding the layout are clear.
The CWU cannot take any responsibility for text that cannot be read, or instructions on layout that cannot be understood.
Photograph
Each candidate is entitled to submit a recent photograph that will be printed with the election address. The photograph should be black and white and have head and shoulders of the candidate only. Photographs containing more than one person are not acceptable, and will not be printed in the booklet. Candidates should note that black and white photographs will reproduce to a higher quality in the booklet, and the CWU cannot take any responsibility for inferior quality if a colour photograph is supplied. Photographs must be received by the CWU by the appropriate closing date for acceptance of nominations and cannot be returned after the ballot.
Please note: Instructions to refer to those printed in previous years, photocopies of a previous election address or extracts cut out from printed copy in previous elections, including photographs, are not acceptable, and only the submissions received for this election will be printed.
In accordance with current legislation, the CWU shall secure that no modification is made to any election address other than where it is necessarily incidental to the method adopted for producing the copy.
ELECTION OF:
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Postal)
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Telecoms & Financial Services)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
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ELECTION REGULATIONS – SPRING 2008
1. These regulations have been determined by the National Executive Council in accordance with the Rules of the Union to govern the election for the CWU Deputy General Secretary (Postal), Deputy General Secretary (Telecoms & Financial Services), Assistant Secretary – Equal Opportunities, Assistant Secretary – Health, Safety & Environment, and Assistant Secretary – Telecoms & Financial Services. The election will take place in conjunction with the NEC and National Representative Elections in spring 2008 and the successful candidates will take up office following Annual Conference 2008 for a period of five years.
2. Nominations open on 18 February 2008. The Senior Deputy General Secretary will provide formal notice of when the election will take place.
3. All eligible Branches shall be sent a nomination form for this election. All branch nominations must be agreed at properly constituted Branch meetings. Each Branch shall return nomination forms to the Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU to arrive no later than 14.00 on 10 March 2008. Nominations received after that date will not be accepted. Each Branch shall be responsible for the correct completion of the nomination form. Further copies of the nomination form may be applied for from The Senior Deputy General Secretary.
4. Members who are nominated as a candidate will be sent a letter confirming receipt of a nomination, and the appropriate forms to be completed giving their biographical details and the election address together with a copy of these Regulations. Acceptance of nomination and completed forms for biographical details and the election address, together with a recent photograph must be received by 14.00 on 14 March 2008 by the Senior Deputy General Secretary, CWU, 150 The Broadway, Wimbledon, London SW19 1RX. Any biographical details or election addresses or photographs received after that date will not be accepted.
5. Each candidate must receive the nomination of five Branches by the close of the nomination period in order to be eligible for election. The five nominations must include the nomination of the candidate’s own Branch.
6. Only candidates will be entitled to contact the Senior Deputy General Secretary during the nomination period and ask whether 5 Branches have nominated them. Candidates will only be entitled to ask about their own nominations.
7. The Senior Deputy General Secretary will receive the Branch nominations. Each candidate will be entitled to choose which five nominations are published. This list of nominations will also be published with the personal statement/biography outlined in Rule 9.7.7
8. The full list of all Branch nominations received will be published in alphabetical order to all the unions Branches via a Letter to Branches (LTB). Candidates shall undertake not to include the full list of their nominating Branches in their election address, and the Senior Deputy General Secretary may delete any list, which is included in the election address.
9. Each candidate shall have the right to prepare an election address of not more than 500 words and to submit a recent photograph. The Senior Deputy General Secretary shall delete words in excess of 500. The content of the election address is the responsibility of the individual candidate and the Union will not be held responsible for any defamatory or libellous statements contained in the address.
10. The election addresses and individual photographs for all candidates will be published and distributed with the ballot papers to all members. Other than Branch publicity restricted to the membership of their individual Branch any other publicity or canvassing such as handouts, posters etc. for any or all candidates will be the responsibility of the individual candidate who shall fund any such publicity.
11. The method of recommending support for candidates to its own Branch members will be a matter for each Branch. No Branch officer or other workplace representative shall have any responsibility for the circulation of publicity for any candidate other than the candidate recommended by the Branch. All material produced by a Branch must include the name of the Branch and the printer’s name and address where appropriate.
12. The Independent Person, in accordance with all legislation, designated as the printer of all ballot material is under instruction to refer any request from a candidate or Branch to undertake printing on their behalf, to the Independent Scrutineer and General Secretary. Printing for a Branch, or candidate, can only be undertaken by the Independent Person with the written authority of both the Independent Scrutineer and the General Secretary.
13. Candidates may not use information held by the union on its national records for workplace or home addresses for members for the purposes of distributing any publicity material. Any complaint that a member has used such information may be investigated by the Independent Scrutineer, and if as a result, the complaint is upheld, may take appropriate action in accordance with para.22 of these Regulations.
14. Voting will be by individual member by the marking of a ballot paper by the member entitled to vote. The ballot will be fully postal in accordance with current legislation.
15. Each member entitled to vote shall be allowed to do so without interference, constraint or undue pressure, in secret, and so far as is reasonably practicable, without incurring any direct cost to the member.
16. So far as is reasonably practicable, all members entitled to vote will receive a ballot paper at the address notified in writing to the CWU. The ballot papers will be dispatched, so far as is reasonably practicable, from 8 April 2008. For votes to be valid, members must mark the ballot paper in accordance with the instruction, and return it sealed in the prepaid envelope provided to the address nominated by the Independent Scrutineer and appearing on the envelope.
17. All eligible members included in the Register maintained by the Union as at 7 March 2008 are entitled to vote. Whilst every effort will be made so far as is reasonably practicable to ensure that each member will receive a ballot paper through the post, the requirement of the security of the ballot prevents the issue of a second ballot paper to a member in any circumstance.
18. The last time for receipt of ballot papers at the address nominated by the Scrutineer will be first post 28 April 2008. Any ballot papers received after that time will not be counted.
19. Returned ballot papers will remain unopened in their envelopes until the close of ballot. Two lay CWU members (who do not hold any elected or appointed position) will be selected as observers. The Observers together with the Senior Deputy General Secretary will attend the start of the count of the ballot papers. Their sole responsibility will be to ensure that the envelopes are unopened prior to the commencement of the count, after which the Scrutineer shall arrange to count the number of valid votes cast for each candidate. The Scrutineer will declare the results of the election on 30 April 2008 or as soon as possible thereafter.
20. The CWU is committed to free and democratic elections and will actively oppose racism and sexism and all forms of discrimination based on race, creed, religion, age, disability, sex or sexual orientation in industry, the Union and Society. Members and candidates must not behave in a discriminatory manner or circulate any material that may be offensive to any other member or candidate.
21. No full time officer of the Union as defined under the rules, shall publicly endorse, at any official Union organised meeting or conference or in writing, any candidate for election.
22. A member, candidate or Branch may make a complaint regarding the ballot on the grounds that there has been a breach of Union Rules or of these Regulations. The complaint must be submitted in writing to the Independent Scrutineer no later than four weeks of the declaration of the results. The Scrutineer shall investigate the complaint, and if as a result, the complaint is upheld may declare the election void or the election of any particular person void or any appropriate candidate disqualified. In addition they may invalidate any vote or any number of votes previously counted, or include any vote or any number of votes not previously counted and thereby re-determine the results of the election. The decision of the Scrutineer shall be final and binding.
23. These Regulations shall be distributed to all Branches in advance of the nomination process for the purpose of being brought to the attention of the membership. The Regulations shall be sent to each candidate on receipt of their nomination, and to any other individual member who applies to either the Union or to Electoral Reform Services Limited.
24. Any matter not covered by the Rules of the CWU, or by decision of the NEC prior to the ballot, shall be determined by the Scrutineer.
25. The Scrutineer appointed in accordance with the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1992, as amended, shall be Electoral Reform Services Limited, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road London N8 ONW. In addition to carrying out duties in accordance with the Act, the Scrutineer shall make whatever enquiries or investigations they consider appropriate in order to ensure that, as far as possible, the ballot has been carried out in accordance with these Regulations. The decision of the Scrutineer on any matter in these Regulations shall be final.
Candidates Guidelines
Election of:
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Postal)
DEPUTY GENERAL SECRETARY (Telecoms & Financial Services)
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT
ASSISTANT SECRETARY – TELECOMS & FINANCIAL SERVICES
Please Note: That in line with the policies of the union, where they have not already done so all candidates will be required to undertake CWU Equality & Diversity training.
Candidates Guidelines:
Each member nominated as a candidate will be entitled to complete the appropriate forms giving the following biographical information (up to a maximum of 100 words) for inclusion in the booklet sent to every member with their ballot paper:
Branch
Date started employment relevant to CWU
Date of joining CWU (or relevant predecessor union)
Job Title
Union Record/Other relevant service to the Union and Labour Movement
This should include information on positions held in Branch, District, Region NEC etc. together with appropriate dates and information on representation at Conferences e.g. TUC, PTTI, C.I. UNI, membership of other unions, political parties, any education or training relevant to this election.
Election Address
Each candidate is entitled to submit an election address of up to 500 words. Words in excess of 500 will be deleted after the 500th word. The election address can be submitted on disc or by e-mail to pmetcalfe@cwu.org. The preferred format for this is MS WORD.
Alternatively the election address should be typed or written in clear manuscript and signed by the candidate when submitting to the union. Please do not send photocopies to avoid misreading of your statement. Any errors will be reproduced – so proof read your text carefully prior to submitting it.
Use of formats such as underlining, text in bold, bullet points etc. may be used and it is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure that any instructions regarding the layout are clear.
The CWU cannot take any responsibility for text that cannot be read, or instructions on layout that cannot be understood.
Photograph
Each candidate is entitled to submit a recent photograph that will be printed with the election address. The photograph should be black and white and have head and shoulders of the candidate only. Photographs containing more than one person are not acceptable, and will not be printed in the booklet. Candidates should note that black and white photographs will reproduce to a higher quality in the booklet, and the CWU cannot take any responsibility for inferior quality if a colour photograph is supplied. Photographs must be received by the CWU by the appropriate closing date for acceptance of nominations and cannot be returned after the ballot.
Please note: Instructions to refer to those printed in previous years, photocopies of a previous election address or extracts cut out from printed copy in previous elections, including photographs, are not acceptable, and only the submissions received for this election will be printed.
In accordance with current legislation, the CWU shall secure that no modification is made to any election address other than where it is necessarily incidental to the method adopted for producing the copy.
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Dear Colleagues
The North Lancs & Cumbria Branch of the CWU would like to announce to the union that they have recently nominated Steve Fishwick, NEC Member of many years, to stand in the election for Assistant Secretary, Equal Opportunities.
Steve has been a member of the CWU for almost 29 years and has served as a representative of the union for the overwhelming majority of that time in a number of positions, including over six years service as a National Executive Council Member, four of which, he has been a Substitute National Officer.
It is the undoubted view of the branch that Steve would serve the union and most importantly, its members, more than well as a national officer. We therefore ask that you consider giving Steve your support for this position and indeed consider nominating him for the position.
It goes without any doubt, due to the overwhelming support that Steve has enjoyed in his tenure as a national official, that Steve would be a popular choice for higher office. The branch therefore ask you to continue that support for this election on behalf of our members.
Please find attached, a letter from Steve that announces his candidature in this election and the aims that he has for that position.
Best regards
Andy Tatchell
Branch Secretary
North Lancs & Cumbria Branch
75 Garstang Rd
Preston
PR1 1LD
Tel: 01772 256 600
Fax: 01772 256 606
Email: cwunlc@btconnect.com
The North Lancs & Cumbria Branch of the CWU would like to announce to the union that they have recently nominated Steve Fishwick, NEC Member of many years, to stand in the election for Assistant Secretary, Equal Opportunities.
Steve has been a member of the CWU for almost 29 years and has served as a representative of the union for the overwhelming majority of that time in a number of positions, including over six years service as a National Executive Council Member, four of which, he has been a Substitute National Officer.
It is the undoubted view of the branch that Steve would serve the union and most importantly, its members, more than well as a national officer. We therefore ask that you consider giving Steve your support for this position and indeed consider nominating him for the position.
It goes without any doubt, due to the overwhelming support that Steve has enjoyed in his tenure as a national official, that Steve would be a popular choice for higher office. The branch therefore ask you to continue that support for this election on behalf of our members.
Please find attached, a letter from Steve that announces his candidature in this election and the aims that he has for that position.
Best regards
Andy Tatchell
Branch Secretary
North Lancs & Cumbria Branch
75 Garstang Rd
Preston
PR1 1LD
Tel: 01772 256 600
Fax: 01772 256 606
Email: cwunlc@btconnect.com
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Dear Colleague
I am seeking support and your branch nomination for the position of Assistant Secretary, Equal Opportunities.
With almost 29 years of membership of the CWU and activity as a representative at all levels, I feel that I am well equipped to progress to the position of Assistant Secretary in one of the most important departments for the whole union and its members.
Working with the already established Advisory Committees, I would attempt to bring the equality debate closer to the industrial committees instead of working in splendid isolation. It is to understand the needs of ALL our members in their relevant workplaces and the world of work in general that I would strive to have the whole of the union understand.
I have been a member of the National Executive Council of the CWU now for over six years and have been a substitute national officer for over four years. I feel that I have the necessary experience of both the workings of the organisation at national level and the internal machinery of the union that would allow me to successfully deliver the brief of the department.
Together with an already well established department team, the delivery of the aims and policy of the CWU both internally and to the wider union movement would be my goal.
The CWU has a host of talented representatives that can and should take the message of this union forward at all levels. It would be my aim to allow that to happen and not merely compartmentalise people on committees to act as sounding boards for other people’s ideas.
Equality means what it says, with your support I will strive to make it a reality.
Best regards
Steve Fishwick
I am seeking support and your branch nomination for the position of Assistant Secretary, Equal Opportunities.
With almost 29 years of membership of the CWU and activity as a representative at all levels, I feel that I am well equipped to progress to the position of Assistant Secretary in one of the most important departments for the whole union and its members.
Working with the already established Advisory Committees, I would attempt to bring the equality debate closer to the industrial committees instead of working in splendid isolation. It is to understand the needs of ALL our members in their relevant workplaces and the world of work in general that I would strive to have the whole of the union understand.
I have been a member of the National Executive Council of the CWU now for over six years and have been a substitute national officer for over four years. I feel that I have the necessary experience of both the workings of the organisation at national level and the internal machinery of the union that would allow me to successfully deliver the brief of the department.
Together with an already well established department team, the delivery of the aims and policy of the CWU both internally and to the wider union movement would be my goal.
The CWU has a host of talented representatives that can and should take the message of this union forward at all levels. It would be my aim to allow that to happen and not merely compartmentalise people on committees to act as sounding boards for other people’s ideas.
Equality means what it says, with your support I will strive to make it a reality.
Best regards
Steve Fishwick
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Big Daz
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BELIAL wrote:Wonderfully strange statement from our resident political officer.Big Daz wrote:Couldnt care less if he voted for the deal, he is either the best canidate or he isnt.
Why?
When it comes to voting for equality officer if more than one nommination is submitted for the post, the canidates views on the recent flexibilty deal will not influence who i vote for. Indeed in giving their reasons for wishing to stand for election to the post of equality officer i doubt very much that they will give their views as it will be irrelevant to the post they have been nominated for.
Now if there is a election for DGS(P) and outdoor secretary then the views of the canidates on the flexibility deal will be extremley relevant!
Any way i would like to see a national political officer post that has to be elected every four years.
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lovejoy
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dvbuk55
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lovejoy
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I have to say i do think far too much focus is given by this union to equality. The primary role of the union should always be industrial. I do think we need an equality officer - to make sure we operate within law - Age discriminationa act, DDA, sex discrimination, gender discrimination etc. I don't think we need half of the equality hangers on though!!!dvbuk55 wrote:Perhaps I am naive but why would we need an Equality officer - is this position a bit like the Quangoes of yesteryear - something made up to give someone a job? Are there so many inequalities that we need someone to oversee the situation? Can we name a few?