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CWU Compendium: 2013-2015 – the Union at Work THE UNION AT WORK 2013 - 2015 COMPENDIUM EDITION 1 | OCTOBER 2013 COMMUNICATION WORKERS UNION Headquarters 150 The Broadway Wimbledon London SW19 1RX General Secretary Billy Hayes Tel 020 8971 7200 Blog www.billyhayes.co.uk Fax 020 8971 7300 Twitter @BillyHayes_cwu Email [email protected] Senior Deputy General Secretary Web www.cwu.org Tony Kearns Contents 01 National Executive Council (NEC) Structure 3 02 The NEC at Work 7 03 NEC Sub Committees 13 Standing Orders for the NEC Sub Committees 14 Finance, Organising & Strategy Committee (FOS) 16 Equal Opportunities Committee (EO) 17 Health, Safety & Environment Committee (HS&E) 18 Political Fund Management Committee (PFMC) 19 National Discipline Committee (NDC) 20 Emergency Committee 21 Other Elected Committees 22 Independent Review Body (IRB) 24 04 Telecoms & Financial Services 25 05 Postal Executive 29 06 Constitutions 35 Branch Model Constitution 36 Regional Committee Constitution 39 Regional Women’s Committees Constitution 45 Regional Political Committee Constitution 47 07 National Officers 51 08 Regional Secretaries 53 09 CWU Parliamentary Group 55 CWU Constituency Development Plan Agreements (CDPs) 56 10 NEC Foreign Delegation Rota 57 11 Conditions of Service 59 12 Education Centres 69 13 Dates at a Glance 71 ‘THE UNION AT WORK’ is designed to provide a quick reference point to everyone working within the CWU. It brings together information important to the running of the Union at national and local level in an easily accessible format. It explains the structure and membership of the NEC and sub committees and what the key responsibilities of each committee are. CWU National Officers are listed together with additional references where appropriate. Also, we have detailed the The CWU is a membership of other national committees and included branch and regional constitutions. great union. It The colour-coded timetable details all of the Union’s national exists to protect meetings and includes known conferences and events our people throughout the two-year period. I hope that the improved Compendium ‘The Union at work’ at work and makes it easier for you to find the business information you wider society. need to know – whether that is checking the date of a future NEC meeting, finding out who sits on a particular committee, We believe or just locating the telephone number of the Union’s Education in openness, Centre in Oxford. transparency Every effort will be made to keep the information and names in this Compendium up to date, however this might not always and collectivism. be possible. Any major changes will be captured and further updates issued when appropriate. I believe that you will find ‘The Union at work’ a useful reference document, and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your contributions and to welcome your views for future editions. Billy Hayes CWU GENERAL SECRETARY Blog www.billyhayes.co.uk Twitter @BillyHayes_cwu Email [email protected] 2 01 National Executive Council (NEC) 01 Structure Introduction Structure and composition Sub committees • Quorum • Chairing • Responsibilities 013 National Executive Council (NEC) Structure Finance, Organising Equal & Opportunities Introduction Strategy RULE 8.3.1 STATES: The NEC shall set up such committees as it considers Health, Political necessary for the efficient Safety & Fund Management governance of the Union. Environment NEC The structure and procedures of sub committees shall be contained in regulations agreed by a two-thirds majority National Emergency of NEC members present and Discipline Committee Committee shall be published to Branches. However, there shall be the following sub committees: Finance; Discipline; Equal Structure Opportunities; Health, Safety It has been agreed that the most efficient and effective and Environment. way for the NEC to exercise its responsibilities is through six standing committees. COMMITTEE COMPOSITION THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE Finance, Organising & Strategy Committee General Secretary Equal Opportunities Committee Senior Deputy Health, Safety & General Secretary Environment Committee Political Fund Management Committee Deputy General Officer to Deputy General Secretary the Committee Secretary Members of Postal Constituency Members of Telecoms and Financial Services Constituency 1 Member President/Vice President 1 Member Officers, President and Vice President 4 Sub Committees Responsibilities QUORUM For a committee to be quorate there must be at least • The finances of the Union in relation to budget one NEC member from the two groupings: and control of income and expenditure • The Postal Constituency • The control and administration of Union funds • The Telecoms & Financial Services Constituency • The location and funding of Union conferences However, there are two important qualifications: • Overall strategic management responsibility for the operation of the Union’s Headquarters a. Once a meeting has commenced business, it will continue and complete the agenda • Overall strategic management responsibility notwithstanding the departure of any members for personnel issues within the Union originally present at the meeting. • Services to members b. In the event that a meeting is inquorate, items requiring a decision will be considered by the • All legal services immediately following meeting of the National Executive Council. • All cases involving legal advice/proceedings, including Employment Tribunal cases Voting at committees will only be by actual NEC members of the particular committee. • Application of Employment Law CHAIRING OF COMMITTEES • Recruitment of members The Chairs of the Finance, Organising & Strategy • Membership records and their use for Committee, the Equal Opportunities Committee, the communicating with branches and members Health, Safety & Environment Committee and the Political Fund Management Committee shall be taken • Organisation of the Union structure below from the Postal Constituency and the Telecoms & headquarters Financial Services Constituency. • Conduct of ballots and elections The Emergency Committee shall be chaired by the President. • Award of gold badges FINANCE, ORGANISING & STRATEGY • Honorary membership Although the terms of reference of this committee • Ballot and card rating of Conference include the overall strategic management of the CWU, it is clearly understood that negotiations with the unions • Retired membership, including liaison with on detailed personal matters will not be appropriate to the Retired Members Advisory Committee the committee. • National Union rules The four trustees provided for by Rules 11.2 will automatically be included as members of this • National Union structure committee. • Conference procedures • CWU’s relationship with other unions 5 EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMITTEE POLITICAL FUND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE There will be a special relationship between the committee and the four Advisory Committees: Responsibilities • Race Advisory Committee; • Matters relating to expenditure from the • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Advisory Union’s Political Fund. Committee; • Labour Party affiliation matters whether • Disability Advisory Committee and national, regional or local. • Women’s Advisory Committee. • Matters relating to a Labour Party policy Responsibilities organisation and events. • The development of all matters relating to equal opportunities policy. • Advice to the Industrial Executives where EMERGENCY COMMITTEE appropriate on all issues relating to equal The NEC shall have an Emergency Committee that will opportunities. meet as sparingly as absolutely possible. • Co-ordination of the activities of the Equal Responsibilities Opportunities Advisory Committees as established under Rule 8. • Any urgent matter that cannot wait for a scheduled meeting of either a relevant Committee or the NEC. Each of the four Advisory Committees will have two Executive members taken from the seven Executive members making up the Equal In addition, if the committee needs to consider an issue Opportunities Committee (Rule 8.3.2) and in turn the related to an occupational matter, then the responsible four lay chairs of the Advisory Committees will attend Officer will attend the meeting. The Emergency meetings of the Equal Opportunities but not vote. Committee will not require a quorum. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE NATIONAL DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE All matters calling for disciplinary action shall be determined by the National Discipline Committee, Responsibilities which consists of three members appointed by the • The development of Union policy on all National Executive Council. health, safety and environmental matters which are beyond the authority of the Responsibilities Industrial Executives. • Matters of a disciplinary nature arising from • Advice to the Industrial Executives where the rules or regulations of the Union affecting appropriate on all health, safety and members shall be dealt with in accordance environmental matters. with National Rule 14. All health, safety and environmental matters concerning specific employers (e.g. Royal Mail and BT) will be the responsibility of the relevant Industrial Executive. 6 02 The NEC 02 at Work Membership Meeting dates Standing orders 027 The NEC at Work Membership OFFICERS MEMBERS Name Position Name Jane Loftus President Mahmood Ali (until close of CWU Annual Conference 2014, when she becomes Mark Baulch Vice President until close of Conference 2015) Phil Browne Beryl Shepherd Vice President Nick Darbyshire (until close of CWU Annual Conference 2014, when she
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