CWU Research Briefings

Listed below are CWU Research Briefings carried out by CWU Headquarters which give out valuable information on CWU policies. To read one of the documents, all you need to do is click on the name.

Preserving Access to Post Offices in Rural Areas - (02/01) The submission does not attempt to address all of the individual questions raised by the consultation document, but it does deal with what we consider to be the most important matters, and the issues most relevant to our members.

SHAPING FOR COMPETETIVE SUCCESS - (06/00) In response to the Labour Government review of the Post Office launched in 1997, the Post Office (PO) board embarked on a project that it hoped would ensure that the business was equipped with the organisational capability to deliver its commercial strategy, in what was becoming an increasingly competitive international postal market. This project was originally entitled "Shaping up for Competitive Success".

POSTAL SERVICES BILL - (02/00) After almost a decade of debate, it settles the ownership issue in favour of continued public ownership.

CWU/CMA SUBMISSION TO THE CABINET OFFICE ON THE FUTURE OF THE POST OFFICE NETWORK - (01/00) During the debate on the future of the Post Office on 8 July 1999 Rt. Hon. Stephen Byers MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, promised that: "For the first time, the Government will lay down minimum criteria to ensure that everyone in the United Kingdom has reasonable access to Post Office counter services, particularly in rural parts of the country and areas of social deprivation."

CWU POLITICAL AGENDA -(02/99) The Communication Workers Union (CWU) has a political fund, separate from its general fund, to enable it to run political campaigns and finance political activities.

CWU Political Role - (06/98) The CWU has been affiliated to the Labour Party since the foundation of the Labour Representation Committee in 1900.