1. Organising and Recruitment
Lynn Browne
Senior Organiser Postal

2. Organising and Recruitment
PE Organising Strategy  
New strategy agreed August 2015
Organising strategy is key to effective workplace organisation and representation
Consultation exercise with branches, senior field officials and field organisers
Designed to raise profile, address membership and meet legal requirements
Initial action focused on induction events, membership targets, improved reps training and better reporting systems
Strategy builds on earlier policy re: workplace committees

3. Organising and Recruitment
Postal Industry Conference 2013 – Motion 25
The time is now right with the introduction of the Agenda for Growth Agreement for the CWU to reclaim the CWU structure within the workplace, to this end. Branches will establish workplace committees (WPC).
The aim of the workplace committees will be to support and assist the CWU Representatives, when setting up the committees, branches will encourage members from all minority groups to be involved.

4. Workplace Committees Why Workplace Committees
Branches reporting a high turnover of DO Reps
The issue was raised again by Branch Secretaries during the Organising Briefing on 21st October last year

5. REPS ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES (IR, H&S,ULR)
Workplace Committees
REPS ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES (IR, H&S,ULR)
REPRESENT
UPDATE NOTICE BOARD
NEGOTIATE
DESIGN NEWSLETTERS
GIVE OUT NEWSLETTERS
SPEAK TO NON-MEMBERS
CARRY OUT H&S CHECKS
ORGANISE COURSES
ARRANGE MEETINGS

6. Workplace Committees
Where Workplace Committees (WPC) have been successful the end result for the CWU is:
Increase in activity
DO Reps have at source support
Increase in membership
Succession planning

7. Welcome to Royal Mail Sessions
Meeting with Royal Mail
Agree to move CWU Slot
Establish national notification of WTRM Sessions
Establish a two way follow of information
Amend recruitment DVD
Develop WTRM workshop for Reps

8. Welcome to Royal Mail Track and Trace Notification to Branches
Ability to follow up those haven't joined at this stage
Of those Reps who are replying to the Track and Trace the results are positive

9. Project 20 Plus Overall figures from latest Location Data
SIP = 130,664
Members = 110,143
Non Members = 20,521
Percentage Members = 84.29
Percentage Non Members = 15.71

10. Project 20 Plus
Currently being briefed at Divisional Meetings – Parcelforce Regional Organisers have been briefed
20 or more non members per workplace as benchmark agreed by the PE
Field Organisers to assist Branches in how to develop a strategy to increase membership in the indentified workplaces
PE members to assist in the project

11. Stopped and Joiners
Branches notified of Stopped and Joiners on a monthly basis

12. Stopped and Joiners Figures to date for 2016
Date Stopped Joiners Overall
Jan Plus 258
Feb Plus 254
March Minus 173
April Plus 26
May Minus 326
June Minus 35
July Minus 361
August Plus 238
Sept Plus 177
Oct Plus 145
Overall figure for the period Plus 203

13. Recruitment Literature
A number of leaflets are available for the purpose of recruitment
Currently developing leaflets for Parcelforce
Posters are available
Leaflets can be customised

14. Merchandise Currently reviewing
Ideas for the future: Lanyards and Badges for Reps
Pens for assisting WTRM and other recruitment
A DVD to be developed for recruitment in Parcelforce

15. Non Recognised Organising
Currently working on a new strategy for UK Mail
Akinika in Preston
Owner Drivers – is there scope for organising
Establish where we can be effective

16. Organising Course – Left Click

17. The Role of the Field Organisers
An additional resource for branches
Develop training and workshops for Branches
Highly trained in how to deploy organising initiatives
Develop the CWU Strategy going forward with the Senior Organiser and the Postal Executive

18. Organising and Recruitment
Thinking about standing for a CWU Position?
But you’re unsure if you have the skills needed.
If you can answer yes to the following 4 questions you have all you need to get started
Do you want to help your colleagues at work?
Do you think it’s right that you and your work colleagues should have a say over what happens in your workplace?
Do you believe in fairness, equality, dignity and respect at work?
Would you like to learn new skills and use these to help others?
Whatever the position or reps role you stand for you are not expected to know everything about the role when you first start. That’s why the CWU will work with you to help you gain the necessary skills and confidence to enable you to gradually develop into the role.
As well as being given training to help you build up the skills you need, you’ll get the support you need from reps across the CWU, within your region and from specialist departments from within the CWU.