Hi folks
Sorry for taking so long to reply on this thread, I have been emailing/speaking to a few CWU people and wanted to hear back from them before posting a follow-up.
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Originally Posted by Womble
CWU Meeting, to be held
St Elpheges Center
118 Stafford Rd Wallington.
If you live near, you owe it to your self to come
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Nice one Womble
Make sure the word gets around and amongst your co-workers!
Also do you have anyone 'official' from the CWU to attend the meeting?
Senior organisers for the CWU are always happy to meet with people who are interested in signing up new members in the workplace. This can lead to full union recognition rights if enough join.
I have just gotten off from a long phonecall with Doug Rafferty (drafferty@cwu.org). He is a CWU Organiser, responsible for NTL. He has asked me to let you all know that he is more than happy to organise a meeting with anyone (NTL-based) who wants one. He's based in Scotland but wherever in the UK you are, if you are genuinely interested in recruiting members in your workplace and build up a union presence there, he'll be there! (Thanks, Doug, that's some mileage!!)
If anyone reading would like a meeting with Doug or his fellow counterpart for Telewest, to discuss how to establish a union at your place of work, discussing organising strategies, and 'get informed' on unions or employment law, please email
drafferty@cwu.org or call his mobile on 0771 450 4426. Alternatively you can PM me your details and I be happy to pass your details along to him.
Unfortunately without union recognition, at a big company like NTL, the workers views counts for about as much as an online petition. You might get some warm words of comfort, but if you want respect and a real say, a union's the only way to go!
Edit: Also, many thanks to zorroboy, great first post!! Lots of useful info there. TUPE is a horrendously complicated subject. The main thing seems to be that just because your company tells you what your rights are, doesn't mean they are correct. Oftentimes companies get it wrong themselves. This is one of those things that union membership can be
extremely useful for as the CWU are able to seek legal advise, so if you feel wronged, you can consult them, and if your rights have been violated, they can either put things right, or help you take the company to an employment tribunal--and pay the associated costs on your behalf.