CWU targets mobile group


The CWU communications union is hoping to lodge a formal claim for recognition at mobile giant EE, which is now owned by BT, in the new year. 


The union is trying to maximise membership levels in advance of the claim and says it recorded “a big new influx of members” at the company during its November recruitment drive. 


It stepped up the campaign this month by writing to all existing members in EE asking them to “talk to 2” non-members to persuade them of the benefits of gaining collective bargaining rights.


To reinforce the argument, the CWU has produced a leaflet “contrasting negotiated pay rises in BT since 2010 with the consistently lower rises during same period paid by EE”. Lapsed union members are also being asked to rejoin.

https://www.cwu.org/news/momentum-builds