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CWU negotiators met with BT on 2 March 2010 where the Company made an offer of a non-consolidated increase of 2%, which the Union immediately rejected as unacceptable.

The CWU has urgent guidance for Monteray members who have been presented with an ultimatum to sign a "clean" version of their Variation to Contract letter.

The CWU has formally rejected the “final” offer from O2 and told the company that it needs to think again.

The second pay negotiation meeting with BT took place on 24 February 2010, where the Company rejected the Union’s claim for a 5% pay increase.

CWU representatives for BT Fleet members met at CWU head Office on 23 February 2010 to discuss the Cost Transformation Program.

On 22 February 2010, BT Fleet announced an extensive program of workshop closures, clerical rationalisation and the move of the Fleet Management Centre from Birmingham Trinity Park to Coventry Parkside.

CWU Head Office has been advised by Openreach of potential resourcing issues in Service Delivery and Next Generation Access (NGA) build.

A team from the CWU Executive met with Openreach on 4 February 2010 to discuss any immediate issues.

The T&FS Executive considered the 2010 BT Pay Claim at its meeting on 3 February 2010, taking account of the views received from Branches on this issue.

A number of branches have contacted CWU Head Office regading significant problems with the implementation of Work Force Management (WFM) as a replacement for Vacation Planner.

We have been informed that new BT Pensioners can now pay their CWU subscriptions from their Pension via DAS.

BT Fleet has issued a briefing stating that there are discussions taking place with the CWU around closures within the Fleet workshop network, reductions within the Fleet Management Centre and the difficulties facing the site at Trinity Park, where there is a lease break in 2012.

At CWU Annual Conference 2009, proposition 47 was carried, concerning increasing the Personal Incidental Expenses allowance.

The T&FSE is pleased to report a successful outcome from our representation to BT regarding Recession Counselling.

In the early part of 2009, Openreach proposed significant changes to the Time Related Charges (TRC) Operating Model. Those proposals were shelved fairly soon afterwards. Openreach has now written to the CWU putting proposals which are radically different from the previous ones.

The T&FSE has agreed that the CWU now has a more consistent and structured set of meetings with Virgin Media, there is a need also to bring a structure to the reps committee and install the accountability that comes through representatives elections.

The CWU has been fully engaged in a lengthy consultative process with the company over the proposed introduction of this new work allocation regime, and associated changes to contractual terms and conditions. We have now been advised that 1 to 1 meetings with the affected employees are being scheduled for next week.

Monteray are stating that they believe they have discharged their responsibilities under the Information and Consultation with Employees Regulations, and that the consultative process closed on 23 December 2009.

BT has changed the procedure relating to the above policy to put in place some governance.