CWU wins £5,000-plus increase in earning potential for 154 Flex FND controllers

Nearly two years of determined CWU campaigning has delivered the prospect of four-figure pre-Christmas  pay rises for 154 TMDE2 graded Fibre Network Delivery (FND) controllers following Openreach’s agreement that the work they... Read more »

BT Pay Offer 2023 and 2024 – Ballot Result

BT Pay Consultative Ballot Result Detailed below is the outcome of the ballot on the proposed pay agreement as follows: Of the ballot papers dispatched, 61% were returned. As a result of... Read more »

BT Pay Consultative Ballot Result.

The outcome of the BT Pay Ballot is below: Of the ballot papers dispatched, 73% were returned. The fully consolidated and pensionable settlement, which ends six months of industrial unrest in BT... Read more »

BT Pay – Final agreement will be put to the members via electronic ballot.

28th November 2022 – As a result of discussions with the company over the last few weeks, the union have reached a final agreement to settle the BT dispute.  The CWU Executive... Read more »

Steely determination and undented resolve as BT Group strike hits day eight.

Yet another rock-solid display of workforce fury across BT and Openreach is underlining the folly of senior management’s presumption that battle fatigue and financial pressures would sap the will of employees to... Read more »

Media Coverage in Response to Latest BT Action – 7th October

Dave Ward on Sky – Twitter https://twitter.com/cwunews/status/1577924225775685634?s=46&t=leG0Lj5OpwUZtVn5xhggVw Dave Ward on Sky – Facebook https://fb.watch/f_w-5qGXjC/ Dave Ward on GB News – Twitter https://twitter.com/cwunews/status/1577932934442631169?s=46&t=wc-xVIZMeOXFiBpRikncUg Dave Ward on GB News – Facebook https://fb.watch/f_xipJvyDf/ Joyce Stevenson on Good Morning Britain... Read more »

Union gives notice of next round of strike action. Update 4th Oct 2022.

Further Updates for BT / Openreach Members. BBC News Story with regard to latest Action – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62989363 A message from DGS (T&FS) Andy Kerr on the BT and Openreach dispute.  Facebook Link... Read more »

BT Group Strike Action – 30th/31st August again sees strong support.

Both days were well supported in our area, with the second day being a joint action day – “Wednesday was an historic day for the CWU – the first time we’ve ever... Read more »

BT and Openreach members prepare to walk out at the end of July for two days. Updated 28th July.

First strike since 1987 as 40,000 BT and Openreach members prepare to walk out at the end of July for two days. The time has arrived for members to back your decision,... Read more »

Overwhelming YES vote in Openreach and BT Group. Full Ballot Results. ‘UPDATE’

7th July 2022 – UPDATE FOR OPENREACH & BT MEMBERS.  Congratulations on delivering last week’s outstanding national strike ballot results.  Here is a quick update for you.  As we set out on... Read more »