Tag Archives: CWU

Royal Mail strike averted – CDC gets a welcome break.

Posted on April 17, 2023 by henry tapper

Only a week after the Pensions Regulator finally authorised Royal Mail’s Collective Pension Plan as Britain’s first CDC scheme, a strike that had threatened the future of the Plan’s sponsor has been averted. The news will come as a relief … Continue reading →

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Is now the union’s time?

Posted on March 16, 2021 by henry tapper

Yesterday was the  first of the TUC’s pension conference and in a single session, the conference debated “investing in a just transition to a low carbon economy”. Guy Opperman spoke and was well received by Chair Paul Novak and by … Continue reading →

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Now more than ever , Royal Mail’s CDC scheme looks a game changer

Posted on November 3, 2020 by henry tapper

I was lucky to be among the participants in yesterday’s Westminster Business Forum and hear Jon Millidge and Terry Pullinger talk with pride of the CDC scheme they expect to launch for over 140,000 postal workers. At a time of … Continue reading →

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For the ripped-off steelworkers – today’s about doing it together!

Posted on November 22, 2018 by henry tapper

This morning, around 15 Port Talbot steelworkers will make their way from Paddington to Westminster to meet MPs – keen to help them in their pension plight. They will be greeted at the Cromwell Gate by a lot of media … Continue reading →

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Unions are unlocking the door to proper pensions

Posted on September 10, 2018 by henry tapper

Today I’ll be a delegate and tonight I’ll be chairing a meeting at the TUC conference.  It’s actually a fringe meeting which means anyone can come along – you don’t have to be a delegate. Below are the details if you … Continue reading →

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The public debate on USS is elevated by King and Kay.

Posted on September 7, 2018 by henry tapper

Exclamation: Master @JohnRalfe1! Mervyn King has now joined UCU and is spouting what you call “#USS #smokescreen and pure #UCU #bollocks“! Calling Bazooka @mikeotsuka and Plowman @henryhtapper https://t.co/OFuewk3ER7 — John Ralfebot (@Ralfebot) September 6, 2018 One of the joys of … Continue reading →

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Trade Unions; a necessary agent of change in our pension system

Posted on May 20, 2018 by henry tapper

  Turn to your weekend FT , you happy capitalists, and you will find two stories relating to monopoly of the big four accountants. The first is a comment piece by John Plender where he looks at why Government has … Continue reading →

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University pensions! – Stay collective! Stay open!

Posted on May 18, 2018 by henry tapper

Another good day for pensions! Yesterday was a good day for the collective pension scheme in Britain. I had breakfast at Cicero’s offices in the Old Bailey (not the courts). I was able to hear our Pensions Regulator talk openly about … Continue reading →

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A finger of fudge is not enough!

Posted on February 1, 2018 by henry tapper

    The fudge that is “guidance” is top of the list of Ros Altmann’s priorities. She’s even written a letter to the Pensions Minister. Lord McKenzie (Labour) and Lord Sharkey (LibDem) and I have written joint letter to Pensions … Continue reading →

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Pensions: universities could learn lessons from Royal Mail

Posted on January 29, 2018 by henry tapper

David Pitt-Watson and Hari Mann believe there could be a way to settle the ongoing pensions row amicably   University employers and university staff are locked in a dispute about pensions. Both have reasonable positions. The employers say that the cost … Continue reading →

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