Youth Section

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The CWU recognises the valuable contribution that is made by young members in society and in the workplace.

The problems and issues that face young members are ones that require unique solutions. The only way in which they can be addressed is through the involvement of those members having their input to the union.

Dear Colleagues,

CWU Youth Website – Open for Business

(www.cwuyouth.org)

At last weekend’s successful National Youth Education Event the CWU Youth website was officially opened for business.

This is a keystone in the UMF YES Project arch and will hopefully become the pivotal point where our young members can congregate online and share information and best practice.

The site is growing all the time and already contains a vast range of information about up and coming events, topical stories of the week, photos and opinions.

Young members can create a profile and join in debates on blogs, use the resource pages to find information like the role of a branch youth officer and how to set up your first meeting. There is a thesaurus of union speak to aid those new to the union or those wishing to join the union.

CWU Youth has its own Youtube and podcast channels which are being updated all the time. And there is a lot more in the pipeline.

So branches are asked to encourage all their young members aged under 30 to visit the site and create a profile. All profiles that are created between now and the end of the year will be entered into a prize draw to win £50 worth of vouchers.

It will be a fantastic resource for our young activists and it will only grow and grow. So please share this information as widely as possible. We want young members to become involved, to become active and to stay active.

Any queries on this should be directed to my office at CWU headquarters.

Yours sincerely,

Simon Sapper

Assistant Secretary

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