{"id":27648,"date":"2021-07-08T10:21:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=27648"},"modified":"2021-07-08T10:45:48","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T09:45:48","slug":"risk-of-national-uk-bt-strike-averted-after-cwu-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/07\/risk-of-national-uk-bt-strike-averted-after-cwu-agreement.html","title":{"rendered":"Risk of National UK BT Strike Averted After CWU Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Telecoms giant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> has today announced that they&#8217;ve managed to reach an agreement with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cwu.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communications Workers Union<\/a> (CWU), which represents around 40,000 of the operator&#8217;s staff (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/eebroadband\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">EE<\/a>), in order to avoid the looming prospect of a major national strike.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Back in March 2021 the CWU announced that they had &#8220;<em>taken the decision to move to an official national industrial action ballot<\/em>&#8221; for all employees after failing to resolve various points of disagreement, which stemmed from concern over job losses via the mass closure of sites and contract changes that impacted various areas, such as pensions and pay etc.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a> proposed to offer around 59,000 frontline UK workers a \u201c<em>special bonus<\/em>\u201d of \u00a31,500 to recognise their efforts in helping to keep customers and the country connected to broadband, phone and mobile services during the pandemic. The CWU immediately characterised this as a \u201c<em>bribe to not vote for strike action<\/em>\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/strike-threatened-bt-in-gbp1500-covid-bonus-to-59000-staff.html\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>But in May 2021 the fears of an ugly confrontation on the picket lines began to subside after both sides took steps to reduce the tension. As a result, BT paused its redundancy programme and the CWU paused its plan to trigger the statutory industrial action ballot process.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>What&#8217;s Changed?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>BT said they&#8217;ve agreed a new set of principles, covering areas such as pay and redundancy, that will &#8220;<em>ensure our colleagues continue to be treated fairly and with respect as we focus on growth, simplifying customer journeys, reducing the number of systems we have and transforming our offices into future fit workplaces<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The agreement with the CWU covers three key areas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>Pay<\/strong> &#8211; BT have committed to implement a pay increase for team members (a commitment we\u2019ve also made to our management teams) in the UK that will be awarded next year.&nbsp; The precise details will be determined nearer the time and will depend on various factors including business performance, economic outlook and inflation. Discussions with both of our unions (the CWU and Prospect) will begin in the usual way and in good time for the reviews to be implemented.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-bottom: 6px;\"><strong>The Better Workplace Programme<\/strong> &#8211; BT have agreed to look at the timing and location of some of the sites we are proposing to close in order to minimise the impact on our people. During the next 12 months we\u2019ll only propose to close buildings where we anticipate colleagues can relocate to an alternative location. We\u2019ve drawn up a set of principles which will guide our future planning and we\u2019ll continue to talk to the union as we develop the plan. There are no changes to locations and sites previously announced.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Redundancy <\/strong>\u2013 Once BT&#8217;s proposed modernisation programme is complete, we\u2019ll be a leaner, simpler and more agile organisation with fewer people.&nbsp; As much as possible, this will be achieved through natural attrition as around 10,000 colleagues choose to leave BT a year. In areas where we may need to look at reducing roles, we\u2019ve made a commitment to consider steps to avoid compulsory redundancy where we reasonably can. Where appropriate we\u2019ll do this by seeking volunteers through the broader use of voluntary paid leaver schemes, supporting colleagues to move to new roles by retraining and reskilling, and helping them to move to new locations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the time of writing, we&#8217;ve yet to see the CWU release an official comment on this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>A BT Spokesperson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we implement our plans to build a better BT for the future, how we get there is every bit as important as the detail of our plans. Reaching this agreement is the culmination of intensive negotiations between BT and the CWU and it also recognises their role as a critical stakeholder as BT moves forward with its modernisation plans.<\/p>\n<p>The continued support and dedication of our colleagues, our unions and their members is paramount and the agreement announced today will allow us to progress BT\u2019s modernisation agenda and enable us to achieve our cost savings targets. Our outlook therefore remains unchanged.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The agreement looks to be a broadly positive development, although no doubt the CWU will be keeping a close eye to ensure that BT holds to what they&#8217;ve promised. The operator has in recent years been caught somewhat between a rock and a hard place, not least thanks to a declining share price and the need to fund a major \u00a315bn rollout of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/fttp\">FTTP<\/a> across the UK, which has required some restructuring and resultant job losses.<\/p>\n<p>However, it probably doesn&#8217;t hurt that BT, having passed through a very problematic period, is now being viewed much more favourably by the market, which since the end of last year has seen their share price climb and Altice UK take out a major 12.1% stake in the operator (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/06\/altice-uk-acquires-12-1-percent-equity-stage-in-bt-group.html\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 10:42am<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CWU has now issued a statement, which confirms that they&#8217;ve endorsed the agreement.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Andy Kerr, CWU Deputy General Secretary (T&amp;FS), said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The agreement represents a huge turnaround from where we were 18 months ago, and I want to be absolutely clear &#8211; this is because of the Count Me In campaign and the outstanding support we have received from our branches and members.<\/p>\n<p>Better Workplace &#8211; We have moved from the position of arbitrary change to one of negotiation. We genuinely believe the agreement we have reached will: protect jobs; puts the union back in the room; and delivers a new framework, which moves BT away from making knee-jerk decisions, without our agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Pay \u2013 We were told 18 months ago there was no money for pay. The pressure of the campaign forced BT into making the \u00a31000 Bonus payment. We do not agree that this is enough but through these negotiations, it has been clear that pay is a major issue for the employer. Despite this, we have agreed a plan for simplifying and resolving currently unagreed pay points, which will benefit a significant number of CWU members, and we have also secured a commitment to a consolidated pay rise for all CWU Represented Grades in April 2022. None of this was on the table before our campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Redundancy \u2013 BT were moving ahead, at pace, with an unagreed plan which would have cut thousands of jobs. Change will still happen, but it will be negotiated, and we will see proper consultation and engagement. We have secured protections for our members in this area and the chance for the union to input directly \u2013 at Group level \u2013 into the future strategy.<\/p>\n<p>This agreement will increase job security, secure UK based roles, implement fairer grading and pay structures, see the opportunity for upskilling and see the union become a powerful stakeholder rather than an observer to BT\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n<p>The employer\u2019s strategy is a long term one and that will mean this agreement is a living and breathing document. With this in mind, we will continue to engage members throughout the coming months on any progress (or otherwise) we make with the company. It is crucial that despite reaching agreement, we maintain the pressure and momentum that we achieved with the Count Me In campaign. It is this approach which has shifted BT Group.<\/p>\n<p>In the coming weeks we will engage with members on the full terms of the agreement via podcasts, videos, and email.<\/p>\n<p>My final message is one of thanks. The work that has been done, across the union in the last 18 months has been incredible. We have gained new members, representatives, and activists. It is because of your work and the countless meetings and communications that we are in a more positive position.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Telecoms giant BT has today announced that they&#8217;ve managed to reach an agreement with the Communications Workers Union (CWU), which represents around 40,000 of the operator&#8217;s staff (BT, Openreach and EE), in order to avoid the looming prospect of a major national strike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22935,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[474,472,69,38],"class_list":["post-27648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk_isp_news","tag-bt","tag-business","tag-bt-openreach","tag-politics"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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