Delegates at this year's annual CWU Conference in Bournemouth heard evidence of worsening working conditions within BT's telephone exchanges, and other parts of the estate around the country. The issue has never been resolved as yet by BT, despite the many years of the Union's represenation having been made at all management levels within the blue chip company over the issue of cleanliness, hygiene and werlfare facilities such as toilets and fresh drinking water. It was left to delegates to highglight during the Health & SAfety section debates of this year's General Conference agenda. No doubt, the BT management observers at the Conference, did their usual disappearing act during the Union's annual conference debate on Health and Safety within the company. At least that has been the norm for many years of this correspondent's experience. In an excellent Conference Report, Derek Maylor, NW BTU Health & Safety Co-ord Chairperson; told Unionsafety: Source: Unionsafety / Derek Maylor Download Derek's full conference report here |