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Branches & Representatives

CWU Branches
	Birmingham & District Amal Britain’s second City and the industrial heartland of England, Birmingham has a proud history, as has the CWU Branch that represents those working there. Click here for more info about Birmingham & District Amal
Cleveland Amal In a highly industrialised area on the traditional border between the counties of Yorkshire and Durham, the four offices in the Branch Area have a reputation for participating in the affairs of the union. Click here for more info about Cleveland Amal
	Darlington Amal Darlington has two Branch Offices – Northallerton and Darlington. Politically, the Branch area covers the Constituency of Tony Blair, amongst others. It is no surprise that the Branch cherishes its political links Click here for more info about Darlington Amal
Durham County Amal Covering a pircuresque part of the North East, including Consett, Chester-le-Street and Durham, members of this Branch live in an area steeped in history. Durham County Amal have produced well reknowned Union Reps in the past, including Kevin Storey, former UCW National Auditor. Click here for more info about Durham County Amal
	Glasgow & District Amal Serving the third biggest City in the UK after London and Birmingham, Glasgow has been instrumental in influencing the working lives of members throughout Scotland.  Click here for more info about Glasgow & District Amal
Grampian & Shetland With members in one office in Aberdeen, and another office in Lerwick, Grampian & Shetland is the largest of the three Highland Branches counters sections. Click here for more info about Grampian & Shetland Amal
	Greater Manchester Amal Well represented over the years by a succession of dedicated representatives, Greater Manchester Amal takes in a wide area, including Bolton, Stockport and Oldham. The Branch have made sure over the years that the CWU is well involved in influencing decisions that matter. Click here for more info about Greater Manchester Amal
Hull & East Ridings Amal This Branch covers two very different offices. Bransholme has traditionally served a high proportion of Benefits customers. Beverley is different again, set in a picturesque country town. Click here for more info about Hull & East Ridings Amal
	Leeds No1 Covering the two cities of Leeds and Bradford, Leeds No1 has a large Counters Section, and is the site of the former North East Regional Office (Another impressive Post Office building lost to the developers) Click here for more info about Leeds No1 Amal
Merseyside Amal Liverpool has always had its own unique personality, passion and social conscience. Merseyside Amal shows that this tradition continues within the CWU, and gave to the Union its General Secretary Billy Hayes, its Senior DGS, Tony Kearns, as well as the late Arthur McGuinness (both Tony and Arthur came from the Counters side of the Union) Click here for more info about Merseyside Amal
	Midland No7 Now with only one Crown Office in the Branch area, Midland No7 represents members working in Longton Crown Office Click here for more info about Midland No7
Newcastle Amal Stretching from the Scottish Border, and taking in the North East City of Sunderland, this Branch has one of the largest offices in the UK. Newcastle Amal has a reputation for looking after its minority grades. Click here for more info about Newcastle Amal
	North East No1 North East No1 represents members in the two different counties of South Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. With the major fishing port of Grimsby on the coast, and the Yorkshire City of Doncaster inland, North East No1 build on these cultures to give proper representation to its members. Click here for more info about North East No1
Northern Ireland Combined The Northern Ireland No1 Branch represents members working in Belfast
	Northern Ireland East
Northern Ireland West
	North Lancs & Cumbria Vies with Glasgow for the title of largest geographical area, North Lancs & Cumbria are represented by Andy Tatchell, who is one of the few Branch Secretaries in the UK from a Counters background.  Click here for more info about North Lancs & Cumbria
North Wales and the Marches With 10 Crown Offices, the North Wales and the Marches Branch is one of the biggest for Counters members in the North, covering the Northern part of Wales. Click here for more info about North Wales & The Marches
	Nottingham & District Amal Covering much of the East Midlands, Nottingham has seven Crown Offices in its Branch Area  Click here for more info about Nottingham & District Amal
Orkney Branch With one Branch Office (Kirkwall), it could be the smallest Counters Section in the UK, as well as the most northernly. However, it has always played a full part in the CWU… Click here for more info about Orkney
	Scotland No2 The second biggest Branch in Scotland, representing the Capital City and outlying areas. Click here for more info about Scotland No2
Scotland No5 With CWU members in Dundee and Perth, the Scotland No5 Branch has a long history of representing its members at all levels of the Union  Click here for more info about Scotland No 5

Contents

CWU Branches

Birmingham & District Amal

Cleveland Amal

Darlington Amal

Durham County Amal

Glasgow & District Amal

Grampian & Shetland

Greater Manchester Amal

Hull & East Riding Amal

Leeds No1 Amal

Merseyside Amal

Midland No7

Newcastle Amal

North East No1 Amal

Northern Ireland Combined

Northern Ireland East

Northern Ireland West

North Lancs & Cumbria

North Wales & The Marches

Nottingham & District Amal

Orkney

Scotland No 2

Scotland No 5

Shropshire & Mid Wales

South Yorkshire & District Amal

Wolverhampton & District Amal

York & District Amal

		Shropshire & Mid Wales This Branch, with two offices in the North, not only covers two different CAM patches, it covers two different countries. Click here for more info about Shropshire & Mid Wales
South Yorks & Dist Amal The crooked spire of Chesterfield is a stones throw away from Future Walk, formerly Chetwynd House. Inspired by former MP and Postmaster General Tony Benn, Chesterfield showed that Head Office did not have to be in London to be successful. The Branch has four Branch Offices, in Sheffield, Chesterfield, Barnsley and Rotherham. Click here for more info about South Yorks & Dist Amal
	Wolverhampton & District Amal Another Midlands Branch with a proud history, the Branch serves POL members in Walsall, Kidderminster and Willenall  Click here for more info about Wolverhampton & District Amal
York District Amal Given that it has five Branch Offices, York covers a huge geographical area, spanning from the coastal resorts Scarborough and Bridlington, to the historic City of York and the town of Harrogate, and as far south as Selby.  Click here for more info about York District Amal

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