Northern Territory

A Website for CWU Counters Members in the North

Branches & Representatives

CWU Branches

	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

	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

Scotland No5 The members in Dundee and Perth and Fort William are represented by Tony Sneddon Click here for more info about Scotland No 5

	Scotland No2 The second biggest Branch in Scotland, representing the Capital City and outlying areas. Click here for more info about Scotland No2

Glasgow & District Amal Serving the third biggest City in the UK after London and Birmingham, Glasgow is one of the largest CWU Branches in the UK, both in terms of membership and in geographical area. The former site of the Regional Office, Glasgow has been instrumental in developing Union policy over the years and influencing the working lives of members throughout Scotland. Click here for more info about Glasgow & District Amal

	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 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 Counters members in the UK to also hold the position of Branch Secretary. Click here for more info about North Lancs & Cumbria

	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

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

	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. Prior to the 1992 reorganisation, Cleveland’s Roy Ward was the UCW Counters Organiser in the former District. Click here for more info about Cleveland 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

	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 the largest Counters Section in the North East, 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

Greater Manchester Amal The largest Counters membership in the North, and well represented over the years by a succession of dedicated representatives, Greater Manchester Amal takes in a wide area, including Bolton, Stockport and Oldham. With Manchester being the site of the former Regional Office, 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

	North East No1 Now with only two Offices left, North East No1 still 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

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

Northern Ireland Combined The Northern Ireland No1 Branch represents members working in Belfast

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