You can join the CWU online via the Join Us page here.
The online joining process will take just a few minutes of your time and you will receive email confirmation once complete. A further email will be sent to you when you have been allocated to a branch and your application has been fully processed.
If you’d prefer to speak to somebody about joining or have any other questions then please call our freephone number 0800 731 7434 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or email joinunion@cwu.org
If you are looking to rejoin the union then please contact the Membership Department on 0208 971 7447 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or email membership@cwu.org
Membership costs from £5.35 to £15.79 per month.
Subscription fees vary dependant on employer and number of hours worked per week.
When joining online you will be quoted the amount your membership fees will cost.
If you’d like to speak to somebody about how much CWU membership may cost you then please call 0800 731 7434 or email joinunion@cwu.org
Being a member of the CWU means that you’ll be joining forces with over 185,000 other workers and speaking with a stronger voice for a better working life.
Benefits include legal advice, free will writing service, various discounted insurance rates and hotel and travel benefits.
All local branch contact information can be found by using the drop down on the Contact Us page.
If you’re unsure of which branch you come under then please contact the Membership Department on 0208 971 7447 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm) or email membership@cwu.org and they’ll be happy to assist you.
If you are having issues logging into the member portal of the website, please contact the Membership Department (membership@cwu.org) and they will be able to provide you with your log in details.
If you are experiencing bullying and harassment in the workplace, please contact the CWU harassment helpline on FREEPHONE 0800 090 2303
Members and branch officials are encouraged to report incidents of bullying and harassment so these can be recorded on the CWU national harassment complaints database and ensure victims receive the support and protection they need. Members are advised to seek the assistance of their branch or local rep in filling out the complaint form below and read the guidance notes before completing the form.
If you have a complaint about a work related issue then your local branch secretary should be your first point of contact.
If you have a complaint about your local branch representative, secretary or a CWU official, please contact head office on info@cwu.org
CWU Headquarters operates from 9:00-17:00, Monday to Friday.
Reception can be reached on 0208 971 7200.
Further to previous information given to members regarding the above, we post here an update with regard to correspondence received from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
When such incidents take place, we are required, by law, to inform the ICO of the incident, subsequently the ICO can and in our case has, asked a series of detailed questions around the incident. Following this process we have now received a letter from the ICO that states as follows.
“Based on the information you have provided we have decided that regulatory action is not required in this case”
adding further that
“We now consider this matter closed”
The ICO does have the power to instigate its own inquiry, produce public reports on these inquiries and in certain cases levy fines if they consider it appropriate.
Against that background the above position set out by the ICO is welcome news and we share it here in order to update you all on this development.
