Dave Ward elected as CWU General Secretary

Dave Ward has been elected General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU). CWU is the biggest trade union in the UK communications sector with 200,000 members working in companies including BT, Capita, EE, O2, Parcelforce, the Post Office, Royal Mail, Santander and UK Mail.

The ballot for general secretary closed on Tuesday (14 April) and the result was handed to CWU this afternoon by Electoral Reform Services, the independent company which ran the ballot.

There were two candidates for the position: Dave Ward and Billy Hayes, who was the incumbent general secretary.

The term of office lasts for five years and starts on 1 June.

 Dave Ward commented: “It’s a great privilege to be elected general secretary of the CWU by our members. In this role I will stand up for workers and aim to raise the profile of the union within our industries, the media and public life. I will continue the fight against austerity and ensure that protection and enhancement of jobs, pay and terms and conditions is at heart of everything CWU does.”

 Dave Ward has been the CWU’s deputy general secretary (postal) since 2003.