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Dementia Action Week 2026 will take place from Monday 18th May to Sunday 24th May, focusing on raising awareness, supporting those affected, and promoting a dementia-friendly society.

For more information and support, visit:
Ovarian Cancer Action web page at:
World Ovarian Cancer Day – May 8 | Ovarian Cancer Action
Target Ovarian Cancer web page at:
Target Ovarian Cancer
World Ovarian Cancer Coalition web page at:
World Ovarian Cancer Day – World Ovarian Cancer Coalition

409,000 workers report suffering from a new case of work-related stress, depression, or anxiety in 2024/25, again a significant increase on the previous year’s figure of 300,000.

April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month. When diagnosed early, nine in ten people survive bowel cancer. That’s why Bowel Cancer UK are asking everyone to help them raise awareness of the disease, so everyone has the best chance of an early diagnosis.

Despite the growing national and international movement calling for fewer working hours with no loss of pay, and the expanding body of evidence showing benefits for workers and employers alike, we know that companies will need considerable persuasion to consider any trial.

What is the campaign for a shorter working week? The Telecoms and Financial Services constituency is campaigning for a shorter working week- a meaningful reduction in hours each week for no loss of pay- in every workplace where members have recognition. More and more employers are successfully implementing shorter weeks in the UK and abroad

You are the foundation of BT’s success, and it is time to talk Pay!   As pay negotiations open, it’s essential that you have your say and that BT know how important your pay is to you. CWU members are vital to BT!   You generated £6.2 billion in earnings for the first nine months.   You

Every year Mind and Rethink Mental Illness promote Time to Talk Day – Mind which is ‘a day for friends, families, communities, and workplaces to come together to talk, listen and change lives’.

In this CWU podcast we talk about what neuroinclusion really looks like at Openreach. We’ll talk ADHD, autism, and everything in between, with honest examples from engineers, reps, and colleagues. CWU and Openreach want our workplace to work for every brain. We talk about the launch of Openreach’s Enabled network and how we can start changing the conversation and reducing stigma.

Over the past couple of years, general interest in the idea of a shorter working week has grown. In this country, hundreds of employers have been experimenting with reducing hours for no loss of pay with positive results, including: Better work/life balance, lower levels of stress, lower staff turnover, greater workplace productivity.
On this episode of CWU Live, Host Michael Walker is joined by Deputy General Secretary (Telecoms & Financial Services) Karen Rose and CWU Field Organiser Kevin Leetion.