CWU – Discuss the merits of adopting a PR election process

Support for electoral reform is growing and CWU is planning a national policy forum for the autumn to ‘discuss the merits of adopting a PR election process’. This is in line with motion 56 which was unanimously passed at CWU’s conference in 2022.

We appreciate that you may want more information about electoral reform so we have organised an online session exclusively for CWU members where you can hear from experts and ask questions. Here are the details:

Date: Wednesday 23^rd September 2025
Time: 6pm to 7pm
Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86567237376?pwd=rbyaXD1t1W54gDQ8TgNanuwSfbtcd3.1

Who supports electoral reform?

• The latest British Social Attitudes survey shows that 60% of the British public now support proportional representation (PR).
• The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Fair Elections is the largest APPG in Parliament.
• ASLEF, BFAWU, FBU, Musicians Union, PCS, Prospect, TSSA, UCU, Unison, Unite and USDAW support electoral reform. CWU is holding a national policy forum to discuss the merits of adopting a PR election process this autumn.

Next steps

We will let you know when we find out more about the policy forum and give you all the help you need to support you through CWU’s policy-making process – all you need to do is ask.

We hope you can join us on 23^rd September. Meanwhile, please do have a read of our updated Trade Union Case for Political Reform.