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Retired Members

RMAC - Retired Members
The CWU now has over 20,000 retired members. The advisory committee objectives are to promote the interests of all retired members and to campaign on matters that are relevant such as Pensions, Healthcare and Mobility. The policy of the committee is to encourage every CWU Branch to establish a Retired Members Section. If you are retiring soon you can retain your CWU membership at a greatly reduced subscription rate. Contact your local Branch Secretary for details, the phone number is on your CWU membership card.

The Committee continues to build links with the National Pensioners Convention, www.npcuk.org - this is a campaigning body with Regions throughout the United Kingdom.

Tony Kearns, Senior Deputy General Secretary is the officer responsible for the committee. Tony can be contacted at SDGS@cwu.org

Useful links:

Calibre Audio Library brings the pleasure of reading to people who have a sight problem, dyslexia or physical disabilities, through a free nationwide postal service of recorded books. They offer a choice of over 8,000 titles fiction and non-fiction, recorded unabridged by professional actors and broadcasters.

The Calibre website, www.calibre.org.uk provides details of all their services including on-line access to their complete catalogue of audio books.

DWP - Department for Work and Pensions http://www.dwp.gov.uk/

OPRA - Occupational Pensions Regulatory Authority www.opra.gov.uk/
Opra was set up by Parliament to help make sure that occupational pension schemes are safe and well run.
Invicta House, Trafalgar Place, Brighton, Sussex BN1 4DW. Tel: 01273 627600 E-mail: helpdesk@opra.gov.uk

NAPF - National Association of Pension Funds www.napf.co.uk/

FSA - Financial Services Authority Independent body responsible for the regulation and supervision of the financial sector.
25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS Tel: 020 7676 1000 www.fsa.gov.uk/

OPAS - Office of the Pensions Advisory Service www.opas.org.uk/

Age Concern England - Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER
Tel. 020 8765 7200 Fax. 020 8765 7211 Email: supporterservices@ace.org.uk

Help the Aged - 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ Tel: 0207 278 1114 Fax: 0207 278 1116 Email: info@helptheaged.org Web: www.helptheaged.org.uk

National Pensioners Convention - 19-23 Ironmonger Row, London, EC1V 3QN
Tel: 0207 553 6510 Fax: 0207 553 6511 Email: admin@npcuk.org Web: www.npcuk.org

Pensions Resource Groups
A group of trade unionists and other individuals interested in the subject of pensions.

The Pensions Ombudsman

TUC Pay Up For Pensions Campaign