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Dave Condliffe

David

Dave Condliffe lives in Brown Edge, Stoke on Trent.

He has been active in the Communication Workers Union since 1988 at Burslem Delivery office where he joined as a postal worker.  Since then he has served the union as an Industrial Relations Rep, Union Learning Rep and Branch Officer at Midlands No 7 Branch.

He has worked for the CWU direct since 2006, working as a Regional Project Worker for the Midlands, assisting branches to set up learning centres in workplaces and the community including a boxing club, a Sikh temple and the mighty Port Vale football club who he also supports!

He is also involved in the Burslem Twelve Campaign which campaigns for justice for twelve sacked reps and activists.

So far he has enjoyed the selection process and interviews and feels that the process was rigorous and well thought out, additionally he is very proud to have got through it.

In the short term Dave aims to build relationships and organising structures with branches, empower reps and activists to fill the needs of both members and recruit new members.

Dave feels that postal workers never fail to surprise in their level of solidarity and fighting spirit and feels ultimately privileged to continue working for the CWU.

Dave’s favourite food is bacon and cheese oatcakes.  He loves Indie music, especially Florence and the Machine and the Pixies.

His favourite place, other than Brown Edge and Burslem (!), is Laos.

He is currently studying for an MA at Keele University.

Dave is grateful to the TUC and CWU, without whose sponsorship he would not have this opportunity today and is an advocate of a ‘strong workplace voice building strong unions’.

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