24/01/2025
Notice to Members – Executive Committee Changes
Colleagues,
As we approach Year 5 of the creation of the CJWUnion, we have some important news to share with the membership.
We are very pleased to announce Aaron Stowe has agreed to take up the position of Interim National President. Aaron has been with the CJWUnion since its inception, as an executive committee member and has a wealth of trade union experience in the sector.
Aaron has worked within the criminal justice sector for 20+ years, both for the Prison Service and in his current role with Immigration Services.
Aaron will work along side our General Secretary Gareth Fear to run the administrative side of the union, supporting the executive committee, our employees and conducting press and media duties.
We also welcome back Laura Reader, who as agreed to join us as employed trade union representative. Laura was an executive committee member between 2020-2022, before returning to run and grow the HMP Feltham branch. Since leaving the Prison Service Laura has continued to work in the criminal justice sector.
Laura has many years’ experience at a national level and joins us at a pivotal time of trade unionism, as we witness significant changes and concerns, affecting staff across the board, we are confident that Laura is going to be a leading light for our union and we are very much look forward to working alongside her to support the membership.
Laura will be available to the membership via her email [email protected]
If you have any questions regarding this notice, please contact [email protected]
Kind Regards
Aaron Stowe Gareth Fear
Interim President General Secretary
[email protected] [email protected]
