CCWU General Secretary requests Interim Management Committee for the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Credit Union Limited

Mar 08, 2025 Letters

Dear Editor,

The Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU), along with the General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer, was outvoted by members who were not part of the CCWU.

The Credit Union, an arm of the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU), was established by members of the Union and founded by the late Great George De Peana, General Secretary of the CCWU. The building is owned by the Clerical and Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU) and was built with the members’ funds of the CCWU.

These principal officers do not have the authority to rent the Union building, and the union or trustees have never permitted the Clerical & Commercial Cooperatives Credit Union Limited, which is only open to Union members of the CCWU.

There are no Executive Members of the Clerical & Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) who do not hold the principal officer position, and the building belongs to the union by legal transport.

As General Secretary of the Clerical & Commercial Workers Union, I am calling on Honourable Joseph Hamilton, Minister of Labour, to investigate what is occurring with these individuals running the Clerical & Commercial Workers Credit Union Limited.

Credit Union loans were being distributed without proper justification; they were grossly incompetent in managing the affairs of the credit union.

They paid themselves exorbitant sums of money to attend meetings without approval from the annual meeting.
They sent one set of members to the CCCU Convention without a report upon returning, while the current management committee lacks accountability.

Because the General Secretary is outspoken, non-members wish to punish me for speaking on behalf of the members.
The pressing issues include the fact that they secure loans for their friends without any intention to repay. The Credit Committee has a member who arbitrarily grants loans to his associates. Everyone accepts this as he solely signs off on the loans.

Yours sincerely,
Sherwood Clarke
General Secretary
Clerical & Commercial Workers’ Union (CCWU)

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