But of the union s more than 250 branches, only 14 have actually created websites of their own. I think that all that is about to change. In a year or two, most CWU branches will have websites and within five years, all of them will. There are several reasons why this is going to happen. If you re already connected to the internet, you have everything you need to set up a site.
Web space is now free and there are many companies offering such space.
Second, branches are going to want websites because they will learn that these are a cheap, effective means of communication with members. There are CWU branches with thousands of members spread out over large geographic areas. More and more CWU members are using email to communicate and the web to get their news - and even to shop. They will want to get all they expect from their union on the web too. A few examples spring to mind.