Nikki welcomed everybody and
thanked everybody for all their work last year within this Committee.
Guest Duncan Healey and Emma Roberts
and guest speaker Teresa Griffin MEP Candidate.Gail
Robertson was appointed auditor for this year.
Donations for this year are
Whisc/Fawcett/Eaves.
Went though the campaign plan
for 2014.
Then we went over to the normal
Regional North West meeting after the AGM had finished.
We received a copy of the new TUC Working
Women Book for our branch.
Teresa Griffin spoke on the how
the CWU places an important part in europe in the elections in May this year.
The vote goes on the percentage of people that have voted so if the ukip or if
the tories or lib dem get just 6 percent they are voted in. We need labour
members in europe as a lot of regulations and legislations like Health and
Safety , maternity pay and worker's rights all started from Europe and we all
know that this present government is trying to get rid of unnecessary (what
they think are unnecessary) legislation's and regulations for the workers. A Labour European member would
fight against this. So please vote in May it is
important the CWU will provide more information nearer the time. You can vote
by post as well . 60 more percent vote by post. Billy Hayes will be sending all
CWU members information how to do postal votes because a lot of people are not
registered to vote or just can not be bothered or able to walk to the voting stations. You can find out
yourself by wisiting www.aboutmyvote.co.uk selecting how do I vote
and then vote by post. Your vote is important in the European elections. If the
government can not run the country how can we trust them in Europe to speak on
our behalf?
We then went over promotional material
for the next 12 months like pens/mini torches.
Prop for conference that the
women’s magazine should go out with the voice. As 60 percent of women members
read the voice. That was the one from last year but it was not spoken on as
time ran out at conference.
Friday 7th March
is women’s international day and events are being held in Liverpool to
celebrate this important date.
We also went through what www.caadv.org.uk Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence stands for. It is a statement of commitment from business to
raise awareness and provide employers with practical support and tools towards domestic violence Members
are BP/The Body shop/British Airways and Department of health. Check the
website for more info.
Then we covered the meetings, venues
and events for 2014. We got to run through the women’s kit and it has three sections. Green is branch copy and purple is for
members and yellow for women’s officers. These are the colours in the women’s
north west logon.
Carl Webb thanked everybody for
all their work and Karen Bosson for all her hard work within the committee.
Please support the Women’s North
West Regional Committee as we are their to help you.
Beverley Kenyon
Health and Safety Officer
North West Health and Safety forum Women's Officer
Swiss Post Representative
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