organised by

CWU North West Regional Women’s Committee

taking place

25th January 2018

at

Mechanics Centre, Manchester, M1 6DD

10:00-15:30

10.00 – 10.30    Registration, Tea & Coffee

10.30 – 10.35    Welcome to Women of Today – Karen Kendrick, Secretary, North West Regional Women’s Committee (NWRWC)

10.35 – 10.40    Welcome and introductions from our Chair – Jean Sharrocks, CWU Women’s Advisory Committee Chair

10:40 – 11:10      Margaret Aspinall CBE – Hillsborough Campaign
11:10 – 11.20    A message from Dave Ward – CWU General Secretary
11.20 – 11:40    Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI)
11:40 – 12:50    Sylvia Lancaster OBE – Sophie Lancaster Foundation
12.50 – 13.45    Lunch and Networking
13:45 – 14:10    Becky Weller – Openreach Engineer   

14:10 – 14:30     Jenny Mein –  Labour Councillor, Former Leader of Lancashire County Council

14:30 – 15:15   Audrey White- Merseyside Trade Unionist and political activist
15.15 – 15:20    Closing Remarks – Jean Sharrocks, WAC Chair

15.20 – 15:30     Feedback forms – Thanks and Farewell – Karen Kendrick – Secretary, North West – Regional Women’s Committee (NWRWC)

Apologies from Lynn Collins NW Trades Union Congress (TUC) Secretary,
Dave Ward, CWU General Secretary
and
Angela Rayner MP- Shadow Secretary of State for Education who are now unable to attend

Source: Karen Kendrick