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SECTION G — INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION<br />

G22 <strong>Union</strong> trustees<br />

The executive council wishes to place on record its appreciation<br />

to Bro Stan Fitzsimmons and Bro Mick Harper, both former<br />

presidents of the union, for continuing to serve as trustees of<br />

the union in accordance with the provision of the rule book.<br />

G23 National women’s<br />

committee annual report<br />

2010<br />

1. The national women’s committee<br />

National representatives:<br />

EC Member<br />

National women’s<br />

committee chair<br />

National women’s<br />

committee secretary<br />

National women’s<br />

committee vice-chair<br />

Regional representatives:<br />

Region 1<br />

Region 2<br />

Region 3<br />

Region 5<br />

Region 6<br />

Region 7<br />

Region 8<br />

Region 9<br />

Region 10<br />

Region 11<br />

Region 12<br />

Region 13<br />

Vicky Knight until September/<br />

Denise Christie (from November)<br />

Dona Feltham<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Denise Christie until November<br />

Denise Christie<br />

Lynda Rowan-O’Neil<br />

Samantha Rye<br />

Helen Tooley from September<br />

Helen Tooley until August/<br />

Clare Hudson from September<br />

Helen Harrison<br />

Joanne Byrne<br />

Emma Davis<br />

Sally Harper<br />

Jenny Impey<br />

No Rep<br />

Diane Critchlow<br />

2. National women’s committee meetings<br />

The national women’s committee met on the following<br />

occasions this year:<br />

25 February NWC full business meeting<br />

Wortley Hall<br />

30 April NWC annual conference<br />

delegation meeting<br />

Birmingham<br />

25 June NWC full business meeting<br />

Wortley Hall<br />

30 Sept NWC full business meeting<br />

Wortley Hall<br />

3. Committees that the NWC was represented at in 2010<br />

FBU executive council subcommittees<br />

EC international subcommittee<br />

National education committee<br />

FBU committees<br />

National fairness at work committee<br />

National fairness at work<br />

strategy group<br />

National education committee<br />

Regional education officers’ committee<br />

National health and safety committee<br />

Campaign coordinators<br />

IRMP coordinators<br />

Control care campaign<br />

Final appeals committee<br />

FF fatalities campaign<br />

<strong>Fire</strong>fighter representative<br />

TUC committees:<br />

TUC women’s committee<br />

TUC gold badge panel<br />

Wales TUC women’s committee<br />

Scottish TUC women’s committee<br />

Northern TUC<br />

Other committees:<br />

Charter for Women<br />

CLG workplace facilities sub-group<br />

CLG exit interviews sub-group<br />

Equality and diversity stakeholder group<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

(until September)<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

(until September)<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Sally Harper<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Sam Rye<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

(until September)<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

Jo Byrne<br />

Denise Christie<br />

Sam Rye<br />

Kerry Baigent<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

(until September)<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

(until September)<br />

Vicky Knight<br />

(until September)<br />

4. TUC women’s conference and STUC women’s<br />

conference<br />

TUC women’s conference<br />

On 10-12 March the TUC held its 80th annual women’s<br />

conference in the Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, where 253<br />

delegates debated a wide and varied trade union agenda for<br />

working women, representing almost 52% of the TUC’s<br />

membership.<br />

That week was particularly important to trade union and labour<br />

movement women, not only for marking 80 years of<br />

organisation under the umbrella of the TUC on gender issues<br />

and campaigning for women’s rights, but also for marking the<br />

100 year anniversary of International Women’s Day (IWD).<br />

IWD is a day of recognition and celebration of the political,<br />

social, and economic achievements of women, and the<br />

continuous campaign for women’s rights. Whilst at women’s<br />

conference, we looked back over history and recognised<br />

FBU Annual <strong>Report</strong> 2011 133

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