Women, the Economy and Health 83+ 88th Annual STUC Women’s Conference Monday 2nd / Tuesday 3rd November 2015 Caird Hall, Dundee ORDER OF BUSINESS (may be subject to change) CHAIR: ANNE DEAN, GMB Please note that the closing time for emergency motions is 4.00 pm on Monday 2nd November 2015. Any emergency motions submitted are likely to be scheduled for debate on Tuesday 3rd November, morning session. #stucwomen15 @STUCwomen Monday 2nd November 2015 9.00 am - Registration 10.00 am 10.00 am - Chair’s Opening Remarks and Minute’s 11.15 am Silence for those trade unionists and activists who are no longer with us Civic Welcome: Lord Provost Bob Duncan, Dundee City Council Trades Welcome: Mike Arnott, Secretary, Dundee Trades Union Council Secretary’s Remarks: Ann Henderson, STUC Assistant Secretary and Secretary to the STUC Women’s Committee Chair’s Address to Conference: Anne Dean, GMB Vote of Thanks to the Chair: John Dolan, GMB Standing Orders Report: Mary Finn 2 Monday 2nd November (continued) 11.15 am - MOTIONS: 11.40 am Section 1 - Economy & Employment Motion No. 6 “Women, the Economy and Health” Motion No. 1 “Older Women in the Workplace” 11.40 am - Guest Speaker: 11.50 am Theresa Dwyer, Irish Congress of Trade Unions 11.50 am - MOTIONS: 12.30 pm Section 1 - Economy & Employment (continued) Motion No. 4 “Precarious Work and Women” Motion No. 5 “Campaigning on Women, Work and Low Pay” Motion No. 7 & amendment “CalMac” 12.30 pm - LUNCH (Visit Stalls) 2.00 pm BUCKET COLLECTION FOR: Ochre Charity 2015 Union Rep Awards screening Action on Trade Union Bill (1.00 pm – 1.30 pm) Dundee Albert Square 2.00 pm – MOTIONS: 2.30 pm Section 1 - Economy & Employment (continued) Motion No. 2 “Restricting Funding of the BBC” Motion No. 3 “Casualisation and Women in Higher Education” Motion No. 8 “Gender Pay Gap: Impact of Public Sector Pay Restraint” 3 Monday 2nd November (continued) 2.30 pm – Guest Speaker: 3.00 pm Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Sport 3.00 pm - Comfort Break (Visit Stalls) 3.15 pm 3.15 pm - SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT HUSTINGS 4.45 pm Chair: Davena Rankin, UNISON, Co-Vice Chair, STUC Women’s Committee Panel Members: Rep to be advised, Scottish Conservative Party Rep to be advised, Scottish Green Party Jenny Marra MSP, Scottish Labour Party Rep to be advised, Scottish Liberal Democrats Shona Robison MSP, Scottish National Party 4.45 pm - Thanks to panellists and presentation / photocall 4.50 pm 4.50 pm - Meritorious Award 4.55 pm 4.55 pm - Chair’s Closing Remarks (Anne Dean) 5.00 pm BUCKET COLLECTION FOR: Scottish Trade Union Friends of Bhopal 4 Evening Events 7.15 pm Civic Reception hosted by Dundee City Council The Apex Hotel, Mezzanine Bar 8.00 pm - 88th Annual STUC Women’s Conference Social 1.00 am The Apex Hotel, City Quay Suite, ground floor Refreshments and buffet sponsored by Thompsons Solicitors / DJ and paying bar Raffle – Proceeds to Sheku Bayoh Campaign / family 5 Tuesday 3rd November 2015 9.30 am - Announcement of STUC Women’s Committee 9.35 am and Standing Orders Committee for 2015 / 16 9.35 am - MOTIONS: 9.55 am Section 4 - Social Justice Motion No. 16 “Welfare Cuts” Motion No. 17 “The Impact of Austerity on Women” Composite A “Access to Abortion in Scotland” (covering motion nos 18 & amendment and 19) 9.55 am - Guest Speaker: 10.05 am Johann Lamont MSP 10.05 am - Guest Speaker: 10.10 am Lawrence Wason, STUC President 10.10 am - MOTIONS: 10.40 am Section 5 - Health Motion No. 21 “Women in Sport” Amended Motion No. 22 “Mental Health in the Workplace” Motion No. 23 “Breast Screening” Motion No. 24 “Integration of Health & Social Care” 10.40 am - STUC Women’s Committee Launch of Website 10.45 am resource on Health and Safety in the Workplace 10.45 am - Comfort Break 11.05 am (Visit Stalls) 6 Tuesday 3rd November (continued) 11.05 am - MOTIONS: 11.20 am Section 3 - Education & Lifelong Learning Motion No. 15 & amendment “Schools and Gender Equality” Section 4 - Social Justice Motion No. 20 “Impact of Poverty on Women and Families” 11.20 am - Possible Emergency Motions 11.50 am 11.50 am - Guest Speaker: 12.05 pm Susan Morrison 12.05 pm- MOTIONS: 12.35 pm Section 2 - Increasing Women’s Representation and Participation Motion No. 10 “Women in the Scottish Fire & Rescue Service” Motion No. 11 “Women and Trade Unions” Motion No. 12 “Equality in University Governing Bodies” Motion No. 13 “Women’s Voting Rights – Encouraging Women to Vote” 12.35 pm – School Students / 12.45 pm Samantha Ritchie, STUC Youth Committee 7 Tuesday 3rd November (continued) 12.45 pm - LUNCH 2.00 pm BUCKET COLLECTION FOR: National Association of Women Sylvia Pankhurst Library Appeal 1.00 pm - Fringe Meeting: 2.00 pm Employment Rights and Young People / STUC >Zero Campaign Ashton Hall Chaired by: Samantha Ritchie, STUC Youth Committee / Unite the Union Speakers: Councillor Lesley Brennan, Dundee City Council; Ian Tasker, STUC Assistant Secretary; STUC Youth Committee Members; and contributions from school students 2.00 pm - MOTIONS: 2.30 pm Section 2 - Increasing Women’s Representation and Participation Motion No. 9 “Misogynistic Attitudes towards Women in Public Life” Motion No. 14 “Women’s Representation in Scottish Public Life” 2.30 pm - Guest Speaker: Grahame Smith, 2.40 pm STUC General Secretary 8 Tuesday 3rd November (continued) 2.40 pm - MOTIONS: 3.45 pm Section 6 - Combatting Violence Against Women and Children Motion No. 25 “Make Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Reporting Mandatory” Motion No. 26 “Women’s Safety and Staffing of Trains and Stations” Motion No. 27 “Unstaffed Railway Stations” Motion No. 28 “Domestic Violence and Abuse” Section 7 - International Motion No. 29 “Education for Women and Girls Internationally” Motion No. 30 “Justice and Support for Colombian Women” ENDORSEMENT OF WOMEN’S COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT 3.45 pm Vote of Thanks (Susan Morrison) 4.00 pm Close of Conference 9 .