NIU LABORIL WCIC mussCU in your report (3 April) of the Women's Fichtback conference.
I think the conference was a positive thing; even though it was not wel oull 0 0 su WOlCH attended. Compared to the women's movement, socialist feminist. or even National Union of Student's women's conferences I've been to, this conference had ansoec occ co outgoingness about it.
Why did the IMG confine its •ontoo• cc o lc National Abortion Campaign?
We had little to offer on all those ANGELIC O OC Lakcl up: affirmative action, self-organisation of women in the Lauc u0 s the Labour Party, a woman's women's sections in right to work, Even on abortion the IMG taliea to give a clear leaa tor tne fight ahead. It not the IMG. who made it clear that the withdrawal of the Corrie Bill was not a huge Vetor. allt ulal allacks ou abortion facilities and private charities are becoming more We didn't distinguish vicous. ourselves clearly enough from on demand and positive legislation are the same ining.
We didn't challenge Jo Richardson; we didn't ask why There wan a woman ceewrker on the platform as well.
Obviously we must build the widest possibie unica tront women: we want to include the LCC and the Campaign for Democracy in the Labour Party. DuL LAC TLAL MUSL De Icu DY women, and we must argue that women in particular and the working class in general must rely on their own strength, not on Why didn't we open Women i Acuon to tnc conrercucc. should force the Labour left to TORTOR UIS. Av uie sane une we should challenge their ultimate reliance on some future utopian cavour governacul ulal can legislate women's liberation. NELLE DARLINGTON, South-east Manchester IMG AT THE risk of offending Ken Tarbuck, I would like to cite a few words from Trotskv in support of Dave Bailey's position on the call for a general strike. "proved our ability to probe the WOrke WasCo .. their internal ties and, what is party's authority for giving wise e.aersno uicer au circumstances.
The failure of the labour movement to give active support to the fighting steelworkers, disunity displayed at Leylands over the pay awards is certainly no indication that the objective situation is ripe for the calling of strengthenec European union with its owi land-based solidarity. • not exist even embryonically loaay.
conference of all unions with The answer is one, industrial, safety regulations, backed up by That doe and PTE.
rasalons Perhaps a first step would be a North Sea workers to discuss the The LKI attempted to force an electoral coalition with both wings of the revolutionary nationalist novenen aeol esN One by one, these - putting their own interests above those of the working class as a whole -withdrew from discussions. So the LKI, as did the others, went alone enecs orme aisonao1.
Marie O'Brien incidentally, a revolutionary Marxist and a memoel ol reopics ucmoclacy, also described herself as a Protestant (of origin!).
VALERIE COULTAS, London WC1
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