A HOST of new sponsors were signed during the week Blackpool. for Labour Party Rank and File Trade Unionists' conference to be held in Leeds on 1 November.
The conference, called by the Labour Co-ordinating wil discuss action against unemployment, in the labour movement.
hree members of the new Labour Party national ecutive have agreed to back the conference Huckfield, Dennis Skinner, HOW DID we win? How did the right snatch victory from us? How can we win it back again? These questions dominated the minds and discussions of winger at the Party conference on Friday afternoon.
and Neil Kinnock. Other MPs who nave sponsorea include up Ron Brown, Alf Dubs, at done the Ernie Roberts, and Reg Race.
One discussion at the conference will focus on how the Labour left organises in the trade umons. in tals contest lu is a good sign that a number trades 1caulll have backed the initiative.
These include: Lawrence Daly, general secretary of the National Union Mineworkers; Jack exnard assistant Les serical y Union of Public Employees; the every Blackpool Labour and Bob Wright, general secretary Alec Engineering Union.
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tion Committee, and a fringe meeing held at the Party conference by the com. mittee underlined the impor tance of the left organising in unionists Dennis meeting: five years to get Tories. Every step must be Collins, lo ao ine Jou lines are general National assistant of the tional November et another of the spoi Labour to work' Skinner told the for, and, 'We can't wait for rid of the There strike, every supported now delegates fee drawn outside ty.
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basis, and the trades ULULLISE. conference can make an important contribution.
The conference will have SCOSLUIS 'Unemployment and the right what demands and nolicies the left should fight Organise in the unions 'Now will be plenty time for discussion, and the will be £1.25.
The venue is Leeds UniversiFurther details from the Labour Co-ordinatin ComWhat they said:
Benn 1 'ONE idea about how we abolish the House of Lords is that it should be the task of the women's movement. Because the House of Lords, hereditary principle, never had, until a few years ago any women members.
'So perhaps it quirements of positive discrimination to decamp a thousand socialist women onto the House of Lords to vote it out of existence!
Tony Benn at the Tribune fringe meeting, 1 October Wright 'WE'VE got to publish and we've got to generate; not just a movement on the democratic basis, because accountability can only have one useful product. And that is that we challenge on policies, challenge on foreign policies, on policies dealing with the ownership of industry, the stanbeing based on the would reach some of the re-