UNDER the title 'Building working power', more than 150 delegates assembled in Coventry on Saturday to discuss the way forward.
councils, public sector and white collar industrial jobs. It was a waste of a day. There was no voting on policy; there was no clear line of march; it is difficult to see what the delegates will do after the conference The conference was by-passed events class The delegates came mainly from trades cil. He said the labour movement was unable to delegates was that this be done rebuilding working class organisations from the Dullulll.
Tenants Instead of the 'vertical structure' present aDouT movement a 'horizontal strucTure was needed. wack linked grass roots organisations workers. tenants groups, women's of the day Hilary Wainwright recognised the problems that the conference had She put this down to the laci that working class organisations were ready LO discuss aller natives to the policies of LaDoll Tory governments. Power The need, said Hilary, was to develop power, but whether 'at the grass roots' there was an alternative to both.
The conference had the cart before the horse.
ward any real sense of direction sprang from its refusal to deal with the direction of the labour movelncil and accordingly to deal with the Guesuor ot the ship of the working class.
One disgruntled dele. WORLD IN CRISIS UND states represen tatives at the United Na. tions last week opposed resolutions debated Human Rights Commission.
The crucial motion was which demned lolaularldl otner iceolooles and practices based on denial of human rights.
ed by 3mo, on the s the US re•resentative Michard Schifter, abstaining Schifter explained he objected to the LIOn becaust sincled our Nazi. rascistano neo fascist groups for inter The resolu the called or da supported tonar acuon dealist une •OLE ATrICa i chitter dolected these because he governmen and a peo ple at a time when a pro. cess of change can be en couraged.' Pakistan's military by General Zia, arrested 150 leaders of onposition political parties weekend. Those held meeting to discuss a day y of trie restoraton or aemocracy By Pete Kirk Leeds resident Jas. winder Kaur has become the latest in a line Asian women to fall foul of Britain's immigration She is facing immi. nent deportation ano der manent separation from year-old by her ex-husband it she returns to lola Jaswinder arrived in Britain in 1975 She was married the followin who had been residont nore tor eleut years The arrested included Nusrat Bhutto wife of the late whose government r me in 19793. overthrown by Bhutte was subsequently hanged the Demonstratons deals Zia have laken place in a number of provinces. A student was killed bi armed supporter: of Zia in lates the Sind province nas turned down demanas jor a general election or ine grounas oj 'unfavourable conditions' Brazil THE president of the Brazilian Workers' 'Party, LUS Silva, popularly known 'Lula and 12 other trade unionists have refused to i odo rauro chairperson the Sao Paulo branch of Amnesty boycott said that corne cerence counsel also not appear at the trial 'the cards are stacked The trial has been barred to all representative.
The Trace unionists rac deal with their part in a steel strike Paulo they face up to 19 years in convicter orIsoN assaulted hus ater of and was deported.
Nov WItn first place. not hild howeve be deported being nas ap and defence has behalf. TICI which Blemheim Terrace, Leeds -.
Jaswinder Kaur, Box JK
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Leeds victim of racist laws