the engineering executive manoeuvred to reverse the decision of a mass meeting to continue the occupation, the delegation sat in at the union HQ This branch/conference/trades women are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
women's economic dependence is acceptable.
of the labour movement tion for a woman's importance of women's independence, ana loo scoiezaliol Three bus-loads of Laurence Scott workers came down from Manchester last Tuesday to picket union executive. When the Model resolution for Trade Unions and Labour Parties council notes that One of the factors affecting women and not men 1s the view, still all too common in the labour movement that women's right to work is an optional extra, and that This is an ¡dea that saque de oodose ana chanensea oy tric wiiurc We therefore call on the leadership of the labour and trade union movement to organise a national demonstraright to work.
The slogans of the demonstration should stress the neee lo defence and extension of services, especially childcare the special neea to detend part timers Jobs, the tight io adequate maternity leave, and the fight against low pay The demonstration should include special facilities for children, and in the localities the labour movement should be encouraged to organise creches for the day.
The massive CND demonstratior for the autumn against nuclear weapons, along with the TUỚs lobby for unemployed youth were ideal initiatives LCC to build over the coming months from the floor, national secretary Post Office Engineerine TInion's Broad Leit. io 2) plain how control could 5: wrested trom the right :: Victim If Benn's campa:e:
Photo: PM GRANT (Socialist Challenge)
was to be success! bloc vote was crucia the POEU, the Broad de had openly campa:g: for a programme w had won them 9 our c: places on the execut: = Although Phil Holt a mitted that the Broad Le:
much stronger amor was the branch officials tha. the rank and file, he ex plained that the problem Broad Lefts in the past they hai been electoral machines.
'In a period of reac mere electoral machine can tim of an alliance between an more effective right wing electora machine and the mas:
An effective LCC needs to be a campaigning LCC. It is not enough, a Harriet Harman, from the Transport Union, policy of a woman's righ: simply nave to work without activel! campaigning for positive action for women employment and job train ing. Support Nor is it enough for the or anv section o the labour movement ic verbally UUUS Bill Prior's The most effective oppositio: to the Bill is for Scargill ic Laurence workers on the picket lines at Mining Supplies at Don caster, and boycort ot all the company's pro ducts Only then can the LCC play a real and effective role in securing Benn as deputy leader and in sup porting thost struggling against this Tory govern.
- a government tha! has to be removed as soon as possible.
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For a woman's right to work demonstration