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situation.
The Hounslow Hospital worken are among thousands low-paid women who bear the mint of the Government's econ the Equal Opportunitie policies.
pek Commission reported:
Health Service discriminates against women both as workers and patients."
HEALTH They should have added health anons to then use. he National Union of Public Em Disces has only two lull Linic the women Takeup per Confederation of Health Service mployee is too has only two omen fulltimer:
The National Union of Teachitiners. It should have nine women een! Although teachers have had equal pay for decades, women are relegated to lower grade, DALE00 005 As Socialist Challenge reported 8060 ex 54.
The cover picture of this month's issue of the Union's journal is beadined 'Union Activists at Work'. The picture shows the AUEW's Belfast district committee posing for the camera (looking anything but active!): Given the number of women in the union there should be at least three women on that The fight for women's rights in the unions has to be a continual struggle. CELIA PUGH takes a look at the об hecoming important to teachers, a SPUC and LIFE attempt to children, The NUT male-dominated and sexist, reruses to sake a poston on nee questions.
In the June issue of the AUEW inurna. Huch scanlon pontificated on the with the equal pay •Like many laws, their fulfilment was dillicule. for example Electlux and Trico." Scanion should the Trico struggle dragged on for five months because the Eng Rise solidarity on a national scale.
If it had, the struggle could have ELECTROLUX The Electrolux equai industrial tribunal because union INANTINIEY. The support. As the AUEW convenor charmingly put no "Probably hit of education needs to be TRADE UNION DAY SCHOOL Organised by the Working Women's Charter Campaign, at Friends Meeting Place, Church Street, on 26 November, Details from: Anita Turnbull, Flat 2, Coleridge Road, London N8. Tel: 01-348 1760 or 01-340 RALLY ON WOMEN IN THE UNIONS Organised by SE London ASTMS, at Unity House, Euston Road, NW1, on 22 October, 1—5pm. Speakers include Jayaben Desai, from Grunwick, Tickets 40p or three for El from: Janet Maguire, ECG Department, Guys Hospital, London SEI. Tel: 01-407 7600 ext 3162. Dave Whitely THREE WELL-KNOWN miliBernard Regan, Dick North, and have been charged by NUT leaders with Darlington have rossed our che asyou-wereformuladrawn up by the official mediator. Predictably, the mediator's proposals mean sheiv ing a closed shop- for which tbe THIS HECHOW OCCUEHESITINC for over four months - antil tbe Neve been beeping cut in cuts