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It is necessary in come ... and so on. inreal reusons why part in their union. differences standards 11A 51S childhood IncrEased persona fomile the STEREOTYPES the strongest force Campaign sition in the family position at work man performs two Jobs: When the question of women in the trade unions is ruised, a rhule lot of nonsense usuall won't meccings come to meetings; "They" won' there tonsider in hit us positions: tendance even when they do In other words, most men an quite a few women fail to see the free, under-represented inside the unlons, and why women rurely duke amy actise — let alone lading -their The Working Women's Charte Campaign seeks to expose l women are steere awar from active and aggressiv here centred way of life. Wom are trained to shop, to cook.
domestic needs of men. Our first responsibility, we are toid, is the And it is our own family which vision to leave The Working Women's Charter links women's powith their The campaign recognises that the working wo one al work and another in the home We call for union meetings to be held during lunch times, though even then most women have le do their shopping so unicin bould be our main demand.
HOW ELSE?
unions to take up see on demand tom the is SHIE legal contraequni pay to become a reality: le us abolish the accond-clas роsition of women which still exist espite ine equate iceistacion We demand a national mininum wage of t60 to protect low paid A TO CAMONTIS TS prices, the WWCC recognises tb need to ensure tha: wages rise at the same time. These rise must be calculated by committees of trade unionists and housewives. We campaign for equal access to jobs, and no discrimin ation in education and training. Won to beney reti children must be well cared for while we return to work. To this end, we must uba win palernity Unemployment is rising Faste for women than men Womei are heing laid off at a faster rare than men, and many LUI ALLETS should the working class binme LIC CEME which actually divide it? Strength an anly come from a unite rade union movement. Th inlists would truggles are already being cake We have th Charter of Alits Women Workers'. Many af our bents of "positive discrimin ation", and go on to call for the aboblion of wolDen's is based on a fallaci The Charter campaign seeks 1c ordinate and direct the light fol organise women women's equality at a rank and file level We do not demand women's soloms in the wood simply to have talking shops. We milan male rale nicest women an Jarm their bus organisations around the derands harle a Reading on 26 November the computen is holding i dup achool on these inues Speakers have wwwed from Trico Austow Hospital Action Com minee. Workshops on the speciJa problems of women in diguie are planned. The main aim of the school is to doom the sation and compater of Homer and men trade unioniss around the demands of the Charter For more details conract Anita Turmbelt, Fin Ruad, London Na. Tel: 0134R Colenide
SOCIALIST CHALLENGE 3 November 1977
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