IMGpapers 1976–79

Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

Working Women's Breathing life into the invalid

Socialist Challenge No. 51, 22 June 1978 · p. 4 of the scan · 568 words

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held mitted in this set-up. It'S a way 15 control pay claims and the campaign. struaules of Deyland workers. Despite Bur even if it was met cussion, highly unlikely as in the 1977 ALEW problem:

workers racher than concede pirity with demonscrators would tun straight up against the Labour Government's wares policy. ln the Parity would catail an average exchanged This kind of light would aced the support of Chances werE By advocating withdrawal of union subscripsions, the Tool room Conunittee is giving the best weapon that they could hope for to cosure that such support the Proposals called hy Alliance Socialist FREEZE ир то 60 рет finances.

SSA the NUIS THE WORKING Women's Charter Campaign third annual conference fast weekend. Its main concern was to put new life into se ailing aseful disconference attendance revealed the delegates rather than the 300 of previous years. CELIA issued. PUGH reports.

morning, speaken experiences taking feminist sues into the Lucions. Most apreed that the was still useful, bur dissatisfied with the present form of the campaign.

afternoon delegates debated three resolutions. One that was adopted called for a in transformed newspaper to take issues raised by the Charter into unions, could reinforce activities of worsen in different women't groups and labour movement bodies The briefing confercace was Left dominaled union thanks to the efforts st the Socialist Studen and the Natipnal Organisa on of International Studears to want students about the dangers of the Goverument proposals.

Labou The proposals will freeze student union incomes: remove control from larger unions of cent of their Herens deten the Ni incomes; and will aim to and educarion authornes what unions can do with their unior, wide Charler group: 3 The bass for a workine chin water's and I completely change the preser! Chane tops a can prostanl for socialism and women's liberation were rejected by the conference Hull deleentes won backing for more regional coordination. and Insolemnest in the projecas of the campaign. An appeal sor conferince launch Lie new newspaper was women trom severa while-collar unions were par bicularly enthusiastic about the suggestions for activity in the unions that conference. This optimism was shared bretaers. Te must not be lost, bur confirmed by really tor successful sutumn conference The first planning meeting is Birmingham CASESUL Everyone working, or wanling to work around aspects of the Charter demands is encoutagod to take pars mectings and to us and win wide support for the autum conference.

Trevor Phillios, president elect of the union shared Slipman's approach. "W'i not a DES proposals, explained and -ther proceeded to join his prede cessor in a lerocious attack pr the SSA and its cew pamphle proposals. The National Organisation ol Labour Students took up the hysterical chorus agains. the doubes raised hy the 5SA.

If nothing else, the ferocity of their arruck an the SSA proves the point: the proposals are a major issue, despile ine Icadership's protests.

RESOURCES A ful NUS conference in October is needed before any decision ismade, and the SSA I right to throw its resources into fighting back. This realisation amongst obviously rattled the leaders of te NUS and the Broad Left Now SSA pamphle: Student Unions Under Attack:

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