IMGpapers 1976–79

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

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Socialist Challenge No. 8, 28 July 1977 · p. 5 of the scan · 300 words

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page 5 of the scan

in hospitals offer so such threat.

EGA began, links were sought with the local labour movement.

are being followed. work-in has continued to provide ferent unions and organisations Women & the Unions may as the great maiocaly or coem are will working in Jobs seen as means women's pay!

Or course, ibost unions are all women's equality.

their constitutions provide for women's advisory council al district and even national level But how effective are such bodies?

Mare often than not they are under the control of the malewhose permission they have to.

Ect cicic they can unch ans campaigns. Generally they Enci 100s to service the trade union hureaucracy to women's issues rathor tbal providing a fighting leadership.

They never have adequate union finances at their disposal which maker sure that issues they see as important car acly be taken ap with permission of the executive.

It was the awareness of these kind of obscacies which stop a proper fight for a woman's right to a job, and deny an effective struggle against low adequase nursery facilities which Medical Branch of ASTMS 1o this altumn on these matters, we hone that the conterence will discuss not only these problems, but will get down to discussing and working out bow we inside the unions. We do not see momen's caucuses simply groups of woiben who just talk about the lack of nurseries and the problemis of Jow want them to be bodies which will involve women in the trade unions, and that will encournge theis to speak op for their rights responded. The task is now ta build for the mass demonstration August has been scheduled by the area There the health authority.

WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE of the Planilow work-in. As with from 12 dilThe 150 mursei, doctors and

← Doctors challenge pay rule Hospital occupations defy health cutsSelf- organisation is the aim! →

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