'A lot of the women feel hoodwinked'

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BEFORE the strike there was very poor union organisation amongst women in the schools in London. Everyone was In the union, becase it a? OSCA SHOD they are not protected, because they are not officially stewards.

In Tower Hamlets we began to build a stewards committee members turned up but it was quite an Socialist Challenge 5 April 1979 page 8 off-putting body, partly because the male officials talked a lol and wouldn't let the women get a word in edgeways. Also it wasn't really doing anything.

Prink tarsince we regular mass meetings this has been overcome. A lot of women are much more satisfied thatthey can fure up and: say what they feel, be informed discuss the problems.

Sometimes Also. many women members do not see money as the main problem. As begair having the strike to find out what was going on. short as a result of "natural wastage"

There has been a solid refusal by the women to de work study, because even though it's more money they know the older woren will suffer through lost That decide to lake action, and that pound supplement The bad orgenisation and lack of per cent is nothing consultation reinforced that view, Bui they came to the mass meetings during partly because they were angry with the union, partly to make surel voted against a strike, party Just One of the resolutions passed was for regular mass meetings every fortnight, after the strike we voled to continue on a monthly basis. Another was for SHOU "stewards committee and whilst it's still not huge, there are many more attending than before.

There has been au upsurge in minor actions as a result When one schoel bear what's happere another the Fever possib New pence. 1 that compar will not consider part-time we There's a lot of anger at the anion negotiators, and a lot of the women feel hoodwinked. We're 75 per cent of the union but they've forgotten about us.

The lo By Mary Allen THE PUBLIC sector Commission headed by indust -relations 'expert' Hugh Clegg, is the dynamic new proposal it was out to be, when as used to sell réturn to work. This body will exam low pay and compare it to pris •THOUSE It is just ohe more it a long im many sach bodies that lave over the past ten mion attitudes present Standiag Commission history in the board set up by Labour Government under the Pr and Incomes Act in 1966. Whe six-month statutory pay freeze imposed, the Pay Board played decisive role in determining