WOMEN IN the Labour Party are throwing down the gauntlet to all those in the leadership of the Labour Party pay lipservice to supporting women, but vote down every one of Labour women's demands.
women's section of Labour's NEC to be directly elected by Labour women's conference, this year the Labour Womens' take the bull by the horns.
Committee executive, personal capacity snadow elections will be held for the NEC places reserve or women m al the 1986 conference. We will then be able to compare the legitimacy of the NEC democratically elected by Labour's official women's 'We are women, we are strong' — closing song at Women Against Pit Closures conference, Sheffield, August 1985 organising to win - starting with Neil Kinnock — who Having campaigned for several years for the Action Committee will have to starkly revealed the depth of the opposition demands in the val Ly demands were overwhelm. w ne WAC's ingly adopted LIC women's conference, it is clear itself atty. Con ference that no out of the first 200 prospective candidates selected for parliamentary seats were women.
These facts have had a sobering, effect on many women in the cluding among those who were sceptical about the importance WAC's demands for the most elementary for But overwhelmingly this is turning into anger.
This year's AGM has to reflect that anger. Our number one goal must be translate iustitied outrage into national conronauon with male chauvinism and those who prop it up in the Labour both men gle, HILLS fact that demands the with had been closely with fighting these women. centrally in con ballic especial v in the mining seats the into the broader movement. Together with women from the mining communities, black women, ANC women, women from Ireland, WAC has to have a real say in the movement it will never meet our needs. Choice We must not underestimate the scale of the battle we are taking on, nor the fact that our gains will not be made rapidly.
that breeds demoralisation, it is failing to really take up the fight. The feeling are not really even mobilising the BARNOLDSWICK, small town in North Lancashire, was packed to its last Saturday 2,000 people marched in support of the Silentnight strike.
The at Silentnighl las now lasted for six months. with the entire 500-strong workforce hay. ing been sacked. The continuation of the strike has been aided by the suppor given at this year's TUC he strike is to be the subject of three-hour tende in baramcat on December, when local MP Peter Pike will be speaking for the front bench.
Already the strike has received nearly £100,000, through national and International solidarity. Support has come from as far away as Sri Lanka.
The solidarity network built over the 12 months of the miners' strike has been available to the Silentnight strikers from day one of the dispute.
Dennis Skinner MP, speaking al the rally, described it as the same "This battle has got the of the National Executive Committee who voted to sustain the rights of those Liverpool councillors last 'Wednesday.' Euro MP Bob Cryer echoed remarks:
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Mone "TAI oranci Rainhill Barnoldswick, Colne, Lancastire