should hold its elections:
elected bv women trom the women's councils etc, two oy women from the trade Cole cuce should decided how these elections are organised.
The Women's Action Committee made time the WAC slate. comporters and one supporter was elected to the There was also a shift to the 'soft lett' in the constituency section.
defeated the resolution moved by the EETPU for reselection of parliamentary candidates to be the basis of one member vote. But the gressive work of the conterence was put in leopardy by the destructive resolution calling the expulsion ol all supporters.
Nel Kinnock in his ad dress demanded supporters "have the courage of their convichons ana set up a separale party. Delegates described SuDDO LCIS 'misfits', likened them to and called them lascists.
and other such The executive called for support for the resolution, and with even the NUM delegation voting in favour, was by COll terence. THE WAC slate*for shadow elections won a comfortable victory last weekend.
candidates elected with the following votes: Diane Abbott 226 Short 226, Joan Maynard and Frances Morrell 99. In Moore sixth place was Margaret Beckett with 90 votes The total number ballot papers issued for the election was 381; 75 were Y W M A W trade unions and some of 'unconstitutional' Nonetheless, the shadow elections represent a resolution to campaign for these women to be elected to the women's places on the national executive at this autumn's elections at party conference. Between now and then the fight is on to make sure that hapLabour Women's Action Committee pamphlet, price fl, plus 18p p&p, from Other Books, PO Box 50, London NI 2XF (cheques payable to Other Books).
N M D N E ICTU.
and economic issues. etc.
In short — get involved!
Was this the objective of trade unionism → to create a mirror image of capitalist me-feinism and the 'I'm all right Jack' mentality, or was it about rather than greed would be the basis of materia.
If we take an honest look at the trade union has been forgotten. If we look at the bureaucrats and veriyt revolutionaries who constituted the majority of participants in the May Day parade in Dublin last week, we might well ask if the basic tenets of trade unionism have any relevance to the working-class people of this country, or if the careerists (whe always seem to platforms) have bored the people off the streets If this is the case then the Republican Movewe abandoned the cause of labour and allowed the self-seekers and bureaucrats to abandon the socialist and republican principles upon which the Irish trade union movement was bullt Through the efforts of the Sinn Fein Trade Union Department, this situation is changing. Sinn Fein members and supporters can accelerate this change 1. Being active in their union in an open and 2. Fighting for a republican position within the 3. Working openly with all progressive and na. tiona forces and individuals within the CU or the basis of broad agreement on national, social Working for the establishment of a trade union movement and leadership which is based on the principles of democracy and accountability and which is committed to ending fragmentation and disunity within the trade union movement.
5. Securing the building of alliances between the trade union movement and other oppressed and marginalised groups such as the unemployed, women, youth, travellers, tenants, small farmers, 6. Securing effective solidarity action in support of workers and oppressed people generally.
Socialist Action 23 May 1986