Women in the NCU | Socialist Action 1983

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CPSA post and telegraphs affairs as the number abortion womens health and other issues demonstrate.

Yet women are vastly under represented in NCU at all levels. clerical group all but two of the national executive male, the membership is overwhelmingly female. the engineering there on the even where The of the Committee over been Ineasu great step CONULLCC level such opportunities, pornography, cervical nationally firs time.

Within now, what the role of the Advisory Committee should be. And how it should relate to women members at all levels of the wilal structure. we need to establish regional and local level.

to involve women actively, ment ber how to make the WAC representative of, and accountable to, women This process is muct further advanced in other unions wacle uncy lave had structures tor some time. ror exam SINCE THE UNIFICATION of the POEU and the group, we have over 30,000 women members in the NCU. Issues of concern to women are coming to the fore in the union's of resolutions on sexual rights, BTs pornography, ple in the AEU where they have had a Womens Conference for the last In 1979 the TUC adopted the point charter 'Equality for Women Within Trades Unions' which many unions break GOWN union affairs many ed their own courage promote women leader In have 'women in work time, new v the there tees at local, national level.

they roomi ive since TOlO more wome stand cent women.

It will be important for us to look at the experience of these and other unions developing proposals for how to build on the beginning the WAC • NCU Suppor 50 7.30pm. Tues day Blackpool Library.