flashpoints at last week's workers organised in COSATU one of the biggest discussion points.
Over 1000 delegates welcomed the formation of COSATU and looked forward to extending relawith SACTU LUIS LIC ANC, the Anti Apartheid Movement and the UDF at a leve or lic anon The conference decided it was impossible to end the oppression of black INTERNATIONAL ISSUES provided many of the NALGO Whether to seek direct links with the South African — the Confederation of South African Trade Unions — proved to be people by apartheid through peaceful means alone. However a proposal donate t5.000 to tne ANC to conduct the armca suruggic, proposed by the black workers group, was defeated proposals to widen links with other currents South Africa, such as the Pan African Congress.
Although a number of agreed, such as speaking tours of WCIC African unionists there was feeling that the resolutions were fine but still not concrete enough.
The fringe meeting at which SACTU the AAM spoke attracted over 300 people.
On the home front the big issue was the union's response to the attacks on local government and local It was voted to donate £5,000 to the surcharged councillors Overwhelming support workers in dispute at prap- was given to the ping with promises to step and to call on the TUC to force the electricians out of Wapping.
also worth WaN noting the impact of the NALGC black workers group on ine comeicace especially on the inter• questons They, and the lesbian and gay acrole winning a more militant stance on some questions. New gains were made in developing union's already prehensive policy in reply to anti-Aids hysteria.
In addition to Africa, the NALGO Campaign for a United Ireland drew 150 to its meeting step forward was also registered union's position HUC COI powe. previously had reflected the views of members in the power stations NALGO now calls for no new nuclear power sta tions, and to re-look at the existing ones.
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