Resolution on organisation in the Labour Party

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The resolution on women's organisation passed by party conference read as follows: "This conference calls on the National Executive Committee in conjunction with the National Labour Women's Committee to develop proposals to provide for (a) a system of voting at the National Conference of Labour Women after 1987 which reflects the number of women represented by the respective delegates; (b) a Conference Standing Orders Committee which is representative of all affiliated groups participating in the Conference; (c) measures to restrict delegates to women; (d) reforms to ensure that the decisions of the National Conference of Labour Women are integrated into the annual Party conference and the National Executive Committee; (e) a review of the allocation of seats on the National Labour Women's Committee to ensure a balanced representation of all affiliated groups, (f) a review of the system for electing the five reserved women's seats on the National Executive Committee.

Conference believes these proposals should form the basis of a widespread consultation process with Constituency Labour Parties, affiliated organisations and the National Conference of Labour Women, with resulting recommendations from the National Executive Committee to be reported back to next year's annual party conference with appropriate recommendations.' Representivity and must be linked together.

The first step is to give duuunily Dy ensuring that women in the affiliated garsations are properly represented at conference.

The VI COOLL whereby all unions have 20 delegates undemocratic as it in no way reflects the number of coll It puts an sign between a union like NUPE with approaching half millon members, and a union like the NUR with 10,000. Unions conference that introduced a weighted vote for the unions based WUllCu members, side the election of of NEC by ference, now has to be the goal LWAC organisation, the whole next year have to seek to achieve the highest possible among women's sections and the union delegations, UL SECO precise proposal. must be backed up by campaign party as a whole The opening up of such a discussion, with the full

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Socialist Action 10 Oct 1986