has been made by women.
On the negative side, traditionalist suspicion and outright hostility feminist influences tinues to prevail in some parts of the union. This may partly account for the tiny numbers of women wil, cven now, galn cec tion to various conferences aliu colululices ll dl dltitude which has no future.
Over 40 per cent of the lola workiorce, ana over yu per cent of all part-time workers. aic women employers are increasingly chosing exploit such workers. That renewed exploitation occurs precisely because of the continuing oppression of women -. British society. Io contront the new realities, the union musl ucal Wil sexismuLs own ranks. aul bras vla ouatoalt del 1l On the positive side, the current big campaigns 'Link Up' and the 'Living wage campaign' are heavily aimed at women. . The incluSIUl uculanlus • IUI employer-provided cervical cancer screening in national negotiations and the call for involvement in the cuno cde campaign also reflects this.
Eve he bon the new wave of struggle over edual pav tor work of THE T&G has a substantial membership of women and black workers. In the wider labour movement there has been a trend for the demands of these workers to be taken more seriously. The T&G's reaction to this trend has been patchy. The greatest impact equal value. The AIDS forced the sexuality would antuces These coming traditional Pressure notably of advisory ltatll..ceo produce own magazines, 'radical' been oclmulicu The of the recent decision TUC delegations. French railworkers take stock ference, the union's position appears to broadly DOSILIVC although the preference is for an electora college which would reproduce the union's block witul use WOle?
It is noticeable that the same level of awareness on racism and' the needs black workers has not been seen so far in' the T&G. Bill Morris, , who must be considered one of the most pro.
black unionists in Britain, has led the union in hardening stance against Black Sec tions in the Labour Party.
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sional pamphlet or Asian language leatlet. there ha been nothing comparableto the publications coming from the women's adyisory committees.
The union was clearly ConsCOu of significance of the dispute involving Chinese catering workers Wheelers Brighton. Nevertheless the union generally prefers not to acknowledge the specific ssues onree anceo oac. people, or to follow the example uliul like NALGO or NUPE. There is not even an advisory com mittee network comparable to that existing for womer nC uDCTs As a result the union is much more pooriv eauie ped to deal with the tide of racism which continues te threaten us.