THE Labour women's conference was held over the weekend of 27/28 It was divided into two parts, with the Saturday given over to workshops. Several sections had written to complain Ca Doll LOUS format as once more crushed all the policy-lakig into day. This had been the arouncil for extending it to a two-day conference in the first place.
Glasgow Pollock women's section We were told the workshops were to bring forward new women and had all educational role. But when found only delegates coul speak at them, giving the lie to this argument.
The Committee argued that only delegates should speak the conclusions from the workshops would form the basis of a new policy document to be presented to the Scottish regional committee.
Clearly as the Scottish committee under no obligation to take account OI the views of the anyway, conclusions based on workshops are likely than those based on votes.
The workshops were a organising movement with aneudo heminist ideas be pseudo feminist ideas some members of the Scottish women's committee.
On the Sunday the two most important motions debated were on disarmament and on the women's organisation.
On derence posite was adopted which confirmed unilateralism. called for all US bases out, and for a cut conventional defence spending. also instructed the committee to tour the Labour Party in Again support for Greenham Organise all tion Maryhill, Dumbarton and the TGWU was also adopted unanimously This called for a Scottish rules conference, and expressca support lot a la tional rules conference for LIC in the Labour Party. women's organisatior The composite made it explicit that a rules conference was necessary to give women a chance maybe change, any rules put forward.
Unfortunately once again the LCC prevented the Action Committee holding a tr inge ference. They counterpos local government to the allanget by WAC It WAC's demands are to be won it is vital that it is organised well as nationally, so thai pressure can be built up on all fronts. Women in the Scottish LCC : who claim to support WAC should show that they do by help ing get it organised stop blocking the develop ment of WAC in Scotland
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