strike we can expect to The women's organisation the Party is growing and its debates, unlike the TUC Women's conference are not confined to issues of specific CONCEI women.
At the last national conference the resolution passed on strip searches of the became national Party policy at conference.
Despite all the thusiasm and energy that is directed by women into the Labour Party however our and our concerns seriously by the party as a wroe The conference is not minuted; it only has an advisory status; and above all women are not considered responsible enough elect their own women representatives NEC.
This the demands of the Women's Action Committee greater representation of women command an overwhelming majority every year at the women's conference.
Only the tendency darea to ge oppose them at last year s concienice WAC has concentrated on explaining to the Party as a whole that it is the onexecutive THE NATIONAL Labour Women's Conference takes place this year in Bournemouth on 16-18 June.
ting its representhe elect theirs. the elects the male right-wing, avie the behalf.
its terence own slate NEC than votes. with nearly year.
Now plans up its campaign to ding that ElecOUL technical This first priority resolution ing their members to put through their SECLOIN for this year's The second resolution has been the to chattie been done to change parliament trom a while, male, middle class institution and that sex, race and barriers still exist continuing to prevent ordinary men women from entering parliament.
Express numbers at the numbers women parliamentary candidates it calls upon the NEC and the PLP to campaign for a normal working day.
The third resolution welcomes the change to allow CuPs with once allow CLPs with over women have extra delegate and urges the trade unions affiliated to the Labour to adopt a similar principle to be added numerically tionately according to the number of women in each trade union This would change the face of trade union delegations attending small paradox should be noted however about the unions that sup ported WAC's slate at the ACTT AUEW (Const ruction); TASS; NUM; POEU;
NUPE). They are, in their majority, male dominated unions but they are also of the left.
The closing date resolutions is 1 March, for amendments 26 April, for delegations 10 May.
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Given the tremendous rise of activity among working class women in the 11-month long miners'