Women & the Unions eport on the TUC Women" Conference by Hetty Crawford Houal opportunitics, Equal pay, Women in industry, Legislation, Unemployment among women and snor Kin.
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Barbaric wages THE LOW PAY Unit's recent wages reach as low ns 40-54p an not-unionised jobs.
CHUT 113 as' EE.11 on average. The report focusses on the plight of women office and factory cleaners.
It shows how contractors who claim to pay El an bour — when they send their bills to clients more Skelu to Bocker do to 40p to themselves and hand over only 60p ETHEL CHIPCHASE thiaks CameRana Bise the Women's Charter will go away if more women tbe unions. At least thei's wb she told Labour women wher she spoke at their conference JESTELALDU The AUER Ms, Chipchase, secretary o the TUC women's adviser committee, said the rational campaigas for women's rights was that so many women remain unorganised. But her reuments don't matc up to her facts.
One million 975, according to her figuri and this is the same period i matter is thar these campaigos will continue to be vital even if wonen joined unions at double their present ratel -ягс The Working Women's Charter Campaigo is one of campaigns which chase bebees is owlside the Working the cont-Calls would only jol Sont al its conference is.
campaign over cbe ence. A national also on the cards.
Ethel Chiplabour movement'. If by thai she means that it is not Lied k of union bureaucracy, then she is spot gramme The Charter Campaign shou SELETE in London month that it is unwilling t roduce the struggle to one of 'changing social attitudes many union leaders would have 1 number of important que ione which bave dogsed past yea were resolved at the confer. against the Government's at- UNCILLAIM tacks on momen it schedules for the new year. A stepped-up campaign to meet the attacks on women's right to abortion is Finally, it was agreed to launch a campaign to establish the Charter's Dewspaper, with The Sun or Product 55! page issue on a monthly basis. hat keeping the Charter as it t - as a taal to stimulate actior cather mana - would lay the best basis for unity with sections of ine labour movement around women's struggles.
DETERMINATION Certain problems remain, but with clear merspechive 10 action and a determination to discuss the oriensation of che socialist feminists, these can be i stronger national campaig THE DIE TONE HAYC TU in relation to women in struggle. The response to the appeal nass picket ar Grunwicks on 13 June shows that there is every reason to be opcimistic about the implementation of confer ence decisions. SCOTLAND For Information on Socialist Cha Queen Stee, Biasga LT40--IL91 Socaliat Opposition YORKSHIRE • Thusay. More tom
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