women's safety.
It all started last year with a Women organised speakers from the Rape Crisis Centre to dispel myths about rape, and the university was pressurised about security facilities - OLI nothing much came of it.
assaulis continued Finally a woman was viciously raped MUTOCICU parkland adjoining the versity: 'HERSTORY' has been made at Sussex University with the first ever student occupation on rape and What's more, it ended in complete victory, reports Women students decided it was time for the students union to act on behalf of all women working and studying at the university.
EMERGENCY An emergency union meeting called; petitions circulated; and workers' supforthcoming. uni- successful Reclaim the Campus' demo was organised.
We demanded floodlighting on campus, installation of an (SOS) emergency system, improved patrols in liaison students union, then late-night transport services.
As a show of strength we occupied the building for 24 hours before a pre-arranged meeting with the authorities. Media embarrassed them into conceding all our demands straight were away.
sur evens e occusanon itself highlighted the problems and threats of physical and sexual violence phone security women's and Delte liberation.
EXAMPLE administrative follow our example.
coverage In particular, women University to this We are therefore calling to more self-defence classes and Murt's oppression and of advice We're not an isolated case all men are potential rapists. So we want colleges to support the Susser weekend's NUS Women's Conference for increase, a national 'Reclaim the Night' unspecified • demo on Saturday 24 January And by sticking together they wor Manasemen nas arrecc to return to previous producton leveis. ana me women wil receive 60 per cent pay for their They will also get a £20 bonus during productivity discussions with union representatives.
What is more, they have even struck a small blow against unemployment, as the firm has agreed to take on two extra labourers to help with the N.A.TS O.PA.
in Hackney. yard to deal with those who have lost their jobs!
advice on Thursday Boilermakers Union members. 620 of whom are affected by the threatened redundancies.
Theworkers weregiven plenty about redundancy hand-outs, but nome about how to keep their jobs.
Earlier the stewards committee chairperson, Tommy Webb, had introduced the wage claim - tor a meagre o per cen 'incentive bonus", "travel assistance' and "fringe benefits". sence. Webb then called over une micropnone for a volt the proposals The uncounted and inconclusive show of hands was taken to indicate a 'no' vote by Webb, who then declared the meeting closed.
The day before, 1,000 joint Socialist Challenge/Socialist Worker leaflets had been handed calling "TOT immediate 35-hour week, a ban overtime Strike against redundancies, and a worker - pial the yard. produchor Workers SeDaTarE bulletin made similar demands.
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