National Abortion Campaign office worker JAN PARKER told Socialist Challenge about the campaign's plans and problems.
Corrie anti-abortion Bill.
tion — to discuss the kind of law women need on abortion — is to be held on 14 March. The idea is to shift opinion and make people start thinking about changes. has called a conference on Women in the '80s' for 14 February to discuss these issues. ANN FIANDER looks at where action is needed.
Women are being hit hard by the recession. Since 1974 ur in the has go and-a-half while un em level has However, job loss the same has gone up times!
Those unions with a high female membership are having to come to grips with this problem.
They also need to examine problems of women's low pay and especially their UWIl union structures, which systematically represent women.
Conferences unions are holding regional conterences on these issues. and women's advisory committees are being set up.
The public employees NUPE, National Local Government Officers, and the white-collar ASTMS and APEX already have women's advisory com mittees at national and area level.
Socialist Challenge 29 January 1981 POLITICALLY the campaign is stronger than it's ever been because of the activities which put an end to the A labour movement conference on positive legislaare distributing a video film for schools: have held a day school on and are wullcis the strength of NAC's organisation was an important factor i dissuading the 1 UL Dallisbury from allennound to our uriner restrictions or aborton rights. But that does not mean we can all sit back and relax There are still restricbiong ain one themes of biting number abortions done SCIVICE is dropping every year. NAC groups , Leeds, Camden Hacknes are still fighting for facilities We've launched a £2,000 Tuna orive to nen us mnance all the things that are coming up. be 60,000 against he rated ihe Corrie Bill in October 1979 NAC is £1,000 in debt and may be able pay lol bookie le Hall o une bosiuve legislation conference which will crucial step for women in this country.
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WOMEN are losing their jobs at a faster rate than men; more of them are stuck in low paid jobs, and they are under-represented in the unions.