Force Labour leaders into three-line whip on rights

Scan page 5

through their branches to union too, the leaflet declared, there About 30 people-including a Workers Socialist League contingent-supported a lobby of the TUC General Council called by the National Abortion Campaign on July 25.

The lobby was aimed at encouraging the TUC to go beyond its verbal denunciation of the anti-abortion Private Members Bill sponsored by Tory MP John Corrie, which received its second reading in Parliament two weeks ago by a majority of Even as the Tories draft their anti-union legislation, the capitalist class-acting directly 140.

NAC supporters, taking as good coin the TUC's vague talk of calling a demonstration in October against the Corrie Bill, stood silently outside Congress House last week handing out leaflets which pleaded 'TUC Name the Day: TUC Lead the Way'. , and stated:

"We appeal to you, our representatives on the General Council, to take the first necessary steps to channel this anger and indignation into public protest."

WS members in contrast essag shouted slogans pointing to the TUC leaders' inaction on the abortion issue, only to be attacked by NAC feminists as "just a bunch of men"

It is certain, however, that any attempt by NAC and other forces fighting against the Corrie Bill that relies for its impact on TUC willingness to mobilise support is doomed to impotent failure before it begins.

The WSL leaflet distributed on the lobby correctly stressed the necessity for alltrade rights. unionists to put resolutions National Executives instructing' the TUC to carry out the policy of the Women's TUC.

Withdraw backing

And it underlined the need to fight also for the withdrawal of sponsorship for those trade union backed Labour MPs like Harold Wilson (ASTMS-sponsored) who scandalously voted for the reactionary Corrie Bill and refuse to defend women's Within the Labour Party, to strike, picket, blacking action.

That notion was accepted timidly by the executive.

They must now be must be a fight to call to account the droves of Labour MPs who absented themselves from the crucial vote on the Second Reading of the Bill or voted for Corrie's mediaeval attack on women's rights.

/ Union and constituency delegations must be pressed to ensure that the Labour Party conference votes for the imposition of a 3-line whip to compel Labour MPs to vote against the Corrie Bill at its Third Reading in the autumn.

Meanwhile a filibuster move led by Labourite William NUJ leader Ashton hearing.

The NUJ meanwhile has though it would continue with the hearings, and would appeal to the Lords.

Legal costs for the union over the past year have been over £100,000.

If the Tories are to be forced to back down then there must not be one inch conceded on either issue.

These court rulings are in line with a number of NAFF-type decisions made by the courts over the past 18 months.

More and more the defend their conditions and rights.

Defy courts

Union members in both unions must demand recall conferences to take a firm stand to defy the courts.

Any move against members must be countered with an all-out strike in the unions-demanding a recall TUC to prepare a general strike to defend them.

Defy the courts!

Recall UCATT and conferences! nursing and medical profession.

Trade unionists and Labour| Party activists in the North West area must immediately take up the fight for the removal of Dunn as a Labour MP and the selection of a candidate who respects the fundamental right of a woman to control her own body and protect her own health.

----- pull-quotes -----

PHOTO: Andrew Wiard, Report Wind

said it would suspend all disciplinary decisions,

courts are interfering in the heart of workers' ability to