Campaign principle omaning | Socialist Action 1983

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Mazur against it would be equivalegislation for women. issue is wnelner lus par ticular TUC document is adequate.

The analogy. with the Equal Pay Act Is instruc tive. That Act was put on statute as the result of a wave of struggles for equal pay by the best organised sections of women in the late 1960s early '70s. These struggles increased women's pay from 62 per Yorks/ England Humberand Wales side 128.90 116.20 110.20 103.70 85.5 89.2 While the national minimum wage the TUC congress was a huge step forward there welc basic problems with the document and resolution. No proposal: were adopted for a campaign o trade union action against 480 Pator now. The figure of £80 the national minimum mooted no figure was adopted by Congress, conGross earnings of full-time male employees by region West East Midlands Midlands 130.20 135.40 105.90 96.00 81.3 70.9 1970 62.1 1974 67.4 1975 72.1 1976 75.1 1977 75.5 (Source: Department of Employment.)

South South East (excl West London)

129.20 126.90 107.50 115.20 83.2 90.8

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Socialist Action 12 Sep 1986