Blackpool 11 March, with 400 delegates attending. There was wide support among all unions, including the traditionally male-dominated unions which sent delegations.
One important debate focussed on the blabour Party's decision to establish ministry for women. Strengthening the links between trade women so that it could such ministry, WOrK for women, was demand from conference In an effort to get the TUC take its membership much seriously, a motion calling for a women's department and greater resources was unanimously Female employment has increased substantially over the past three decades but women often find themselves lowest paid, most vulnerable opened in for the women's TUC positions.
Amongst other things the motion debated called Lic cerea . counch lo 'enable the TUC be recognised as the organisato most proper lives suited improve of working women'.
Other debates looked at the increasing attacks being on aspects women's lives: health care, facilities, name ust a few. emergency motion, moved by the women's council gave conference the portunity to unanimously for the 1967 Abortion Act full suppor against the backcloth of trom anti-abortionists such . as the earlier this month by an Oxford student trying to force his former companion to bear 'his' child.
In moving the motion, Brenda Dean attacked the role of all the 'pro-life' organisations. Women in the trade union movement would not stand on Lt t sidelines watch the erosion of women's aborwon nguts, sue sald.
Unfortunately, a composited motion on South Africa, had the stuffing knocked out of it. It failed suppor to SWÁPO COs.
ATU the anti-apartheid movement No mention was made of any workplace actions.
Scottish conference
LAWO
BODIE C our bod! our lives 7 our right co decide
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child care facities, re child care