'In a whole series of towns, supporters of the Conference are organising speaking tours, addressing shop stewards committees trades councils, Labour Parties, women's groups etc. But they are doing more than just getting delegates to the Conference. They are also laying the basis for a united movement in these towns that can make a real fight against local cuts."
New sponsors to be added to the already impressive list are the North London Divisional Committee of the AUEW, Warley East Constituency Labour Party, Nottingham National Abortion Campaign, Womens Liberation NAC Oxford, COHSE Staffordshire and the T&GWU 0965/08 branch Norfolk. AUEW (TASS) Division No. 12 and Solihull AUEW (ES) branch have also voted to support the Conference.
Amongst further organisations that have elected delegates are ASTMS Steel Branch Sheffield, Bath Trades Council, and Charing Cross Hospital.
Red Weekly announced some weeks ago that Dr Berry Beaumont - a member or ine mecca rractioners onion a sec tion of ASTMS - would be moving the resolution on abortion at the Trades Union Congress. But although the MPU nas no rule on the question or engionity of people to attend the TUC, ASTMS insists that only people with three year's membership can attend the TUC as delegates.
As comrade Beaumont did not have the three years' qualifying membership, Ao livio rerusea to sanchion ner election. despite protests from the MPU that they had elected her and had every confidence it ner donly to argue ane oresent EnE oro-abortion case. She was therefore FIGHT CUTS RASER RESIGN ERNMEN
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