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George's, who will gain if we lose, are complaining that it is not up to standards. Well, if that is the case, why did they allow it to happen in the first place and only point it out after they decided to close it?

Is that part of campaign?

Yes, I think it is. It's all part of their propaganda - that the hospital isn't safe. I am watching every minute; very carefully.

They are trying to phase out the Health and Safety Committee. ty Committee, then the hospital deteriorates.

A month ago we demanded to see the DMT about the future of this hospital. Now, they come to tell us it has to close. When I asked why they said because Wandsworth Health Authority is too rich.

Is it rich?

It can't be that rich, or they wouldn't keep closing hospitals. Where is the money they supposedly saved from St. Benedict's, the Weir maternity, and billions, on the Falklands war - and now billions more to keep the army there.

It's priorities. priority is arms. There is too much spent on defence.

Do you think you will win the fight to save the hospital?

Yes, definitely. We will We will keep fighting we will win. pass a motion calling for ISs a motion callina fau terrora peace, applaud the Greenham Common Peace Campers - yet muster an audience of ony ten people at a fringe meeting addressed by a woman from Greenham?

I'he TUC Women's Conference.

Which meeting could pass a motion calling for an end to sexual discrimination in the immigration laws, ignoring a cail from a CPSA delegate to reject the motion on the grounds that implicitly it accepted racism : in immigration procedures?

The TUC Women's Conference in a move hardly likely to inspire women workers.

One look at the Women's TUC bulletin shows how little it is concerned with the everyday struggles of its women members. The height of activity is the odd presentation to government bodies; a report here, a conference there.

The Labour Party Women's Conference has shown the way forward for women unionists. By building up Labour Party women's sections, and ensuring participation at Conference by rank and file delegates, Labour women are slowly winning control over their own There is already a clear difference at the TUC Women's Conference between the unions which send their full-time officials as delegates, and those that elect women at national conferences.

There must be more such rank and file delegates if the Women's TUC is to be changed into a body that can co-ordinate campaigning activity to fight for women's interests in and out of work.

In the meantime, we'll just have to console ourselves with the thought that at the luc Women's Conference, out of a, platform of 15 only five were men!

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No - it can't be if they can pay out all that money,