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problems. Fifth, we must never forget just why we are involving ourselves in such campaigns. Of course, we want women to join trade unions, to get decent pay, to have the chance to do better work. But we want much more than this. We want the struggles to get these desirable things to open the eyes of all workers to the nature of the society we live in, in particular the position of women in that society. This means going beyond the struggles, linking them up with the need for nurseries, the attacks on the working-class in the form of increased medical charges, school meals, milk, higher rents and prices, the immigration act, ete. It means that in Socialist Woman we must consistently link-up these various aspects, putting them into an historical and international context, It means that SWGs must not get bogged down in the minutiae of union organisation, but must take time to have an educational programme. Sixth, if there is to be any advantage in belonging to an organisation having many different groups, our experiences must be written up, however briefly so that both our mistakes and successes can be learnt from by other groups. The first stage-of the campaign is for the groups in every part of the country to investigate the problems of women workers in their own area and to publicise the results through public meetings and information sent to trade unions, the local press, ete. This should be followed up by putting pressure on trade unions, through the rank-and-file, Sister Muriel Hillon Shop Steward 34 Greystone Place Cleator Moor Cumberland.