Sign for better nylons! (Tribune, 28 Agustus 1963)

28 Aug 1963 - Sign for better uylons! Tribune (Sydney, NSW: 1939 - 1991), Wednesday 28 August 1963, page 9 Sinn for better unions!CYDNEY: Lively prepara-Hon for the forthcoming 3rd national conference of the Union of Australian Women includes a petition being signed in Queensland imnvnvAitllsnfr Ofnylon stockings. It condemns the inferior quality of nylon stockings and calls on the Commonwealth Government to "support the needs of- women of Australia for better quality nylon stockings and if necessary introduce legislation to protect purchasers of inferior quality stockings." It demands stockings be within a price range consistent with average earnings of working women and v/omen on budgets generally.. A public opening rally of the Conference on Friday, September 13. 8 p.m. at Sydney Trades Hall, will welcome visitors from the Women s International Democratic Federation, the Soviet Women's Committee (delegate is Madame Nina Bogomolova) and Gerwani. Indonesian women's organisation of l£ million members. Seamen's Women's Committees, which are holding their own national conference on September 20-21. have endorsed invitations to overseas delegates and are giving financial support. Forty delegates from Queensland to the UAW national conference include three from Cairns (one. from the Meatworkers' Union), two fromTownsville. one from Rockhampton. end three from the West Moreton minefields. Their activities initiated recently by the UAW which will be highlighted at Natiomd Conference are: A deputation to Senator Wade in Canberra on August 15. urgingGovernment control of manufacture and distribution of drugs, curbing of drug monopolies and safeguards against so-called 'wonder drugs". with dangerous side-effects; return to free public hospital treatment and free medicine. An equal pay petition being enthusiastically signed by working women, which will be presented to Mr, Smee, Regional Director of the. Department of Labor and National Service, on Wednesday, September 3, by a representative deputation from the U.A.W. and unions.. A survey on family budgets which asks women their average weekly spending on food, clothing, shelter and other items. Results will be placed at the disposal of unions in support of demands for a higher basic wage. Continuation of various forms of peace action. UAW members are vigorously campaigning against French nuclear tests in the Pacific and are writing to the Union of French Women and Algerianwomen who have also consistently opposed atomic tests by the French Government. 'Further information, about the U.A.W. National Conference may be obtained by ringing the Union- of Australian Women.rooms. Phone 29-3582.)