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things strikers have learned during their disputes - such as informa tion on benefits, the law, and or- ganising demonstrations, rallies and lobbies.
The Network is also attempting to link up with the Labour left, who often regard trade union struggles as secondary to the crixis within the Labour party. It has jointiy or- ganised rallies and meetings with the Chesterfield movement.
The Network is not a talking shop; it consists of activists who have been strikers themscives or involved in support groups or community organisations (such as tenants groups or nursery cam- paigns). It produces a regular bul- Ictin giving information about cur- rent struggles, and is an open, democratic and accountable or- ganisation that does not push any one organisation's political line.
A new steering committee was elected at the conference, and will meet regularly (all meetings are open); an