The Congress might be rescheduled to a later date.
The Commerce Union Congress (TUC) has introduced its annual Congress is to be postponed because of the demise of Queen Elizabeth II.
The 154th annual TUC Congress was attributable to start on Sunday September 11 and run till September 14 in Brighton. It has been confirmed will probably be postponed to a later date.
A spokesperson for the TUC stated:
“The Common Council sends our condolences to the King and the Royal Household on the demise of the Queen, and recognises her a few years of devoted service to the nation.
“As a mark of respect, we’ve determined to postpone Congress 2022 till later this autumn.”
Congress is the coverage making physique of the TUC. Throughout the four-day occasion, motions are proposed and mentioned and kind the premise of the TUC’s work for the subsequent yr. A whole bunch of delegates from 48 affiliated unions attend the high-profile occasion. 1000’s of individuals go to the annual Congress to participate within the dialogue and debates, to exhibit, go to the great fringe programme or to report on the coverage debates.
TUC Congress 2022 is considered one of many occasions being cancelled following the demise of the Queen, together with music and sporting fixtures.
A collection of deliberate strikes by rail and postal employees over a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and situations have additionally been postponed following the information.
Authorities enterprise has additionally been suspended for the 10-day interval.
Extra cancellations are anticipated to comply with because the interval of nationwide mourning begins.
Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead is a contributing editor to Left Foot Ahead
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