Date & TimesThis year's TUC Black Workers Conference will take place from Friday 24 April to Sunday, 26 April 2009 in the Spa Complex, South Bay, Scarborough, Y011 2HD. The Conference sessions timings are as follows.
Friday 24th of April, 2.00pm to 5.30pm.
Saturday 25th of April, 9.30am to 5.30pm.
Sunday 26th of April 9.15am to 1.00pm.
A full report of the 2008 conference can be found here for those interested.
PCS Delegation
The National Executive Committee has agreed that the union will send a delegation of 10 PCS representatives to the Conference. The PCS delegation will comprise of people from African, Asian, Chinese, Caribbean, etc, black backgrounds.
Composition
The delegation will made up of a complement of PCS, NEC members, Full Time Officer(s) and branch delegates. The delegation will include PCS nominees to the TUC Race Committee.
Branch Nominations
Please note the total delegation will be limited to 10 people. Branch Secretaries are requested to canvass eligible members (see paragraph 2 above). Each branch is entitled to make one nomination.
Delegation Meeting
There will be a pre conference PCS delegation meeting on the morning of Friday 24th of April 2009. The meeting will be used to support delegates prepare contributions to debates, advise on any developments and answer any queries relating to the conference.
There is an expectation that members of the delegation will travel to Scarborough on the evening Thursday 23 April to be in time for pre-conference PCS delegation meeting. All delegates will be required to speak on one motion. All delegation members must attend for the duration of the conference.
Travel & Subsistence
All reasonable travel and subsistence (including hotel accommodation) will be met by Headquarters.
Nomination Forms & Closing Date
A nomination form can be found here. The closing date for prospective candidates is Monday 16 February 2009 [midday].
Please ensure that nominations are sent to Lorna Campbell by either post, fax or email.
Post & Fax: Equality Department, 160 Falcon Road, London, SW11 2LN Fax: 020 7223 8363.
Email: equality@pcs.orq.uk - Successful nominees will be notified in writing by 10 March 2009.
