Emergency Motion E1 : TUC response to the riots
Emergency motion to TUC Congress 2011
E1 | TUC response to the riots
Congress welcomes the TUC response to the riots that saw some of the worst rioting for over a decade in England towns and cities.
Congress recognises that criminality and violence cannot be condoned or excused, but simplifying the underlying causes can lead to the wrong solutions.
It is accepted that this is a complex area and does not need a knee-jerk reaction from the coalition government nor senior politicians giving soundbites and blaming certain sections of society or indeed the criminal justice system.
Congress recognises that government needs to reflect and a root and branch review involving the trade union movement can assist government in ensuring an outcome that is fair and balanced.
Congress also recognises the professionalism of public sector workers and indeed those in the private sector who did everything to protect the general public during the riots and aftermath: the emergency services such as prison officers and related grades, fire fighters, police officers, ambulance workers along with nurses and doctors. Without our frontline services putting the general public first, the riots could have been so much worse.
Congress places on record its condolences to the family and friends of those who lost their lives during the riots.
Congress instructs the General Council to further influence the coalition government in establishing the true underlying causes of the recent riots.
Mover: POA
Seconder: Fire Brigades' Union
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