A model motion to pass in Trade union branches to build the international peace conference in 20 June

In October 2025, 4,000 people from 18 countries joined the international anti-war conference in Paris. It shared insights and inspiration in the struggles against war and genocide taking place across Europe and beyond. 

A follow-up conference will be held in London on 20 June 2026 to continue the coordination of anti-war efforts internationally and confront the growing militarism in Europe. 

Below is the Stop the War Coalition’s model motion that can be taken to your trade union branch to support and build the conference – downloadable as a word doc here. 

This branch notes: 

1. The success of the Paris Peace conference held on the 4/5 October 2025 which attracted 4,000 people and delegates from 18 different countries. 

2. The considerable involvement of the French trade unions in mobilising for and assisting in the finance of the conference and the presence of trade union representatives from across Europe at the conference.  

3. That the conference foregrounded opposition to renewed arms spending and the consequent attack on workers’ living standards that this requires across Europe.  

4. That the conference amplified the voices of the Palestine solidarity movement. 

5. The enthusiastic response of the conference to the speech of the General Secretary of the PCS and Stop the War officers. 

6. That the aims of the conference are supportive of the positions taken at this years TUC in favour of ‘wages not weapons’ and support for the Palestine movement.  

7. That a second European conference announced in Paris is planned for Central Hall Westminster, London, on 20 June 2026. 

This branch believes: 

1. That this is an initiative wholly in line with the TUC resolution on ‘wages not weapons’. 

2. That in a darkening international situation and in the face of the growth of the far right across Europe it is necessary to broaden and deepen international links between trade unionists, anti-war movements, and progressive forces. 

3. That the London conference held under the banner of ‘The People of Europe Demand Peace’, and the slogans ‘Wages not Weapons’, and ‘Welfare not Warfare’ deserves the support of trade unions in the UK. 

This branch resolves: 

1. To encourage our members to attend the conference. To encourage branches and regions to send delegates and make financial donations to assist in the building of the conference. 

2. To offer leading union officers as speakers at the conference. 

3. To make a donation of £… towards the conference costs. 

4. To assist in the production and circulation of material advertising the conference. 

5. To publicise and support the conference in the wider trade union movement. 

Below is the Stop the War Coalition’s model motion that can be taken to your trade union branch to support and build the conference – downloadable as a word doc here.