Remembrances of trade union hero to be shared
Created: Jun 22, 2023 06:13 PM (Updated: Jun 23, 2023 05:08 PM)
David Burt, the Premier, writes a tribute to the late union leader and politician Ottiwell Simmons at the Cabinet Office (Photograph supplied)
Members of the public will be able to share tributes to a late union leader and politician tomorrow and on Saturday, the Government announced.
A book of remembrance for Ottiwell Simmons will be available to sign at the Cabinet Office on Front Street from 10am until 4pm tomorrow.
The public can also sign the book at Victor Scott Primary School on Saturday from 6pm until 7.30pm.
Mr Simmons was the president of the Bermuda Industrial Union from 1974 to 1996 and was an MP for the Progressive Labour Party from 1976 until retiring in 2007.
Mr Simmons died on June 16.
His funeral will be held on Sunday, on what would have been his 90th birthday, at St Paul AME Church.
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Published June 22, 2023 at 6:13 pm (Updated June 23, 2023 at 5:08 pm)
Remembrances of trade union hero to be shared
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