Luis Pariza (Former CCOO representative and European Economic and Social Council) reports on the union work of CCOO in response to the COVID 19 In Spain the number of people infected by COVID 19 is increasing notably; some publications speak of the second phase of the pandemic. There are many workers ending their summer vacations in August and returning to…read more →
Stefan Pfeifer reports: Corona: Lessons to learn – Healthcare policy The year 2020 will go down in history as the Corona year. There are only a few months between a small report from China and a pandemic that is shocking politics, societies and the economy worldwide. And that not only endangers human health but also the fundamentals of human coexistence…read more →
Luis Pariza from Spainish trade union Confederation Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) reports: The Health situation This report was prepared on 27th April, 2020. The situation of the pandemic in Spain is not fixed, but dynamic, with a trend towards a decrease of new sick people, a turn down in daily deaths and an increase of people who have been…read more →
Summary of a report on developments and decisions for the period up to the end of April 2020 As in all other parts of the world, the Corona pandemic is a fundamental, incisive and major challenge for Dortmund. Since the end of January this year, the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been present in Germany and since then attempts have been made…read more →
Brexit and Legal Challenges: An Escape Route Opens Up. A speech given to ERIS on 8th December 2018 by Rob Martin. As trade unionists we have long been wary of using the law to resolve our problems. Traditionally we have preferred collective strength and, when necessary, industrial action, to achieve our goals, especially in the last century when court judgements…read more →
European Elections: As seen by ERIS associates in Spain and Germany The ERIS Occasional papers provide more in-depth analysis and consideration of important questions for Trade Unions and their supporters, than the ERIS Briefings offer. The papers are written by ERIS associates from across Europe and will have local insights we might otherwise miss. The Editorial Board for these papers…read more →
Boris Johnson’s newly appointed chief negotiator for Brexit has criticised the idea of the European Union being allowed to “set new UK labour market rules without any UK say”. Writing for the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) in May, David Frost, who has replaced Olly Robbins as the prime minister’s adviser on Europe, said: “In short, when government…read more →
The Rise of the Right in Europe: By Basil Bye ERIS President From a presentation at ERIS meeting June 2019 Introduction: It’s one hundred years since the birth of fascism. It’s a chilling thought to witness the resurgence of fascist ideas in Europe today. Democracy is perhaps more fragile than we think. Just prior to the Second World War, two-thirds…read more →
When politicians can spread untruths with little accountability and few electoral consequences, and irreversible rot starts to set into the political system. There’s no greater indicator that this is happening in Britain today than the fact that a man within spitting distance of Downing Street is getting away with deploying utterly misleading information about what might happen in the aftermath…read more →
Rob Martin – ERIS What next week’s elections mean to Europe and the UK. The elections about to take place across Europe are being held in the UK by accident, only because we have not left the EU on the timescale set by this shambolic Government, and as a result of EU laws requiring all nation states to elect MEPs…read more →