Come and join an ERIS meeting at:
St Andrews Centre,
Beaulieu Road,
Dibden Purlieu,
SO45 4PT
10.00-12.00 midday
Dates of ERIS Meetings 2020:
January 18th
February 15th
March 14th
April 25th
May 16th
June 13th
September 12th
October 17th
November 14th
December 12th
Previous ERIS Meetings in 2019:
January 12 – Macron and the Trade Unions – Speaker: from French CGT (TUC)
February 16 -Speaker: Stefan Pfeiffer, Germany
March 16 – Brexit
April 13 –
May 18 – European Elections
June 15 – The Rise of the Right in Europe
September 14
October 12
November 9
December 14
Previous ERIS Meetings in 2018:
January 13 UK Government’s post-Brexit trade strategy and its implications for workers rights. Speaker: Bert Schouwenburg (GMB International Officer)
February 17 The German Elections and their implications for the European Union and UK Speaker: Stefan Pfeifer (NRW Economic Development Officer, Germany)
March 17 Austerity attacks workers: Neo-liberalism and its consequences for workers in the Basque region. Speaker: Oskar Arenas (CCOO Basque Region)
April 21 Workers Control in the 21st Century? Labour’s alternative ownership models, workers on boards and producer – consumer – citizen economics and the role of Trade Unions. Speakers: Basil Bye and John Merritt:
June 23 – The Internet, social media and democracy: Case studies include Italy and Cambridge Analytica. Speakers: John Merritt and Basil Bye
September 22 – ERIS Conference: An Alternative Economy Is Possible: Examples and speakers from the UK, Germany and Spain
October 20 – Chaos at the Ports. The reality of a no deal Brexit. Speaker: Dave Clements (Former P & O European Works Council member and GMB Exec)
November 10 – Deal or no Deal: What Brexit means for British workers Speaker: Kathleen Walker Shaw (European Officer: GMB)
December 8 – TBC
Previous ERIS Meetings 2017:
11 February – The German Election What it means to them and us Speaker: Stefan Pfieffer SPD chief of the cabinet to the minister of Labour
18 March – Social Democracy in Crisis? What future for progressive politics in Europe and the world?
22 April – The Co-op Party at 100 Trade Unions and Cooperatives: Values, Principles, Economics and Politics Speaker: Cllr Paul Kimber (Labour Group leader Dorset CC)
20 May –A TU perspective on UK Trade with Europe and the rest of the world after Brexit Speaker: Bert Schouwenburg GMB international officer
17 June – THE ELECTION – WHERE NEXT?
16 September – Brexit – Where are we now & Where are we going? Speaker: Kathleen Walker Shaw – GMB European Officer
14 October – The Press, Social Media and Europe
18 November – A Workers Europe:Proposals from the European Labour Movement to create a social Europe
9 December – Britain’s Democratic Deficit: Learning from Industrial, Political and Social democratic practices in Europe
Previous ERIS Meetings 2016:
January 16th – Europe: Beyond the Economic Argument – Speaker: Basil Bye (ERIS President)
February 20th – Migrants – The Economic and Political Response in Germany – Speaker: Stefan Pfeiffer, Head of Ministry of Labour & Integration, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany
March 19th – The Trade Union Bill – Speaker: Rob Martin (ERIS Board Member)
April 23rd – What will the impact of international trade deals like TTIP and TiSA have on workers, public services and trade unions? – Speaker: Bert Schouwenburg, International Officer, GMB
May 21st – Worker Participation and the Solidarity Economy – European Comparisons – Speaker: John Merritt, Co-op Development & ERIS Board Member
June 18th – What Referendum Campaign and is a Democratic Renewal of Europe Possible? – Discussion led by Rob Martin and Basil Bye – ERIS
September 10th – EU Exit – Stage Left or Right? – Speaker Kathleen Walker-Shaw, GMB European Officer
October 8th – The German Energy Experience -Nuclear vs Renewables – Speaker: Uli Langhorst, German Green Party
November 12th – Will Worker Protection Be Safe Following Brexit? – Speaker: Basil Bye – ERIS President
December 10th – Trade Unions and Education – Speaker: Tim Brooks, ATL and ERIS Board
Previous ERIS Meetings 2015:
February 14th – Speaker: Stefan Pfiefer-Economic & Industrial Adviser To the Prime Minister of N.R.Westphalia: German Political Parties & Their Responses Towards The Rise of The Far Right
March 21st – Speaker: Georges Dassis, Greek trade unionist, committee member of the ETUC, ITUC, ILO and President of the Workers Group on the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC): Trade Unions and Democratic Reform in the European Union – the Role of European Economic and Social Committee
April 25th – Speaker: Tim Brooks (ERIS Board Members) – The Greek Election. What does it mean for the future of Europe?
May 16th – Speaker: Rob Martin, (ERIS Board Member) – UK May 2015 General Election – What does the result mean for Labour, trade unions and Europe?
June 13th – Speakers: Tim Brooks: ATL Officer & ERIS Board Member Basil Bye: Eris President – The Referendum – A Challenge?
September 12th – Speaker: Kathleen Walker Shaw, GMB European Officer – Europe, the UK Referendum and Possible Outcomes for Workers and Trade Unions?
October 3rd – Speakers: Mira Bell, National Officer Verdi and Hans-Jurgen Hauschild, German Works Council Chairman – Austerity in Germany, the Impact on Public Services and the Trade Union Response
November 7th – Speaker: Luis Miguel Pariza CCOO (Spanish TUC) – The Spanish Labour Movement: From the Death of Franco to the Emergence of Podemos
December 5th – Speakers: Various speakers on ERIS Research Visits 2015 – Social Europe in Practice: the European Economic and Social Committee and Labour Societies , a form of Worker Coop in Spain
List of previous speakers at ERIS Meetings:
Hans J Hauschild – Chairman, Works Council for Verdi (German Union)
Jacques Defortescu – Regional Officer, CGT (French TUC)
Louis Pariza – National Officer, CCOO (Spanish TUC) and representative on European Economic and Social Committee
Stefan Pfeifer – Industrial Adviser to Labour Prime Minister, Nord-Rhine Westphalia, Germany
Roger Poole – Northern Ireland Boundary Commissioners
Peter Skinner – Labour MEP for the South-East
Kathleen Walker-Shaw – GMB, Brussels Officer
Susan Murray – National H&S Officer for Unite
Paul Dunn – Chairperson – Equalities South-West