[IER] IER report reminds of "vital" need for progressive exit from EU

[Sarah Glenister]

IER News Brief 05/02/18Follow us on Twitter 
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Monday 05th February 2018
A new report from the IER is a reminder of the "vital" need for a progressive, pro-worker outcome to Brexit negotiations for both UK and European workers, a review of the publication has said.

Writing in the Morning Star, John Foster summarised the conclusions of Europe, the EU and Britain: Workers' Rights and Economic Democracy, a transcript of a seminar held by the IER and Marx Memorial Library in 2017.

The seminar brought together trade unionists from Portugal, Ireland, Cyprus, Germany and Britain, who warned of the neoliberal Brexit plans currently being touted by the Conservative government, including Boris Johnson's "Singapore model", which is based on Free Trade Agreements known to erode workers' rights. 

Moreover, the seminar brought to light the many ways in which encroaching neoliberalism within EU power structures has led to the decline of trade union rights in many Member States and an overall fall in collective bargaining.

The direction the UK takes during and after Brexit could be influential for workers across Europe in how they choose to stand in solidarity against neoliberalism, and in this wide-ranging discussion, labour movement leaders proposed the shape a progressive Brexit could take.

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