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TUNE Conference – Confronting the New Industrial Priorities
TEASER: https://x.com/europeanleft/status/1998054542538072343?s=20
The Trade Unionist Network Europe (TUNE), a network supported by The Left in the European Parliament, will bring together trade unions and labour representatives from across the continent to confront a defining question of the era: what is the European Union’s new industrial priority for the working people?
In an era of rapid technological transformation, escalating militarisation, and the advance of far-right policies, this event convenes a crucial assembly of trade unionists, political leaders, and intellectuals to debate the path forward. The discussions will critically assess the profound impact of artificial intelligence on labour and the ways in which a militarised economy reshapes European industry.
Through this event, participants will dissect these complex challenges and strategise on organising the working class in response. The goal is to forge a robust, progressive alternative that champions a democratic and socially-just industrial model for Europe, one that prioritises the needs of people over private profit or geopolitical conflict.
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PROGRAMME
09:10-09:30 | Opening remarks
- Özlem Demirel, Member of the European Parliament – The Left.
- Yota Lazaropoulou, TUNE Network, Greece.
- Walter Baier, President of the Party of the European Left.
09:30-09:45 | Intervention by:
- Esther Lynch, ETUC General Secretary.
9:45-10:00 | Intervention by:
- Li Anderson, Member of the European Parliament – The Left.
10:00‐10:40 | Interventions by:
- Bert Engelaar, General Secretary of ABVV/FGTB, Belgium
- Effie Achtsioglou, former Minister of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity, Greece
- Unai Sordo, General Secretary of CC.OO, Spain
- Dr. Dierk Hirschel, Ver.di chief economist, Germany
10:40‐12:20 | Panel 1 – “Challenges and opportunities of AI with the world of work”
Moderator: Giorgos Georgiou, Member of the European Parliament – The Left.
Speakers:
- Leila Chaibi, Member of the European Parliament – The Left.
- Christina J. Colclough, The Why not Lab.
- Nayla Glaise, President of Eurocadres.
- Brian McGann, SIPTU – Services Industrial Professional Trade Union, Ireland.
//Q&A
12:30 – 15:00 | LUNCH BREAK
15:00-16:40 | Panel 2 – “Militarisation and the role of trade unions in a world in crisis”
Moderator: Benjamin Pestieau, Vice-Secretary General of PTB.
Speakers:
- Özlem Demirel, Member of the European Parliament – The Left.
- Giorgos Gogos, President of Dockworker Federation, EDC, Greece.
- Benoit Teste, former FSU General Secretary, France.
- Kivanc Eliacik, International Responsible of DISK confederation, Turkey.
//Q&A
COFFEE BREAK
16:40-18:20 | Panel 3 – “Workers against the far right antisocial measures”
Moderator: Fatima Aguado Queipo, Head of European Affairs at the International and Cooperation Secretary of the CC.OO, Spain.
Speakers:
- Tea Jarc, Confederal Secretary of ETUC.
- Hillal Sor, General Secretary of Metallos FGTB, Belgium.
- Marina Stavrinou Koukou, Executive Board member of PEO and secretary of the office of working women, Cyprus.
- Nadia Garbellini, Associate Professor of Political Economy, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy.
//Q&A
18:00 | Closing remarks
- Heinz Bierbaum, Chairman of the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation, Germany.
- Marc Botenga, Member of the European Parliament – The Left.
//Disclaimer: the programme may be subject to change.
SOURCE: https://left.eu/events/tune-confronting-the-new-industrial-priorities/