News May 5, 2022 Drivers are people, not goods! – ETF on container hotels Container hotels are just that: containers built for drivers to sleep in – assimilating professional drivers to the goods they transport. For the ETF, the concept is yet another way for transport companies to circumvent EU law.
News May 5, 2022 For a socially and environmentally sustainable aviation sector Finding new ways and solutions to address the climate crisis while making sure we fairly represent the aviation workers’ interests was the main focus of the discussions we had with members of the ETF Aviation Section these last few days in Dublin.
Press Release May 4, 2022 We say NO to forced or unfair implementation of lesser working conditions The ETF makes it clear: there is still no endorsement from the Provisional Council of EUROCONTROL for the staff regulations reform and the European ATM community will not stand for a forced or unfair implementation of lesser working conditions.
News May 2, 2022 In focus: pilots’ working conditions An ongoing survey on pilots’ working conditions and safety aims to investigate the effects of new business models and work conditions on pilots’ health, fatigue and flight safety, linking socio-economic aspects, health and safety.
News May 2, 2022 IWD22 – Destination: Fair Transport! This year, May 1 has extra special meaning for us because it coincides with the countdown to ETF Congress that will take place from May 24 – May 27 in Budapest, under the slogan All aboard! Destination: Fair Transport!
News April 28, 2022 No sustainable progress can be achieved with ‘a race to the bottom’ approach No sustainable progress can be achieved in any industry, whether maritime or otherwise, while countries and companies remain engaged in a race to the bottom regarding tax and labour policies, which circumvent collectively agreed working conditions, including wages.
Press Release April 26, 2022 Collapse of EU Air Traffic Management social dialogue Successful implementation of the Single European Sky directly depends on the adoption of a social and human dimension roadmap for the SES that can only be achieved with the full commitment of all parties.
News April 26, 2022 Welcome to our new Steering Committee of the ETF Aviation Section! Welcome to our new Steering Committee of the ETF Aviation Section!
Statement April 26, 2022 ETF-ITF Statement on Belarus ETF and ITF call on our affiliates to express solidarity with our brothers and sisters from Belarus, to demand the immediate release of trade unionists. Please support the call of global unions by signing the petition to stop the biggest attack on a trade union in Europe this century.
News April 22, 2022 There is no place in Belgium for breaching the aviation workers’ rights The Belgian cabin crew working for the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair are on strike from today until the 24th of April, after the negotiations with Ryanair management on a new collective agreement on wages have miserably failed.
News April 19, 2022 On-Demand Transport: Curse or Blessing? Dirk Schlömer, Urban Public Transport Committee Chair shares ETF’s views on on-demand transport.
Union Action April 1, 2022 ETF Tug & Towage Committee calls for a common European framework of rules to guarantee job security in the tug and towage sector. The ETF Tugs and Towage Committee wrote to the European Association of Tug Owners (ETA), asking to start meaningful negotiations on a European framework to ensure that all those activating in the sector comply with the same rules and regulations.