News December 7, 2020 ETF commits to the fight for equality ETF Executive Committee adopted a resolution calling on the ETF and its affiliates to actively address the topics of diversity, equality and representation in their structures and their work.
News December 4, 2020 Social partners urge EU transport ministers to prioritise seafarers’ needs during the holiday period Ahead of the Informal Videoconference of the Ministers of Transport on 8 December 2020, ETF and ECSA urge EU Member States to make the wellbeing of seafarers a priority during the holiday period.
News December 3, 2020 EU Mobility Strategy – not without transport workers! In its response to the upcoming Strategy for a Sustainable and Smart Mobility, the ETF sets out five key pillars to ensure that future industrial policies for transport combine both employment and climate protection and ensure fundamental change to build an environmental and socially sustainable sector.
News December 2, 2020 European Commission’s legal guide on Mobility Package’s driving and rest time rules bodes well for drivers ETF welcomes the legal guide on driving and rest time rules and applauds the European Commission’s stance in favour of the improvement of working conditions in the sector, fair competition between operators and road safety for all road users.
News December 2, 2020 ETF affiliates commit to continued Europe-wide fight for fair transport Union responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and a strong recovery that puts social first were at the heart of discussions when ETF affiliates came together online last week.
News December 1, 2020 Inland Waterways in Europe: Market Insight Report November 2020 The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) has published the new Market Insight report November 2020 on European inland navigation. This edition has a special focus on Austria.
Statement December 1, 2020 Solidarity with the striking workers at Heathrow Heathrow workers have announced four days of strike action in December, the first one being today. ETF stands with Unite the Union and the striking workers and condemns Heathrow Airport Limited’s attempts at making the workers pay the price for corporate irresponsibility.
News November 30, 2020 Countries shall ratify ILO C188 and protect the rights of fishers worldwide A recording of the social partners’ event on ILO “Work in fishing” Convention is now available to watch online.
News November 27, 2020 Webinar: effects of automation and digitalisation on young transport workers The ETF Youth Committee organised a webinar to discuss the impact of automation and digitalisation on young workers and needed trade union response, and to present examples of how unions have been using digital tools to their advantage.
News November 26, 2020 European trade unions call for more democracy at work The ETUC and ETUFs handed over a petition for more democracy at work to the European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit and MEPs, calling for concrete and rapid actions to guarantee the effective enforcement and compliance of workers’ rights to be informed, consulted and to participate in decision-making before any decision is adopted.
News November 26, 2020 ETF condemns abhorrent employers’ actions in the Port of Bilbao and stands with the striking workers Expressing support for Spanish affiliates, ETF addressed a letter to the Spanish Ministers of transport and work, as well as Basque Government, to call for mediation in the conflict between unions and employers in the Port of Bilbao.
News November 25, 2020 Image Line Communications appointed to implement the Women in Shipping priority actions CSA and the ETF are happy to announce that they have appointed ‘Image Line Communications’ as the lead agency to support them with the implementation of the priority actions identified in their joint declaration of intention on the enhanced participation of women in EU shipping.