News July 2, 2020 ETF on long-awaited social study on maritime transport: we stand ready to contribute to further action! ETF Maritime section responds to DG Move’s long-awaited report of a study on social aspects of maritime transport in the EU.
News July 2, 2020 COVID-19: Swift action needed to enforce rights to worker involvement – Joint Letter by ETF, ETUC, ETUFs to Commissioner Schmit ETF, fellow ETUFs and the ETUC reiterate call on the Commission to undertake swift action to enforce workers’ rights to information, consultation and participation in order to best anticipate and manage the COVID-19 impact on jobs and workplaces.
News July 2, 2020 Recent murder in le Havre highlights persistent risks for port workers ETF urges governments to set up new strategies and enforce existing ones to tackle drug trafficking and protect exposed port workers and their families
News July 1, 2020 ETF on the EU’s Motorways of the Sea: new implementation plans are an improvement but social aspects still missing ETF responds to the European Commission’s new MoS Detailed Implementation Plan 2020.
News June 30, 2020 EU temporarily adopts extensions of validity of driving licenses, qualification certificates, driver cards If you are a bus, coach or truck driver and your driving licence, qualification certificate or driver card expired during the period of the COVID-19 pandemic, you will be relieved to learn that some of the renewal deadlines have been extended. As were the deadlines for the completion of the driver periodic training, and the replacement of stolen, lost or damaged driver cards.
News June 29, 2020 ETF response to József Váradi: Aviation workers of Europe are ready to fight and stand up for their rights In a recent interview, Wizz Air CEO József Varadi reflected on some of the company’s business practices and boasted of its anti-union activities. ETF responds.
Statement June 26, 2020 Worker involvement in managing the Covid-19 crisis – Joint Statement by ETF, fellow ETUFs and ETUC Workers are already facing the consequences of the Covid-19 crisis through massive restructuring in EU companies. ETF, fellow ETUFs and ETUC call on the European and national institutions to deliver concrete and rapid actions to guarantee the effective enforcement of workers’ rights to be informed, consulted and to participate in decision-making before any decision is adopted. Timely and quality social dialogue in the workplace is a necessary pillar to ensure a way out of this pandemic in a socially responsible manner.
News June 25, 2020 Ryanair: Reinstate sacked union leaders at Prague base! ETF launches a petition to urge the Czech authorities to protect workers’ rights at Ryanair.
Statement June 25, 2020 Day of the Seafarer 2020: Let them go home! ECSA and the ETF: The EU has to start acting to resolve the current crew change crisis
News June 23, 2020 ETF supports Italian unions on the issue of self-handling in ports The ETF Dockers’ Section has sent a letter to the Italian Ministry of Transport in support of the requests of its Italian affiliates, asking for rules that clarify the problem of self-handling in ports.
News June 23, 2020 COVID-19: Social partners call for crew changes of fishers in West Africa ETF, Europeche and Cogeca addressed a letter to the relevant authorities of Senegal and Ivory Coast to ask for their cooperation and support in facilitating the repatriation of fishermen stranded in West Africa.