News May 14, 2019 Ukrainian railway workers have our support as they rally in Kiev for safety, fair contracts and decent pay The TURTCWU is calling on the government to respect the collective agreements of the railways and take urgent action to maintain the Ukrainian railway system. Our Executive Committee has sent a strong message to the Ukrainian government, and we offer support to the TURTCWU in this dispute.
News May 14, 2019 Innovative Inland Navigation study report The final report of the study “Innovative Inland Navigation” from Edwin Verberght is available.
News May 10, 2019 Fair Transport in Europe: Young workers on the move Our young workers have a special role to play in the Fair Transport action week. They are traveling through Europe to the demo in Brussels, gathering stories from workers and unions to show the daily reality of social dumping. Check out their video diaries here!
Press Release May 9, 2019 ETF Appoints Livia Spera as Acting General Secretary Today our Executive Committee, meeting in London, approved the nomination of Livia Spera as Acting General Secretary. Livia was until now the Political Secretary for Dockers and Fisheries, and will take on the role immediately.
Press Release May 8, 2019 Social partners in road transport stand together to demand EU action on safe and comfortable truck parking areas Transport by road is vital for Europe, but truck drivers have to rest in parking areas that are too small or in desperate need of an upgrade. Today IRU and ETF met EU Transport Commissioner Bulc. We call for action from the EU and its Member States’ to create a denser network of safe and secure truck parking areas
Statement April 30, 2019 Happy Labour Day – Message from ETF President Frank Moreels Ever year workers around the world celebrate Labour Day, or International Workers’ Day, to mark the strength and victories of the union movement. For the ETF and our affiliates it is a chance to think about how much we have achieved this year by standing together in international solidarity.
News April 30, 2019 Svitzer workers strike in The Netherlands – their fight is our fight! Despite the actions undertaken in the recent days, the Svitzer workers from The Netherlands are forced to strike today since the company refuses to have meaningful negotiations on legitime pay rise and better conditions for tug workers.
News April 29, 2019 Saying no to exploitation in river cruise. Our message reaches the media. Swiss TV cover the ETF/Nautilus action of 25 March 2019
News April 26, 2019 As European Parliament gets ready for elections, thousands march in Brussels for a fairer EU ETF and our Fair Transport banner joined 8000 workers in a march to support a fairer EU with better jobs, better pay and better social protection.
News April 26, 2019 COMPETING: April 2019 Newsletter The COMPETING project aims to improve recognition of professional qualitfications in the inland waterways sector. Check out this newsletter with the latest updates.
Press Release April 18, 2019 ETF and ECSA welcome the adoption of the Regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment The establishment of a European Maritime Single Window environment should deliver a long-awaited administrative simplification for masters and officers working onboard ships calling at EU ports. This should contribute to reducing stress and fatigue, and should be accompanied by adequate training and support from staff ashore.
Statement April 17, 2019 Unions are at the table as European Parliament ushers in new Labour Authority MEPs have formally signed off on a proposal to create a new European Labour Authority to oversee fair application of EU labour laws to workers who move around Europe. A huge step forward! Trade unions will have a major role in the powerful new body. But there is more work to do, so that transport workers are fully covered.