JT4Mobility – Road Transport Workshop: time to move in second gear towards Just Transition With upcoming environmental legislation and new powertrain technologies, European road transport is at a crossroads. As jobs and working conditions continue to be impacted by new green transition-related regulations, road transport workers call for a Just Transition. As part of a joint EU-funded project, ETF and IndustriAll Europe organised a workshop dedicated to road transport sector. News 20 Jul 2023
Prioritising workers, it is the only way towards a sustainable aviation sector The ETF welcomes the recent report published by Greenpeace, revealing the urgent need for better working conditions and employment standards in the aviation industry. There is no aviation industry without its workers, and they should become the 1st priority within the entire sector. Press Release 20 Jul 2023
JT4Mobility Rail workshop: is Europe on track? ETF and IndustriAll Europe joint JT4 Mobility workshop in Cologne discussed EU rail transport policies and rail development in Europe. Both organisations share concerns about constraints to achieve a Just Transition and the means currently available for rail workers, including the absence of a level playing field with other transport modes and insufficient investment. News 14 Jul 2023
ETF points out contradictions in EC’s Greening Transport Package The advances that could come from the Greening Transport Package, presented by the European Commission, are shadowed by a striking incoherence that the ETF must point out. The facilitation of cross-border operations of “gigaliners”, the 44-tonne longer and heavier vehicles with European Modular Systems running on fossil fuels, will be an obstacle to reach a clean and just transition to a carbon-neutral freight industry. Press Release 12 Jul 2023
The twin transition in transport – how to make it just for manufacturing and transport service workers On 31 January and 1 February, industriAll Europe and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) hosted the first set of workshops within the joint EU-funded project on Building a Just Transition towards a Smart and Sustainable Mobility. The goal was to understand better the trends, impacts and challenges of the twin transition and propose strategies to guarantee a fair and just transition for all workers. News 3 Feb 2023
Building a Just Transition to smart and sustainable mobility The European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and industriAll Europe have embarked on a joint project to examine the impact on workers of the profound changes that will result from the decarbonisation of transport and to find ways to achieve a just transition for workers. News 13 Dec 2022
Sustainable Aviation: Landing Desirable Jobs The aviation industry needs an ambitious decarbonisation plan with people at its centre. ETF lays out key principles in its sustainable aviation vision. News 1 Sep 2022
Sustainable Aviation The sustainable aviation vision of the European Transport Workers’ Federation. Issues 1 Sep 2022
Landing Desirable Jobs: The sustainable aviation vision of the European Transport Workers’ Federation resource 1 Sep 2022
For a just transition and a fair transformation of the aviation sector The transition to a more sustainable aviation sector will impact workers and trade unions are demanding concrete measures to ensure a just transition and a fair transformation of the sector which is inclusive and maintains and creates decent jobs. Press Release 22 Jun 2022