COVID-19: Seafarers’ unions secure workers’ repatriation
Border closures and travel restrictions put in place in response to COVID-19 have created miserable conditions onboard ships. Three of the ETF affiliate unions report on their actions in securing the easier movement of seafarers.
ETF Acting General Secretary expresses her support for an ILO Convention on violence & harassment in the world of work
Women workers face terrible violence and harrassment – and transport workers are some of the most affected. Today we asked the European Commission and the Romanian EU Presidency to push for an ILO Convention on violence and harassment in the world of work at the centenary ILO Conference next week in Geneva.
Inland Waterways in Europe: Market Insight Report April 2019
The latest CCNR report gives updated figures about operating conditions and various kinds of freight. This edition has a special focus on Romania.
Fair Transport action week: day four
It’s the final day of actions around Europe, and many affiliates start their journey to Brussels. Meanwhile, our rally in Strasbourg attracts the support of MEPs.
Fair Transport action week: day three
The third day of our action week saw workers demanding fair transport on boats, underground, at ports and at airports…
Fair Transport action week: day one
The first day of our Fair Transport action week is behind us and ETF affiliates have already taken part all over Europe. We are astonished at the support that we got in only 36 hours.
Big victory at WizzAir
Wizz Air took measures against trade union activists and limited workers’ right to free assembly. The Supreme Court of Romania has ruled that the budget airline’s discrimination against workers based on their trade union membership was illegal.
Romanian subway workers win fight for better pay
Romanian metro workers have won a victory at the Bucharest subway operator Metrorex. After a long dispute, which involved the threat of a general strike and the resignation of the Romanian Minister of Transport, the company management and our affiliate USLM (ATU Romania) agreed on a 20% wage increase for the 2018-2019 period.
