ETF Conference on the Future of Train Driving in Brussels on 26 April
ETF’s Conference on the Future of Train Driving in Brussels on 26 April will gather train drivers and policymakers to exchange views on the Train Drivers Directive and how we can ensure a safe and sustainable future for train driving. Don’t miss out; register today!
ITF and ETF stand with pilots over safety threat
ITF and ETF stand together with IFALPA, ECA and US-ALPA in saying NO to reducing the number of pilots in the cockpit, as such a plan is nothing but “a profit-driven scheme that poses a significant safety risk”.
Safety and health at sea, priorities under the ongoing revision of the Fishing Vessel Safety EC Directive
In their official response to the EC public consultation on Fishing Vessel Safety Directive, the Social Partners – ETF and Europeche – ask the European Commission to improve safety and health at sea.
The EC’s assessment of the fishing vessel safety Directive must take a different course
ETF considers an extension of the Directive on fishing vessels’ scope is a must, allowing thus the Member States to implement better standards at the national level. Also, the effectiveness of the Directive depends mainly on widening the scope of the Port State Control Directive to fishing vessels.
Joint Statement by ETF and CER on the Revision of the Train Drivers Directive
Safety must be key in the revision of the Train Drivers Directive.
Uber files highlights the importance of protecting workers from unethical platform companies
ETF is very concerned about Uber’s illegal and unethical practices, as revealed by the Guardian via the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). It is outrageous to have undeniable proof of a company’s executives acknowledging their law-breaking explicitly in internal communications. Uber’s behaviour has a direct negative effect on the health and safety, and working conditions of drivers.
European Parliament approves dangerous air traffic management reform
TRAN Committee position in support of controversial Single European Sky 2+ and Performance Review Body reforms of the air traffic management sector favours liberalisation, ignoring workers’ concerns, and showing little consideration for the social and human consequences the major reform will have.
Council agrees its position on air traffic management reform, echoing ATM workers’ concerns
The ETF welcomes the Council position on the reform of the Single European Sky. The 27 EU Member States today unanimously endorsed the modified text of the ATM reform prepared by the Portuguese Presidency.