Rail industry worker shortage crisis: Why better working conditions are vital As the worker shortage crisis in the rail industry continues, rail workers across Europe are taking action to demand better working conditions and increased investment in staff. News 14 Apr 2023
Rail strikes will continue across Europe until fair agreements are reached The ETF stands with our unions and workers facing difficult negotiations and taking industrial action. News 8 Dec 2022
Fighting the right fight – Europe’s hot summer of strike action When Europe’s politicians and companies refuse to listen, and have no mindset to treat workers as human beings with the right to a decent life based on a decent job with fair pay and conditions… transport workers have no choice but to take strike action. News 6 Jul 2022
There is no place in Belgium for breaching the aviation workers’ rights The Belgian cabin crew working for the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair are on strike from today until the 24th of April, after the negotiations with Ryanair management on a new collective agreement on wages have miserably failed. News 22 Apr 2022
ETF stands by Finnish railway workers and their fight to protect their working conditions The ETF lends all of its support to Finnish railway union RAU and the Finnish locomotive drivers striking in Helsinki right now to protest against government-owned railway company VR and its attempts to weaken collective agreements and working conditions. Statement 19 Mar 2021
Solidarity with public transport workers striking in Germany Public transport workers all over Germany have gone on strike to fight for fair working conditions. ETF stands in solidarity! ver.di has been calling for a national framework collective bargaining agreement since March, but VKA has spoken out against negotiations despite ver.di’s justified demands. News 29 Sep 2020
Enough is enough! – ver.di calls for strike action as German municipal employers block collective bargaining! Strikes are taking place in Germany, as ETF’s German affiliate ver.di prepares actions, and calls on urban public transport workers to strike! Union Action 22 Sep 2020