Organising road Road transport is a cross-border activity; this calls for cross-border cooperation between trade unions to defend drivers’ rights due to the increasing complexity of mobile workers’ issues. In 2017, the ETF set up an International Trade Union Cooperation Office gathering five trade unions from Belgium, Denmark, Romania and Sweden. The aim? To assist in organising and defending Romanian truck drivers working abroad to ensure that employers respect their national and European rights! Campaign 20 Jan 2021
Shared priorities confirmed at an ETF meeting with Swedish Minister for Infrastructure ETF president Frank Moreels and General Secretary Livia Spera met with Tomas Eneroth, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, and Mattias Landgren, his State Secretary, today in Brussels. News 3 Feb 2020
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. News 23 Mar 2019
We present our vision for Fair Transport to the EFTA countries The ETF continues to talk to European policymakers to share our positive vision for the transport sector. We attended a meeting of the EFTA Working Group on Transport to present our Fair Transport campaign. News 5 Mar 2019
Fair Transport action week: ERROR 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. News 23 Mar 2017
Workers beat worsening conditions with rail strike Rail workers in Sweden celebrated a victory on Wednesday 25th June 2014 as employers Veolia agreed to a deal, bringing a 16-day long strike to an end. News 27 Jun 2014