Press Release ETF manifesto proves fair platform work is possible if we stop allowing platforms to have their cake and eat it too! The ETF proves that fair platform work is possible in its six-step manifesto. Fulfilling this vision requires platform companies to assume their responsibilities as employers and finally admit their workers are employees. Meaning they must adhere to regulations in place and ending their business model based on bogus self-employment and circumvention of labour and fiscal laws.
Campaign All Aboard for a European Year of Railway Workers For the ETF and its affiliates, the European Year of Rail is the Year of European Railway Workers – a year to celebrate those who work in the sector keeping trains moving safely and sustainably.
Issues Green and Social Transport Social issues and environmental concerns are two sides of the same coin. Fighting social dumping and climate action is one and the same struggle.
Issues No Automation & Digitalisation without Negotiation! Workers and their unions must be involved in the processes that implement technological developments to ensure that they are fair and that no worker is left behind!
Press Release September 17, 2021 IRU and ETF welcome new EU funding for safe and secure truck parking areas With only 300,000 truck parking spaces currently available in the EU, there is a significant shortfall of 100,000 spaces to meet total demand. Only 7,000, or less than 3%, of existing parking places in the EU are in certified safe and secure areas.
News September 16, 2021 Dutch union FNV’s win against Uber yet another sign that EU law must confirm platform workers are employees The European Commission must take Dutch trade union FNV’s recent win against Uber as a hint and make it clear in the upcoming EU law on platform work that platform workers are employees.
News September 16, 2021 European Mobility Week: Are our cities’ urban mobility workers staying healthy? “Stay healthy.”: Easier said than done for Europe’s urban mobility workers. ETF breaks down the whys and takes us through how local authorities, public transport companies, ride-hailing and delivery platforms can better ensure the health and safety of their workers.
News September 15, 2021 Italian unions sign landmark agreement with Amazon Italian transport unions FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and UILTRASPORTI have signed a historic industrial relations protocol with Amazon, establishing that the company must recognise them as social partners.
Press Release September 10, 2021 ETF calls on the European Commission to immediately stop the breaches of labour rights of the Italian workers, to be hired by ITA after Alitalia ceases its activity ETF strongly condemns the fact the European Commission’s “business ” approach to the Alitalia case.
Statement September 2, 2021 European Commission must protect social dialogue, not undermine it! Following CJEU’s damaging ruling on how the Commission should handle EU social partner agreements, ETF, alongside EPSU and ETUC, calls on the European Commission to implement a clear and certain process to ensure that agreements can progress into the EU law as the EU treaties envisage.