The Urban Public Transport Committee’s project on autonomous vehicles in public transport continued last week, with workshops taking place in Slovakia, hosted by OZ KOVO, and the UK, hosted by Unite the Union. Both workshops brought together union reps from across the respective countries to discuss and strategise on the topic of autonomous vehicles.

The European Transport Workers’ Federation is standing firmly with Italian Trade Unions as they warn that Italy’s Intercity train network is being put at risk. The ETF Railways Steering Committee has made clear that recent legislative changes threaten to fragment a vital national service, weaken territorial cohesion and undermine the rights and working conditions of the workers who keep the network running.

Trade unions and responsible road transport companies share a common goal: Strong rules to stop abusive subcontracting and build a fairer road transport sector. This was one of the conclusions from yesterday’s ETF-UETR event in the European Parliament, hosted by Swedish S&D MEP Johan Danielsson and attended by more than 60 participants.