Press Release EU’s Mobility Strategy must step up its game in shaping socially and environmentally sustainable transport Transport workers are the sector’s “most valuable asset” reads the newly published Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy, but proposed initiatives fall short in matching this statement. The ETF reiterates that to fulfil the goals of the Strategy and enable the transition to greener transport, it is essential to address social issues and foster worker engagement.
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!
Union Action April 14, 2021 Romanian court system forces Wizz Air to give back jobs to fired pilots and cabin crew In a new union victory against Wizz Air, courts in Romania rule that Wizz Air must reinstate four pilots and ten cabin crew.
News April 12, 2021 ETF condemns Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention Following Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention, ETF’s Women’s Committee expresses solidarity with the Turkish women transport workers and our affiliates in Turkey.
News April 12, 2021 ETF and Europêche launch Fishery Speak app The ETF and Europêche launched Fishery Speak today, a new mobile app that makes communication on board easier.
Press Release April 9, 2021 “Now is the time to clean up the airline” – internal leak exposes Wizz Air anti-worker practices A transcript of a secret Wizz Air management meeting from 4 April 2020 which was leaked to staff has been passed to the ETF, revealing that management saw the COVID-19 crisis as the opportunity to “clean up the airline” by using discriminatory and anti-worker criteria in deciding which pilots to dismiss.
Statement April 8, 2021 ETF condemns attacks on air traffic controllers in Albania Air traffic controllers in Tirana declared a temporary inability to work due to stress earlier this week, and the state reacted with force. The ETF stands in solidarity with the protesting workers and condemns the aggressive backlash of the state.