The European Labour Authority will be launched tomorrow and the ETF is fully on board Tomorrow, October 16, 2019, the European Labour Authority will start its activities by holding its first Management Board meeting in Brussels, in the presence of Jean-Claude Juncker, European Commission President; Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice President-Designate of the European Commission, and Marianne Thyssen, Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility. The European Transport Workers’ Federation will represent the European trade union federations on the ELA Management Board. Statement 15 Oct 2019
Vehicle activity in the ‘home’ country – the real problem One of the gemstones of the European Parliament agreement on the Mobility Package is this: all heavy goods vehicles shall perform at least one loading or one unloading of goods every four weeks in the Member States of establishment. This is so effective in combating letter-box companies, it has recently become subject to attacks as the Mobility Package enters now the critical stage of Institutional negotiations. So, what’s the real problem? News 11 Oct 2019
Launch of the ETF survey on what the transport sector needs to be more attractive for women Now it’s time to ensure that governments in Europe ratify and implement the Convention. The ETF Women’s Committee urges all ETF trade unions to promote fair and violence-free workplaces for women transport workers. News 7 Oct 2019
Why aren’t there more European Works Councils? An ETUI policy brief looking at answers to this question from a Belgian perspective News 7 Oct 2019
Ryanair crew get justice in the Netherlands A Dutch court has ruled that Ryanair must compensate workers made redundant by the closure of its base at Eindhoven Airport last year. News 4 Oct 2019
XPO served notice under duty of vigilance law in landmark legal move French law is being used to force a road transport and logistics multinational to take the necessary steps to stamp out human rights abuses in its supply chain, in the first case of its kind. News 1 Oct 2019