ETF sends condolences to Turkish affiliates after fatal rail accident near Ankara The crash at Marşandiz killed 9 people and injured more than 40. It raises questions about safety and investment in Turish railways. News 13 Dec 2018
EU Mobility Package: Transport ministers’ deal brings some social progress but it’s not enough for drivers Late last night ministers at the EU Council reached a deal on on road sector reforms. Our campaigning and demonstrations bore some fruit. But drivers are still excluded from fair pay and they will spend months away from home. MEPs must act to improve the Package. Press Release 4 Dec 2018
Mobility Package: Better no deal than a bad deal. Let’s STOP this now! As EU member states rush to finish Mobility Package, European transport unions blast disastrous compromise. Press Release 30 Nov 2018
A danger on the roads in Europe: one week to save a social mobility package As EU ministers prepare to finalise the Mobility Package, will they realise how damaging the current proposals are for drivers’ wellbeing, road safety and social justice in Europe? Statement 26 Nov 2018
Driving the change: joint dockers and seafarers training on trends in shipping and ports The second in our series of four joint seminars looked to the future, giving workers and unions the knowledge they need to change policy. Event 21 Nov 2018
XPO Exposed Global logistics giant XPO has been the site of deaths in the workplace, sexual harassment in warehouses and abusive underpayment of drivers. Unions in Europe and North America, coordinated by ETF and ITF, are standing together to fight for better conditions. Campaign 21 Nov 2018
ETF and partners launch EU-funded project for futureproof skills in maritime transport European maritime sector receives EU funding for a ‘SkillSea’ project for sectoral co-operation on skills and training. News 20 Nov 2018
Automation in transport: social costs and benefits must be fairly shared! Our General Secretary addresses an EU Conference. Don’t count on the ETF to accept automised exploitation just becuase it is modern and cheap. Statement 20 Nov 2018