COVID-19: German initiative helps stranded seafarers connect Ver.di took joint action with their social partner German Shipowner Association and provided prepaid mobile phone cards and Wi-Fi boxes to seafarers. Union Action 18 May 2020
Dismissals at P&O Ferries: ETF and its affiliates stand together for fair working conditions and equal treatment ETF deplores P&O Ferries’ proposal to make 1,100 redundancies amongst key workers in Dover, Hull, Liverpool, Cairnryan and Larne including over 900 UK seafarers. We believe that any public funding received by shipping companies to address the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic should be conditional on the protection of local employment and the Collective Bargaining Agreements with the ETF’s UK affiliates for the long term. Press Release 15 May 2020
COVID-19: ETF and ECSA advocate for effective action on crew changes ETF, in cooperation with its social partner ECSA, has urged EU Commissioner for transport Adina-Ioana Vălean to step up coordination efforts to facilitate crew changes in the EU Member States. News 14 May 2020
COVID-19: A green exit and growth strategy for inland waterways Representatives of inland waterway transport operators and workers, waterway authorities and ports addressed a letter to the European Commission, outlining a future of inland waterways. A future that sees the Green Deal as an exit and growth strategy out of the COVID-19 crisis. News 12 May 2020
COVID-19: A plan for European aviation In a new plan for European aviation, ETF Civil Aviation Section introduces short- and the long- term measures, covers all the different areas of civil aviation, and embraces social and environmental sustainability. News 8 May 2020
COVID-19: Destructive actions by civil aviation companies ETF Management Committee expresses its full support for the workers of British Airways and reiterates its opposition to opportunistic and destructive tactics by airlines. Using a global pandemic as an excuse to cut jobs and worsen working conditions is not acceptable! News 8 May 2020