Campaign August 26, 2021 All Aboard for a European Year of Railway Workers For the ETF and its affiliates, the European Year of Rail is the Year of European Railway Workers – a year to celebrate those who work in the sector keeping trains moving safely and sustainably. Ongoing
Issues January 12, 2021 Brexit: Respecting drivers’ working conditions Road Transport between the UK and the Continent is essential but, unless professional drivers are guaranteed a smooth border crossing and a prompt and regular return home, less and less of them will be willing to transport goods and people across the Channel. In view of the new Brexit agreement, the ETF is keeping a close eye on developments and working to ensure the wellbeing of our drivers. Ongoing
Issues September 17, 2018 A better licensing system for cabin crew Cabin crew are skilled professionals with a vital safety role. They need qualifications recognised everywhere in Europe. Ongoing
Projects July 27, 2018 Changing Ports Ports are changing. Bigger ships, shifting trade patterns and new technologies. But what does this mean for European port workers?
Campaign November 28, 2018 DHL Workers: Justice simply denied ETF and ITF call for a global Action day to take place on 8th June 2018 in support of the ETF Tümtis colleagues.
Projects October 1, 2019 Digital transformation and social dialogue in Urban Public Transport We shape digital transformation in urban public transport. The final report of our joint project “Digital transformation and social dialogue in Urban Public Transport in Europe” is out and available in 7 languages (EN, ES, FR, DE, HU, IT, PL).
Issues July 15, 2019 Digitalisation in shipping: a human-centred approach ETF favours a human-centred and sustainable approach to digitalisation and automation in the shipping industry.
Projects July 27, 2018 Training and qualification systems in the EU port sector Training and qualifications are a core topic for the ETF Dockers’ Section. This project gathered and disseminated knowledge on the different training and qualification systems in place in the EU, making ETF and our affiliates leading experts on the issue. We also organised debates with our partners, such as port authorities and operators, along with training centres and institutional actors.
Projects April 9, 2020 Trade Unions and Drivers for Safer Roads in Europe The driver’s profession is today more stressful and dangerous than it once was. Fatigue makes it harder for drivers to maintain vigilance, alertness and decision-making capacity in passengers safely to destination. ETF launches Safer Roads project, to raise awareness about driver fatigue and to improve safety on EU roads. Ongoing
Projects July 3, 2020 EADT – ETF Automation and Digitalisation Toolkit The overall aim of the project is to give the ETF-affiliated transport unions concrete tools to address the challenges caused by automation and digitalisation for European transport workers. This will be achieved by compiling an ETF Automation & Digitalisation Toolkit (EADT).