Issue: Far-right

What Does May 1st Mean in 2025?

As we approach May 1st, the day dedicated to celebrating workers’ rights and achievements, it is crucial to reflect on the current socio-political landscape. In 2025, we find ourselves navigating through challenging times marked by the rise of far-right ideologies, attacks on workers and their unions, and the increasing influence of billionaires in politics.

Statement
30 Apr 2025

ETF Launches Questionnaire to Support LGBTQI+ Transport Workers

The European Transport Workers’ Federation has launched a new questionnaire aimed at gathering crucial insights into the experiences, needs, and challenges of LGBTQI+ workers within the transport sector. This initiative is part of the ETF’s ongoing commitment to fostering equality, inclusivity, and respect for all workers.

News
25 Apr 2025

ETF Youth Winter School: The Rise of a New Union Generation

A new generation of union leaders is rising in Europe’s transport sector. Last December in Sofia, they came together to tackle the industry’s biggest challenges – from platform work to far-right extremism, proving that young unionists are “not only the future but the present” of our movement for transport workers’ rights.

News
10 Jan 2025

“A Europe of closed barriers? No thanks!”

Opinion by Frank Moreels, ETF President – “Things are not going well for Europe. While countries like France and Germany reintroduce border controls within the Schengen zone, one of the biggest problems facing the transportation sector remains unanswered: social dumping. Instead of undermining the core of the European project by increasing controls at internal borders, EU member states would do better to focus their energy on tackling exploitation and injustice in the transportation sector.”

Publication
4 Nov 2024

Train of Remembrance: A Journey of Reflection and Resistance

Never again, nowhere. Last week, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung EU Office (FES Europa) organised an initiative called the “Train of Remembrance.” This 3-day pedagogical journey aimed to educate and empower young trade unionists by reflecting on the harrowing impact of the far-right Nazi regime during the 1940s in Germany, particularly the atrocities of the Holocaust that claimed over 6 million lives.

News
13 May 2024