The European Commission today published its proposal to revise the EU’s public procurement rules. Representing over 17% of the EU’s GDP and affecting transport sectors such as ports, airports, public transport and other public services like school buses, public procurement is critical to the working conditions of millions of transport workers in Europe. While the Commission’s proposal moves in the right direction in certain aspects, it is clear that more must be done to ensure that public money only goes to companies that provide high-quality employment and respect workers’ rights.

On September 7th, union delegates and workers in urban public transport (UPT) met in Dublin for a workshop on autonomous vehicles (AVs). The workshop, organised by ETF affiliate SIPTU, is the first in a series of meetings taking place across Europe in which UPT workers and their unions will strategise and discuss the introduction of AVs.

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A recent article published by Newsweek Polska highlights growing concerns among LOT Polish Airlines cabin crew over fatigue, working conditions and job security. While the experiences described are

Being a transport worker should never be dangerous. On 3 September, the SEV and kapers, ETF’s Swiss affiliates, organise a joint action to send this message, loud and clear.

Decision to allow ETUC to support ITF case reflects significance of appeal outcome for protection of workers’ rights across Europe. The Court of Appeal of The Hague has granted the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) permission to join appeal proceedings on the validity of the ‘Non-Seafarers’ Work Clause’ (NSWC).

The current low water levels underline a fundamental challenge for European transport policy: if Europe wants to shift more freight towards inland waterways, it must ensure that the sector can remain reliable, competitive and socially sustainable in a changing climate.

As part of the European continent undergoes its fourth heatwave of 2026, it has become abundantly clear that occupational heat exposure is no longer an exceptional or occasional summer hazard. It is an emergent occupational hazard only destined to escalate.

Summer may be synonymous with relaxation for holidaymakers and every summer seems to produce its share of eye-catching headlines. Just days ago, The Guardian reported on a drunk British holidaymaker who tried to kiss a flight attendant on a plane and was arrested on his way back through Palma airport.

Public transport unions in the United Kingdom are raising urgent concerns about the lack of access to toilet facilities for bus and train drivers, a problem that has persisted for years but is now reaching a breaking point. Reports from across the UK show drivers being forced to work entire shifts without guaranteed access to a toilet, leaving them to rely on improvised or unsafe alternatives, including urinating in bottles in their driving cab. Some unions are now considering industrial action to force employers and authorities to act.

On 20 July, the European Commission published the second-stage consultation to gather the views of trade unions and employers’ organisations on how to improve the quality of jobs in the EU. This is a further step towards a Quality Jobs Act, a possibly legislative proposal on some key issues that need to be addressed to address major shortcomings in the labour markets across the EU. This is topical in transport, where the serious, structural labour shortages the sector has known for decades are in fact a due to a shortage of quality jobs.

Amazon has signed the first nationally applicable company-level collective agreement in its history, covering all of its 57 sites in Italy. Concluded by ETF affiliates FILT‑CGIL, FIT‑CISL and UILTrasporti with Amazon Italia Transport and Amazon Italia Logistica, the agreement marks a historic moment for industrial relations between trade unions and the American logistics giant.