Last week, the trade union fight against the discrimination of workers based on their trade union membership and activity payed off, when the Supreme Court of Romania ruled this to be discrimination and punishable. Wizz Air has to pay a fine and has to communicate the decision of the Council for Combating Discrimination of 2015 in mass media with national coverage. This victory is due to the courage and perseverance of workers even when they were dismissed by the company. It shows that different treatment based on trade union membership and activity is discrimination. All measures taken by Wizz Air had the purpose to stop the trade union activities, limiting the right to dignity and the right to work. Congratulations to our Romanian colleagues for the outcome of their fighting spirit.
Big victory at WizzAir
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Final Regional Workshop of TU4BPT Project
On October 6th and 7th public transport unions from across Central and Eastern Europe met in Poznan for the final regional workshop of the Trade Unions for Better Public Transport project (TU4BPT). Hosted by Polish affiliate OZZKiM, the workshop delivered the final round of training for trade union representatives regarding the Twin Transition in public transport.
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20 years of the Maritime Labour Convention: progress for seafarers, but the job is far from done
On 18 September, the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) and the Federation of Transport, Petroleum and Agriculture Workers (OMEPEGE/FTPAW-SEK) brought trade unions, governments, international institutions and shipowners together in Athens to take stock of two decades of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) – and, more importantly, to discuss what still needs to change.
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Workshops on Autonomous Vehicles in Public Transport Continue
The Urban Public Transport Committee’s project on autonomous vehicles in public transport continued last week, with workshops taking place in Slovakia, hosted by OZ KOVO, and the UK, hosted by Unite the Union. Both workshops brought together union reps from across the respective countries to discuss and strategise on the topic of autonomous vehicles.