Skip to main content
ETF black logo ETF black logo ETF black logo ETF black logo

Google Translate

As European Parliament gets ready for elections, thousands march in Brussels for a fairer EU

News

ETF joins ETUC demo for a fairer EU Polling stations for the European elections will close just one month from today, and the stakes could not be higher. This is the least predictable EU elections for years, and it’s vital that progressive worker-friendly parties get a good result.

That’s why the European Trade Union Confederation called workers and their unions to the streets of Brussels. We were proud to join 8000 marching from the European Parliament to the European Commission, showing that there is real support for a renewed European Union. We stand behind ETUC’s vision of a better and more social Europe, not less Europe, and for social progress, better pay and better working and living conditions.

Of course this aligns perfectly with our manifesto for Fair Transport in Europe, so we made sure to take our Fair Transport banner along!

ON THE GROUND

News

Keeping a warming Europe moving: how hot temperatures affect transport workers and what can be done about it

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. Europe is the second fastest-warming region of the globe after the Arctic. According to EU-OSHA 2025 numbers, one in five workers in the EU signaled exposure to extreme heat at work in the previous 12 months, a figure rising to one in three in some countries.
News

Unruly passengers: more than just summer headlines

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. A week earlier, headlines were dominated by reports of a flight from Dublin to Ibiza descending into what was described as "sex and booze chaos," leaving fellow passengers shocked.
News

UK public transport unions sound the alarm over lack of toilet access for drivers

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.