SkillSea Update January 2020

The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) stands shoulder to shoulder with the workers of the Railway Workers’ Trade Union (OZŽ) who are rallying today in Bratislava for decent wages and for adequate public funding of the railway network. The ETF expresses its solidarity with them, and shares their concerns regarding the chronic underinvestment of railways in Slovakia that railway workers unfortunately have to make up for.

The Urban Public Transport Committee’s project on autonomous vehicles in public transport held another workshop on November 10th, aimed at Belgian trade unionists. The workshop, which was co-organised with ACOD-CGSP, ACV CSC Public Services, and BTB UBT, brought together over 70 unions delegates in public transport from across Belgium.

From 2 to 5 November 2026, aviation trade union representatives from across Europe gathered in Brussels for the governance meetings of the ETF Civil Aviation Section. We kicked off the week with the Steering Committee, followed by meetings of the Joint Aircrew (JAC), Air Traffic Management (ATMC) and Ground Staff (GSC) Committees. We continued with the Civil Aviation Section meeting on Wednesday, focusing on horizontal priorities affecting workers across the aviation sector, and concluded the week on Thursday with the annual plenary of the European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Civil Aviation.