On 28 February, the ETF will take action in Brussels to protest the European Commission’s undemocratic attempt to force the liberalisation of public transport by rail and road behind the backs of the Council and the European Parliament.

ITF and ETF condemn Tunisian Government’s attack on trade unions. The crackdown on trade unions and civil rights - with union leaders arrested and detained - comes as a response to unprecedented protests against a power grab by President Kais Saied. Unions also denounce the Tunisian Government’s expulsion of European Trade Union Confederation General Secretary Esther Lynch.

ETF considers an extension of the Directive on fishing vessels' scope is a must, allowing thus the Member States to implement better standards at the national level. Also, the effectiveness of the Directive depends mainly on widening the scope of the Port State Control Directive to fishing vessels.

An emergency fund to support transport workers and their unions in Türkiye and Syria in the wake of the devastating earthquakes has been launched by the ETF and the ITF.

Together with our European partners in sectoral social dialogue, we developed a Compendium of best practices to prevent or manage situations caused by disruptive passengers. It is the first document at the EU level presenting what aviation workers or authorities have successfully applied across Europe in civil aviation when confronted with disruptive passengers in the last few years.

It's time for Europe to get serious about enhancing seafarers' living and working conditions and protecting its maritime jobs and maritime skills base! The time has come for the European Commission and the industry to take social dumping and unfair competition out of the EU/EEA.

A 2023 ETF survey reached out to over 1300 bus and coach drivers across Europe and found that 80% of drivers would consider leaving the industry if the European Commission moved forward with its proposal to revise driving and rest time rules in coach tourism services.

Launched to ensure the region’s maritime professionals possess key digital, green and soft management skills for the rapidly changing maritime labour market, the 4-year project SKILLSEA is approaching its end.

ETF President Frank Moreels is convinced the way forward for transport is to place people - both workers and users - at its core. Right after the ETF roundtable on the future of transport, he shared his views on how the transport sector should look like and what needs to be done to get there.

ETF Youth representatives met in Brussels the third week of January for ETUI - ETF Young Workers Academy and ETF Youth Committee.

ETF and ECA call the EU Transport Commissioner to propose a revision of the EU Air Service Regulation by May 2023. Europe’s pilots and cabin crew have been waiting for the EC to issue such a proposal for over eight years.

On 31 January and 1 February, industriAll Europe and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) hosted the first set of workshops within the joint EU-funded project on Building a Just Transition towards a Smart and Sustainable Mobility. The goal was to understand better the trends, impacts and challenges of the twin transition and propose strategies to guarantee a fair and just transition for all workers.