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Victory for seafarers’ safety as Dutch court sides with unions on container lashing
Unions have secured an important victory in the campaign for seafarers’ safety this week as a Dutch court has ruled that ship managers, ship owners and charterers must honour a clause that prevents seafarers from being assigned dangerous lashing work where professional dock workers are available.
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Fighting the right fight – Europe’s hot summer of strike action
When Europe’s politicians and companies refuse to listen, and have no mindset to treat workers as human beings with the right to a decent life based on a decent job with fair pay and conditions... transport workers have no choice but to take strike action.
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1960 Genoa revolt drove fascists out; the resistance continues with today’s trade unions
Led by trade unionists, 62 years ago, today, the people of Genoa, Italy drove the neo-fascist Italian party out of the city on 30 June 1960. Today, ETF, in partnership with other unions across Europe, is continuing the fight of our ancestors.
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Fair Transport Rally gathers thousands
ETF, alongside its transport unions and transport workers from France, Switzerland, Croatia, Spain, Italy, Germany and Belgium took Lyon's streets for Fair Transport.
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Thousands to take the streets in Lyon for Fair Transport this 28 June
This 28 June, the ETF - thousands of transport workers and their unions - will march in the streets of Lyon, France, for Fair Transport.
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For a just transition and a fair transformation of the aviation sector
The transition to a more sustainable aviation sector will impact workers and trade unions are demanding concrete measures to ensure a just transition and a fair transformation of the sector which is inclusive and maintains and creates decent jobs.
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ETF solidarity with UK transport workers on strike to defend jobs, pay and conditions
The ETF stands by its UK unions and their present and future industrial actions.
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The ETF is supporting its aviation members across Europe in industrial action during the summer and expects the situation to get much worse
This summer aviation is in serious industrial problems, and that is a certainty by now. The ETF is supporting all industrial action of its aviation members this summer and expects there to be much more disruption and industrial action as the summer develops.
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People are not just for profit!
Crippled by the huge cuts during the pandemic, the aviation industry is currently struggling to keep up as the air traffic operations increase from one day to another. While airline profits are skyrocketing again, the aviation workers are mostly struggling for survival. It looks more and more like full recovery for profit but exploitation of workers.
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Transport unions for fair platform work
As one of the fastest growing business models, most common in delivery and ride hailing in transport, platform work took centre stage at a dedicated session at ETF’s 6th Congress.
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The value of teamwork and a good collaboration, crucial for aviation to make it through the summer
With the new campaign "Stronger, Safer, Together – Always," EASA aims to encourage the Commercial Air Transport community to share and discuss its common safety challenges
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French rail company mocks female freight drivers’ need for access to toilets; offers period briefs instead
SNCF's latest measure is a far cry from the Women in Rail Agreement signed by Social Partners in the rail sector (CER and ETF) back in November, which is binding and aims to attract more women to the rail sector, and improve their working conditions.
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