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Launch of TRACE 2 for an efficient and harmonised enforcement of Mobility Package 1
The TRACE 2 Consortium kicks off project: TRACE 2 aims at developing content that can serve as a reliable common reference base for authorities and enforcers, as well as for drivers and transport undertakings.
Press release
ETF Congress focuses on future of transport work
The ETF will hold its 6th Ordinary Congress from 24rd to 27th of May in Budapest, Hungary, under the theme “All Aboard: Destination Fair Transport!” More than 500 participants representing over 200 transport trade unions from 38 countries across Europe will discuss how to address the challenges in the transport sector in a way that ensures a fair future for transport workers.
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Low wages, poor conditions and unsocial working patterns: leading causes of current staff shortages in aviation
Since the beginning of the pandemic, we have been saying that a lack of available staff would be an issue in the aviation sector, and finally, it has arrived. "The industry is very much reaping what it has sown", believes ETF Civil Aviation President Oliver Richardson.
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Drivers are people, not goods! – ETF on container hotels
Container hotels are just that: containers built for drivers to sleep in – assimilating professional drivers to the goods they transport. For the ETF, the concept is yet another way for transport companies to circumvent EU law.
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For a socially and environmentally sustainable aviation sector
Finding new ways and solutions to address the climate crisis while making sure we fairly represent the aviation workers' interests was the main focus of the discussions we had with members of the ETF Aviation Section these last few days in Dublin.
Press release
We say NO to forced or unfair implementation of lesser working conditions
The ETF makes it clear: there is still no endorsement from the Provisional Council of EUROCONTROL for the staff regulations reform and the European ATM community will not stand for a forced or unfair implementation of lesser working conditions.
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In focus: pilots’ working conditions
An ongoing survey on pilots' working conditions and safety aims to investigate the effects of new business models and work conditions on pilots' health, fatigue and flight safety, linking socio-economic aspects, health and safety.
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IWD22 – Destination: Fair Transport!
This year, May 1 has extra special meaning for us because it coincides with the countdown to ETF Congress that will take place from May 24 – May 27 in Budapest, under the slogan All aboard! Destination: Fair Transport!
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No sustainable progress can be achieved with ‘a race to the bottom’ approach
No sustainable progress can be achieved in any industry, whether maritime or otherwise, while countries and companies remain engaged in a race to the bottom regarding tax and labour policies, which circumvent collectively agreed working conditions, including wages.
Press release
Collapse of EU Air Traffic Management social dialogue
Successful implementation of the Single European Sky directly depends on the adoption of a social and human dimension roadmap for the SES that can only be achieved with the full commitment of all parties.
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Welcome to our new Steering Committee of the ETF Aviation Section!
Welcome to our new Steering Committee of the ETF Aviation Section!
Statement
ETF-ITF Statement on Belarus
ETF and ITF call on our affiliates to express solidarity with our brothers and sisters from Belarus, to demand the immediate release of trade unionists. Please support the call of global unions by signing the petition to stop the biggest attack on a trade union in Europe this century.
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