Issues Sustainable Aviation: Landing Desirable Jobs The sustainable aviation vision of the European Transport Workers’ Federation.
Press Release 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.
News 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.
Opportunity to Tender September 11, 2023 Call for tender | Training expert in aviation The aim of the project ‘No Going Back: Protecting rights and promoting social dialogue in aviation through times of crisis’ is to learn from the experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic and help prepare trade unions for future crises through a combination of written guidance material and practical training through implementation workshops. A particular focus will be on change management and the expected changes through the green and digital transition and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the aviation sector.
Press Release July 20, 2023 Prioritising workers, it is the only way towards a sustainable aviation sector The ETF welcomes the recent report published by Greenpeace, revealing the urgent need for better working conditions and employment standards in the aviation industry. There is no aviation industry without its workers, and they should become the 1st priority within the entire sector.
News July 10, 2023 Greening Europe’s aviation sector must lead to good jobs Aviation trade unions representing manufacturing and transport workers discussed about realities of the green and digital transitions for the workforce during an aviation workshop, as part of the joint ETT-IndustriAll JT4MOBILITY project. Participants in the workshop taking place in Charleroi – an important European hub for aviation – tried to identify possible recommendations and tools to ensure that the transitions are socially responsible.