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.
Statement March 27, 2023 Solidarity with workers across Germany taking strike action for fair pay ETF expresses solidarity with ver.di and EVG, as well as all workers across Germany taking strike action for fair wages.
News February 17, 2023 Zero tolerance to unruly passengers 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.
News February 6, 2023 Ending Social Abuses in Aviation: Europe’s Aircrew Need a Revised EU Air Services Regulation NOW! 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.