Campaign All Aboard for a European Year of Railway Workers For the ETF and its affiliates, the European Year of Rail is the Year of European Railway Workers – a year to celebrate those who work in the sector keeping trains moving safely and sustainably.
News Lessons learned from three decades of liberalisation in the railway sector Boundless competition does not improve any aspect of rail transport. Instead, ETF calls for more cooperation on the railways to improve cross border connections, guarantee high-quality service in all regions and encourage multi-modal transport.
Campaign Promoting women's employment in rail Women are seriously under-represented in the workforce of the European railway enterprises. The European social partners for rail are calling for action to promote better integration and participation of women in the railway sector.
News September 2, 2021 Connecting Europe Express takes off today – All Aboard for a European Year of Railway Workers! Today Connecting Europe Express takes off from Lisbon, a key highlight of this European Year of Rail 2021. But this year isn’t just about trains and infrastructure; it’s also about the people making it all possible: railway workers.
Press Release July 1, 2021 Women in Rail – Provisional EU Social Partner Agreement reached Social partners ETF and CER reached a provisional agreement in the final round of negotiations at EU level for a binding agreement aimed at promoting employment of women in the sector.
Press Release June 9, 2021 Women in Rail – EU level negotiations between social partners – 3 out of 7 negotiation rounds have taken place On 7 June, the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), representing railway sector employers, and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing employees, finalized the 3rd round of negotiations at EU level for a binding agreement aimed at promoting employment of women in the sector.