Projects Social conditions in bus and coach transport in Europe ETF project develops solid know-how on social conditions and Collective Labour Agreements in the bus and coach sector to enable ETF member organisations to safeguard drivers’ pay and conditions, in an ever-changing market.
Press Release ETF report reveals eliminating fatigue in professional drivers is critical to road safety Fatigue in professional drivers is the norm on European roads and directly linked to their notoriously poor working conditions, according to a new study by the European Transport Workers’ Federation, the first EU-wide study in 15 years, on driver fatigue in passenger and freight road transport.
Issues Mobility Package: Next Steps From July 2020 a new set of EU rules covering market and social aspects governs road transport in the EU, both for passenger and freight. Now the Package needs to be supported by a series of concrete legally-binding implementation measures and guidance on how rules have to be applied and enforced. The ETF is on it!
News November 23, 2022 TEN-T Regulation: EU road transport social partners call for commitment to improve drivers’ conditions In a letter to the Czech Presidency of the EU Council, ETF and ITU underline how Member States committing to key objectives of the TEN-T Regulation, such as ensuring safe and secure truck parking areas, will be key.
Statement November 21, 2022 European Commission’s plans to relax passenger transport driving and rest time rules put road safety at risk The European Commission is working on a proposal for the revision of driving and rest time rules in occasional passenger transport that could result in more consecutive days of driving and postponement of rest, which will have a negative effect on drivers and road safety.
News September 22, 2022 Parking lot visit in Madrid confirms shortage of decent jobs, not drivers! A parking lot visit in Madrid confirmed that the Mobility Package rules are still not correctly enforced and implemented and that flexibility in rules is not the answer to driver shortage in freight and passenger road transport.