Big victory at WizzAir Wizz Air took measures against trade union activists and limited workers’ right to free assembly. The Supreme Court of Romania has ruled that the budget airline’s discrimination against workers based on their trade union membership was illegal. News 13 Mar 2019
Trade unions organising Eurokai workers meet in Bremen A meeting to consolidate cooperation and evaluate the possibility of an EWC. Event 11 Mar 2019
Trade unions prominent at EASA Ground Handling Conference A first Ground Handling conference took place at EASA Headquarters on 7 March in Germany. This important event marked the beginning of a new journey to ensure better safety for passenger and staff. News 9 Mar 2019
Aviation in the spotlight at European Works Council seminar in Madrid We’ve made a great start on our project ‘EWCs in Transport: more and better participation now!’. There are specific challenges in civil aviation companies when it comes to European Works’ Councils, but ETF affiliates showed interest in addressing a number of companies that meet the requirements for the creation of a new EWC. Event 9 Mar 2019
Can Macron’s grand offer to Europe really hold back the populist wave? As the EU stumbles and voters look to populist forces, French President Macron has presented an ambitious vision for Europe. However, he does not give enough focus to the social crisis at the root of citizen’s discontent. Now workers are taking the lead, building international solidarity for a positive vision of Europe. The ETF with its Fair Transport campaign is at the forefront of this new approach. News 8 Mar 2019
We present our vision for Fair Transport to the EFTA countries The ETF continues to talk to European policymakers to share our positive vision for the transport sector. We attended a meeting of the EFTA Working Group on Transport to present our Fair Transport campaign. News 5 Mar 2019
European Commission adopts social agenda for aircrews, but it is late and incomplete The European Commission has adopted its report on social standards in aviation. The non-binding proposals, will set the tone for EU work on aircrews. We’ve worked hard for more than one year to feed the Commission with ideas and thoughts that defend workers, and today we are concerned by the Commission’s lack of ambition. Press Release 1 Mar 2019
Members of European Parliament hear our vision for a Fair Transport in Europe Our meetings with European political groups continue. On 26 and 28 February ETF spoke with leaders of the European Peoples Party (EPP) and the Greens/EFA. EU elections are just around the corner, and politicians were interested to hear our proposals to end social dumping in the transport sector and our social approach to automation and digitalisation. News 1 Mar 2019