One year of Mobility Package – time to step up enforcement July 8 marks the day the European Parliament adopted the Mobility Package one year ago, which sets out new rules on professional drivers’ working conditions in EU freight and passenger road transport. News 8 Jul 2021
European Parliament approves dangerous air traffic management reform TRAN Committee position in support of controversial Single European Sky 2+ and Performance Review Body reforms of the air traffic management sector favours liberalisation, ignoring workers’ concerns, and showing little consideration for the social and human consequences the major reform will have. Statement 23 Jun 2021
New digital tools for enforcing mobile workers’ rights Ahead of the Social Summit, the ETF jointly with ETUC, EFFAT, ETF, EPSU, UNIEuropa and industriAll calls on the European Commission to not only confirm the launch of the European Social Security Pass (ESSP), but to move it forward from 2023 to 2022. Statement 6 May 2021
Human trafficking and slavery on the road: the ETF demands justice now! Following the release of the shocking documentary “Lorry Slaves: Immigrant Exploitation in Lithuania”, the ETF addresses an open letter to Europe’s policy makers on the reality in road transport: we demand justice now! Statement 4 May 2021
Labour Day 2021: Policy makers, it’s time to take action for fair transport! Ahead of Labour Day, the ETF addresses an open letter to European and national policy makers to remind them about the reality of transport workers and urge them to take action for fair transport: Statement 30 Apr 2021
European Parliament TRAN Committee opinion fails to take a stance on platform work The Transport (TRAN) Committee of the European Parliament adopted on 20 April its opinion on ‘fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers’. Although it includes several constructive demands, it fails to condemn bogus self-employment and third employment status explicitly. News 30 Apr 2021
Commission’s SES2+ proposal: behind the greenwashing, a further push for cost reduction and liberalisation The ETF calls on MEPs to reject the European Commission’s greenwashing narrative surrounding the proposed Single European Sky reform. The proposal simplifies and oversells the potential positive effects for the environment while deliberately ignoring the reform’s adverse social impacts. Press Release 7 Apr 2021
ETF-ETUI Sustainable Transport Days ETF-ETUI Sustainable Transport Days is a series of seminars for ETF affiliates and their members on the topic of Future of Transport policies in Europe. Seminars will kick off with an event open to all on the EU mobility strategy and Fair Transport. Event 18 Feb 2021
Recovery and Resilience Facility: Transport Keeps Us Going Forward With the slogan “Transport for EU Recovery”, ETF, together with 31 organisations has issued a Statement on the Recovery and Resilience Facility to jointly call on Member States and the European Commission to ensure that the transport sector receives adequate consideration in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans. Press Release 10 Feb 2021