MEP Brando Benifei meets ETF and Italian affiliates to discuss the future of dockwork With EU elections fast approaching, we hosted an event in Genoa with the Member of the European Parliament. More than 100 people gathered in Genoa to discuss Fair Transport and the changing world of ports. Event 11 Feb 2019
Eduardo Chagas – Speech to FILT CGIL Congress (November 2018) Our General Secretary spoke to the 2018 Congress of ETF’s Italian affiliate FILT CGIL. Here is the full text of his speech. resource
ETF joins 11th FILT CGIL Congress On 27 and 28 November, our Italian affiliate FILT CGIL held its National Congress in Milan. Our General Secretary and President both attended the event, which commemorated the memory of Alessandro Rocchi. News 30 Nov 2018
ETF Fishers launch new group for Mediterranean region Unions are most effective when working together across borders. We brought affiliates together to work on the challenges facing fishers across the Mediterranean. News 14 Nov 2018
ETF backs Italian railway workers in strike action Italian unions Filt Cgil, Fit Cisl and Uiltrasporti called a strike on Friday 26 October to fight for social protection and decent working conditions in the railway sector. News 29 Oct 2018
Solidarity message to Italian Railway Strike (October 2018) The ETF and the ETF Railway Section Steering Committee, which met on 27 September 2018, supports the battle of the more than ten thousand Italian workers involved in catering on board trains, cleaning trains, stations and offices, setting up night trains and assisting the disabled who are again on strike for the 3rd time within 4 months on Friday 26 October 2018 to maintain their employment and their rights. resource
Italian dockers strike – ETF sends message of solidarity to struggle for Fair Transport News 11 May 2018