The twin transition in transport – how to make it just for manufacturing and transport service workers On 31 January and 1 February, industriAll Europe and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) hosted the first set of workshops within the joint EU-funded project on Building a Just Transition towards a Smart and Sustainable Mobility. The goal was to understand better the trends, impacts and challenges of the twin transition and propose strategies to guarantee a fair and just transition for all workers. News 3 Feb 2023
Building a Just Transition to smart and sustainable mobility The European Transport Workers Federation (ETF) and industriAll Europe have embarked on a joint project to examine the impact on workers of the profound changes that will result from the decarbonisation of transport and to find ways to achieve a just transition for workers. News 13 Dec 2022
Sustainable Aviation: Landing Desirable Jobs The aviation industry needs an ambitious decarbonisation plan with people at its centre. ETF lays out key principles in its sustainable aviation vision. News 1 Sep 2022
Sustainable Aviation The sustainable aviation vision of the European Transport Workers’ Federation. Issues 1 Sep 2022
Landing Desirable Jobs: The sustainable aviation vision of the European Transport Workers’ Federation resource 1 Sep 2022
For a just transition and a fair transformation of the aviation sector The transition to a more sustainable aviation sector will impact workers and trade unions are demanding concrete measures to ensure a just transition and a fair transformation of the sector which is inclusive and maintains and creates decent jobs. Press Release 22 Jun 2022
Fit for 55 package: fit for aviation workers? One of the most important issues we want to raise with our ETF Civil Aviation position on the European Commission’s Fit for 55 package is just transition and how environmental and social sustainability can go hand in hand if workers’ needs and voice are taken into account. News 16 Mar 2022
European Trade Union Representatives support Decarbonisation of Aviation and call for Social Sustainability to underpin a just transition towards Carbon-Neutrality ETF, ETUC, EFFAT, UNI Europa, IndustriAll Europe and ECA welcome the Toulouse Declaration on future sustainability and decarbonisation in aviation, which was adopted at the Aviation Summit, a flagship event organised during the French presidency of the Council of the EU. Press Release 7 Feb 2022
COP26 Transport Day: ETF calls for just transition and socially sustainable transport The ETF calls on the European Commission and world leaders at COP 26 to commit and strengthen just transition for transport workers and mandatory due diligence in the supply chain. Statement 10 Nov 2021
Trade unionists test digital automatic coupling to ensure safety of future work environments An ETF delegation tested Digital Automatic Coupling prototypes for rail freight to obtain workers’ experiences and assessments for further work and to ensure a safe work environment. Info 15 Jun 2021