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
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
Road industry’s bad players scared straight by Mobility Package End of 2020, seven Member States – Bulgaria, Cyprus, Hungary, Lithuania, Malta, Poland and Romania – challenged the Mobility Package in court. 15 court cases were opened against the Council and the European Parliament who in July last year adopted the Package with a large majority. Such action just goes to show how important this Package is, in restoring social and economic fair play in the road transport sector which for decades had been ripped apart by social fraud, human slavery and unfair competition between operators. News 22 Mar 2021
ETF’s 5 million transport workers say ‘Protect the new European Mobility Package for fair road transport!’ The ETF is calling for broad support for the Mobility Package and strongly advise the 7 European countries attacking it to reconsider and withdraw from legal action. Statement 19 Mar 2021
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! Issues 20 Jan 2021
European Commission’s legal guide on Mobility Package’s driving and rest time rules bodes well for drivers ETF welcomes the legal guide on driving and rest time rules and applauds the European Commission’s stance in favour of the improvement of working conditions in the sector, fair competition between operators and road safety for all road users. News 2 Dec 2020
ETF meets with Commissoner Schmit to discuss key issues affecting transport workers ETF met with Commissioner Schmit to discuss key issues affecting transport workers. Livia Spera, ETF General Secretary, extended an invitation to build, together with Commissioner Schmit, a new vision for the future of transport work. News 18 Nov 2020
ETF calls on EU policy makers to ACT NOW and END driver fatigue in commercial road transport ETF is committed to making road safety a reality. That’s why we’re publishing the preliminary results of our survey of truck, bus, and coach drivers which uncovered their direct experiences, their views on the causes of fatigue, its consequences and the most effective countermeasures. Discover our teaser on driver fatigue. News 16 Nov 2020
Mobility Package: Driving and rest time rules apply as of today Today, provisions relating to the driving and rest time rules of the Mobility Package start to apply. On this important occasion, the ETF has prepared a first trade union practical guide, an overview of the changes brought on by the new provisions. News 20 Aug 2020
Mobility Package: ETF statement on today’s TRAN Committee vote The TRAN Committee of the European Parliament voted in favour of the trilogue result reached on 12 December. The Mobility Package is on its way to being adopted, the next steps are to be confirmed. In the meantime, ETF will continue to endeavour assiduously to close legal gaps, and offer our members and professional drivers across Europe real solutions. Statement 21 Jan 2020