The rise and the foreseen fall of a Hungarian low-cost carrier trying to build its own European Air Empire/Part I
When life outshines any movie that has ever been made!
A story with Romanian and Ukrainian flavours
“We will not be intimidated nor be silenced!” – ETF on anti-union climate in Romania
On 26 – 27 July, an ETF delegation visited Bucharest in a fact-finding mission aiming to gather the last round of evidence on the state of social dialogue and the anti-union climate in Romania.
ETF warns Commission: Attacks on EU core social values in Romania’s transport sector are still rampant
The ETF wrote to the EU Commission President and Commissioners to inform them of the deteriorating situation in Bucharest metro, the attacks on labour rights and call for a meeting to discuss the way forward.
Romania: Stop union-busting in Bucharest metro!
Join us in telling Metrorex and the Romanian government they must respect basic labour rights: collective bargaining and social dialogue! Say no to union busting in Bucharest metro! Sign our LabourStart campaign!
Death threats, a police raid and possible lawsuits: it’s time for the Romanian government to stop intimidation tactics and engage in social dialogue
In a statement today, the ETF Executive Committee condemns the attacks on trade union USLM and calls on the Romanian government to engage in genuine and systematic social dialogue.
Romanian court system forces Wizz Air to give back jobs to fired pilots and cabin crew
In a new union victory against Wizz Air, courts in Romania rule that Wizz Air must reinstate four pilots and ten cabin crew.
Romanian Ministry of Transport must engage in social dialogue with Bucharest metro workers and withdraw redundancy plans
ETF urges the Romanian government to engage with USLM, guarantee the security of USLM President, respect metro employees’ right to social dialogue and withdraw redundancy plans.
Organising road
Road transport is a cross-border activity; this calls for cross-border cooperation between trade unions to defend drivers’ rights due to the increasing complexity of mobile workers’ issues. In 2017, the ETF set up an International Trade Union Cooperation Office gathering five trade unions from Belgium, Denmark, Romania and Sweden. The aim? To assist in organising and defending Romanian truck drivers working abroad to ensure that employers respect their national and European rights!