Sweden

ETF president Frank Moreels and General Secretary Livia Spera met with Tomas Eneroth, Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, and Mattias Landgren, his State Secretary, today in Brussels.

The first day of our Fair Transport action week is behind us and ETF affiliates have already taken part all over Europe. We are astonished at the support that we got in only 36 hours.

The ETF continues to talk to European policymakers to share our positive vision for the transport sector. We attended a meeting of the EFTA Working Group on Transport to present our Fair Transport campaign.

The first day of our Fair Transport action week is behind us and ETF affiliates have already taken part all over Europe. We are astonished at the support that we got in only 36 hours.

Rail workers in Sweden celebrated a victory on Wednesday 25th June 2014 as employers Veolia agreed to a deal, bringing a 16-day long strike to an end.

ITF acting general secretary Steve Cotton last week heard directly from workers in Sweden on issues that matter to them on a short fact finding trip to the country. Visiting Arlanda Airport in

ITF affiliate Kommunal has secured an agreement with their employers’ association after nine days of strike action in Sweden, on 27 June. Following on from the breakdown of negotiations, the union