European transport workers are standing up to demand quality jobs for transport workers, and a safe, reliable service. Coordinated actions by unions across Europe will show the strength of our movement against exploitation and unfair competition. That’s the Fair Transport Europe campaign.
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Fair Transport Europe is a campaign of the European Transport Workers’ Federation, which represents over 5 million transport workers across the continent.
June 14, 2019 - 05:27
THIS IS THE VICTORY OF THE YEAR! After eight years of legal struggle it is Belgian labour law which needs to be applied to the six aircrew members of Ryanair. The Court judged that they have jurisdiction over those legal cases and that Belgium labour law applies, if it is more favourable to the workers […]
Read more...May 21, 2019 - 15:32
Forced overtime, withholding of wages, discrimination based on nationality and a lack of access to essential provisions like food and water. These are just a few of the abuses reported by crew members on board of Blumenthal vessels. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have been contacted by current and former Blumenthal crew members who […]
Read more...April 2, 2019 - 13:08
Last week was full of excitement! First our action week, reaching 100+ events across Europe, and then our huge demonstration in Brussels! A river of thousands of transport workers marched through the streets against social dumping and for decent work in a social Europe. This video summarises the best moments of our Fair Transport campaign and shows […]
Read more...March 26, 2019 - 17:35
On Monday morning the Yrkestrafikkforbundet (YTF) truck arrived at the impressive Hamburg port, Europe’s third largest, and the YTF delegation was received by unionists from Ver.di , Germany’s second largest trade union representing more than two million members.. When ships arrive, they are visited by ITF inspectors, who make sure that salaries and working conditions are in […]
Read more...March 26, 2019 - 16:51
Our Youth Journey is slowly coming to an end! Our young workers are on their way to Brussels for the massive Fair Transport demonstration tomorrow! The youth crew from Nautilus International spent the night in Rotterdam and then met some rail staff before boarding the train for the final leg of their journey. Meanwhile, the group arriving from […]
Read more...🇩🇪🚂 There's lots of interesting news coming out of the German Railways at the moment.
⏩ 100 000 new workers recruited
⏩ €86 billion investment over 10 years
⏩ 100% more passengers by 2030
Rail transport will be at the heart of the fight against climate change, and the industry has the potential to support millions of quality jobs across Europe.
What do you think? Will Deutsche Bahn Personenverkehr rise to the challenge?
Germany agrees €86 billion plan to improve Deutsche Bahn rail network | DW | 26.07.2019
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The 10-year plan is "the biggest railway modernization program" in Germany's history, Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer announced. It aims to be a foundation for "active climate protection."🤩 WOW. This is dedication to customer service!
🚂 A railway worker in the Netherlands🇳🇱 let passengers evacuate to another train over his BACK.
Don't try this at home, kids...
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Straffe beelden uit Nederland. Ook daar staat al eens een trein stil en moeten passagiers geëvacueerd worden. Doorgaans wordt er dan een loopplank gebruikt, maar die bleek niet meteen voor handen. Samen met twee collega’s besloot onderstaande held om het dan maar ‘manueel’ te doen. Zo wordt z...😳 Europeans are facing a summer of strike action as they go on holiday or visit their families. Happy news? No. Understandable? Yes!!!
👏 All across Europe transport workers are treated as second-class citizens, exposed to exploitation and social dumping. When employers refuse to engage with workers and their unions, then strikes are the only option. National governments, and the EU need to build an economy that works for working people!
😎 Then we can all enjoy a well-deserved summer holiday.
What you need to know as Europe faces transport strikes this summer
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Travellers across Europe are expected to face travel disruptions this summer through transport strikes, with some scheduled to kick in this week.✈️🇬🇧 Will the Brits get their holidays after all?
💪 The threat of strike action has forced bosses at London Heathrow Airport to make a more generous pay offer to staff, and unions have now cancelled the strike while workers vote on the proposal. Sometimes the right to strike is the only way working people can be heard!
💷💷💷 The CEO's salary doubled last year, so it only seems fair that hard-working airport staff get a decent pay increase too!
Unite calls off July Heathrow strikes
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Strikes over pay by 4,000 staff on 26 and 27 July have been called off for a vote on a new pay offer.The battle over platform work continues. Today a court in Spain ruled that Deliveroo must treat it's couriers as employees. A good step for decent conditions and social security.
Madrid court rules Deliveroo couriers are employees, not freelancers
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MADRID (Reuters) – A Madrid court ruled on Tuesday that couriers for online food delivery group Deliveroo are company employees, not just freelancers, clearing the
