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1 July 2009
BA EWC and the BA Management agree on a set of information and consultation principles on business reorganisation at national level
The British Airways European Works’ Council signed yesterday, at their plenary meeting, a set of principles that will enable the EWC to be informed and consulted on national reorganisation measures.... more >>

29 May 2009
Strong unions in ports, Interview with Massimo Ercolani at the ETF 2009 Congress
Massimo Ercolani who is in charge of the port sector within our Italian affiliate FILT CGIL talked to us about strong unions, one of the Congress’ main subjects. Similar to several other countries, Italian port workers are a highly unionized, and therefore strong category of workers, though they are never immune to attacks aimed at weakening the strong power they yield. more >>

28 May 2009
Stop the cutthroat competition, Interview with Malene Volkers at ETF 2009 Congress
The economic crisis should not be used by employers to skimp on workers wages and working conditions, say the ETF affiliated unions.  Transport trade unions belonging to the ETF family take stock of the constant decrease of social standards for transport workers. Malene Volkers, Ver.di representative and member of the ETF road transport section says: “Transport has been too cheap.  National and European politicians have paid little attention to the development of sustainable transport services and infrastructure. Thus, today, companies and operators are being hit hard by the crisis, but the ones who suffer the most are, once again, the workers. more >>

28 May 2009
Thoughts on Social Dialogue, Interview with François Delatronchette at ETF 2009 Congress
The ETF sat down with Francois Delatronchette, from FGTE – CFDT, France, to discuss his impressions on the importance of Social Dialogue.  Although he has attended other international congresses, namely that of EPSU and PSI, this is the first time he has participated in an ETF Congress. more >>

27 May 2009
The ETF Strategy for sustainable fisheries, Interview of Flemming Smidt at ETF 2009 Congress
Although we regret it, it would be illusory or even dishonest to pretend that transport modes have little impact on the environment. It is possible that environmental consequences may be reduced in the long-term, however, in the near future, this is unlikely. It goes without saying that our duty as unionists is to find ways to limit the negative implications of our activities, as much as possible. Interestingly enough, fisheries are an exception for the simple reason that marine resources are renewable. As a result, our responsibility is to leave the fish stocks in shape for the future generations, and to put an end to any unlawful management of products related to fisheries which could lead to the depletion of resources, which could lead to the disappearance of a whole sector. more >>

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