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The ETF Civil Aviation Section's activities focus on ensuring an inclusive and socially oriented approach to European legislation with the aim of avoiding a downward spiral in employment, job security, safety, social welfare and salary cuts in the aviation industry. Recently the Section has focused on dealing with some specific strategic issues, as well as with its routine work of representing workers in the different aviation professions. These have included the Open Aviation Area (US/EU Aviation negotiations), and the "Third Package" of liberalisation, launched by the European Commission in 2003.

News online

01 Jul 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. The agreement is of key importance in...

14 May 2009
ETF/SES 2 Analysis
Please find below the final version of the ETF/SES 2 analysis.

Press releases

05 May 2009
Joint Declaration on Training and Qualification in the Ground Handling Sector
The European Social Partners (ESP) of the Ground-Handling sector (ACI, AEA, ERA, IACA, IAHA and ETF) jointly organised, with the financial support of the European Community (DG Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities), a conference on best...

30 Mar 2009
Air Traffic Management personnel prepared for change in their industry
“Involvement of ATM trade-unions through ETF is essential for success” says Laurence King, President of ETF-JATMWG. The European Parliament and the European Council have just finalized the Single European Sky legislation which should be formally...