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Specific ETF activities on urban public passenger transport started in 2000 with the European Commission's proposal for a Regulation on Public Service Obligations in Passenger Transport, which introduced obligatory competitive tendering of all public passenger transport services which were publicly funded or benefit from exclusive rights. The ETF Sections involved - road and rail - concluded the following principles, which have laid the framework for ETF work ever since: Public authorities must be able to decide independently on how to organise public passenger transport; Where public passenger transport is subject to competitive tender, the authorities have to apply quality criteria including social criteria: Public transport workers must be fully protected in the case of change of transport operator.
22 Mar 2012
ETF expresses solidarity with Portuguese general strike
Today, 22 March 2012, a general strike takes place in Portugal against the restrictive measures imposed on the Portuguese citizens and in particular the Portuguese workers. On behalf of the ETF, the ETF General Secretary expresses solidarity with...
21 Mar 2012
ETF supports the Spanish general strike
On 29 March 2012, a Spanish general strike takes place to protest against the heavily disputed labour reform the Spanish government imposes. The ETF Executive Committee expresses its full support to the struggle of the Spanish ETF affiliates in a...
04 Apr 2012
ETF strongly opposes proposal for Monti II Regulation
The European Commission (EC) recently presented a draft Regulation, the so-called Monti II Regulation, in a supposed attempt to remedy the negative effects on cross-border collective actions resulting from the European Court of Justice (ECJ)...
23 Jun 2011
Celebrating World Public Services Day
Time to put the heart back into Europe
(Brussels 23 June 2011) On the occasion of World Public Services day, the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU), the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), the European Trade Union...
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