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A triumph in Argentina for air-traffic workers’ carefully planned action
Victory for the air traffic workers’ union in Argentina was down to carefully planned industrial action and widespread international support. Significant pay...
More than 100 airport workers reinstated in Tunisia as unions fight back
Airport workers have won back their jobs, thwarting attempts by TAV Airports in Tunisia to use Covid-19 as cover to break up union activities. Tunisian affiliate...
LGBT+ transport workers need solidarity, not ‘rainbow capitalism’
Attitudes to sexual orientation and gender identity have changed for the better all over the world in the last two decades, towards openness and acceptance. For the...
ITF and ETF express solidarity with Aéroports de Paris unions preparing for industrial action
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its European arm, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) express their firm solidarity with...
Joint statement from IATA and ITF on International Cabin Crew Day
Today is International Cabin Crew Day. We salute all the world’s cabin crew for their dedication to helping people stay connected through air travel. We pay...
Patent waivers will save millions of lives, governments must act now
The world’s transport unions today have demanded that governments across the world support waiving intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organization...
Norse Atlantic Airways and International Transport Workers’ Federation enter into recognition agreement
The new low-cost longhaul airline Norse Atlantic Airways and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have signed a recognition agreement with the...
ITF stands in solidarity with the people of Palestine, calls on Israel to halt attacks
Israel must immediately stop attacks on Palestinian territories which have already killed hundreds of innocent people, including children, said the International...