Activists from the Union des Syndicats UMT des Transports (UMT) have come together at an ITF workshop in Marrakesh to organise their response at the bus company Alsa. Alsa, part of the National Express group from the UK, has made headlines for its mistreatment of union members. Participants at the
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) demands that the Colombian courts dismiss a claim filed by Avianca to have the country’s pilot union dissolved.
Leaders of South African transport unions have met in Cape Town to find solutions to their members problems, boost cooperation and share information. The unions met as part of the ITF national coordination committee (NCC) and agreed to work more closely together to give transport workers in South
Through a series of planned actions next week, Amazon will be challenged to do the right thing and recognise workers and their importance to the success of the company. Increasingly, Amazon is being challenged to recognise unions, as workers seek to improve their rights and conditions through
Members of the Wingspan Workers' Union (WWU) have voted to admit workers from any aviation company across Thailand, not just those working for Wingspan. This is a big step in the ITF airport organising programme strategy to organise outsourced, precarious and sub-contracted workers in Thai airports
The ITF today called on the Sri Lankan government to immediately release Ukrainian seafarer Captain Gennadiy Gavrylov and allow him to return to his home in Ukraine.
Workers from three unions in Nairobi have attended an ITF workshop on communication skills as they seek to influence government plans for bus rapid transit (BRT). The Transport Workers’ Union (TAWU), the Matatu Workers’ Union (MWU) and the Public Transport Operators Union (PUTON) have been working