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The ITF general secretary has written to the new president of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to congratulate him on his election and looking forward to further close cooperation between the two organisations. Salvatore Sciacchitano, from Italy, will begin his three-year term in

The Teamsters Canada union has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National (CN) to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, train workers and yard workers. The agreement came after a week-long strike that saw a wave of national and international support for the rail workers

The Colombian working class have taken to the streets in another national strike to protest against the repressive actions of the government and its refusal to open dialogue with unions and civil society over the government’s harsh neoliberal policies that are affecting millions of Colombians.

A wide-ranging study by Yale University – commissioned by the ITF Seafarers Trust – has found dangerously high levels of mental stress among seafarers, and recommended how it can be reduced. The study spoke to 1,572 seafarers representing serving seafarers of different ranks across the world, on a

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the 18 million transport workers worldwide that the federation represents pledge support for the 10,000 members of the Finnish Post and Logistical Workers’ Union PAU who have been on strike since the 11th of November. The ITF is a democratic

Nearly 500 workers have signed up to their local union as part of a young workers’ camp in Jinja, Uganda, backed by the ITF. Over 100 young workers are participating in the event, with representatives from Uganda, Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Tanzania and Mozambique. The ITF part funded the event and

An ITF team has been to Palestine to evaluate the progress of a major project to strengthen the Palestine General Transport Workers Union, supported by Union to Union. In the first two years of the project, workplace organisers were trained and a number of bus and taxi stations were successfully

A civil aviation union in Kuwait has postponed all forthcoming industrial action after winning concessions from the government. Members of the Civil Aviation Labor Union of Kuwait had planned to take action, including strike action, over a dispute with the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)

Hundreds of Australian union members have stepped up their fight with Metro Trains Melbourne (MTM), a subsidiary of Hong Kong government-owned MTR, picketing hundreds of train stations to win community support for the rail workers engaged in a bitter struggle for a new agreement.