As states get green light to implement supply chain Directive, ETF and ITF demand more from landmark law The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are calling on European Union (EU) Member States to quickly introduce strong domestic supply chain due diligence laws to protect transport workers from corporate […]
The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority is denying over 600 Air Traffic Services workers their fundamental right to join a union. In 2023, air traffic services workers including air traffic controllers, aeronautical communication officers, telecommunication and engineering services workers attempted to organise a union with ITF- affiliated Transport Workers Union of Kenya (TAWU). But their employer, the Kenya […]
Colombia is in the process of introducing new legislation, in a significant move to safeguard the rights and well-being of workers in the aviation industry. The proposed legislation, which was filed on 20 February in the House of Representatives and due to be considered in Parliament soon, will put an end to the escalating trend […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) affiliate ver.di has secured an historic collective agreement, including improved wages and working conditions for over 30,000 employees at major German airports following strike action earlier this week. This historic agreement sets a precedent by replacing numerous individual agreements and sets a new standard for the industry. Stephen Cotton, […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) defend the rights of striking aviation workers in Germany today (20 February) and support Ver.di’s calls for immediate and meaningful engagement on a new collective bargaining agreement, restoring wage cuts made during the Covid pandemic. Ver.di called the strike due to management’s […]
146 members of the US Congress have written to the CEO of Delta Air Lines urging them to stop union busting activities and commit to negotiating in good faith if their employees choose to form a union. Delta employees announced a coordinated campaign to organise in November 2022 amongst flight attendants, fleet service workers, and technicians, […]
COP28, Dubai, United Arab Emirates – On International Civil Aviation Day, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is today calling on governments the world over to implement subsidies and incentive programmes to ramp up the production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) to ensure the industry meets its decarbonisation targets and enable it to focus on upskilling […]
MADRID – The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) today called on employers, regulators, policy makers, solution providers and experts from across the aviation value chain gathered at IATA’s World Sustainability Summit to ensure frontline workers and their union representatives are consulted and involved to help expedite the sector’s transition to a net-zero future. “ITF supports the […]
