Issues and campaigns: ETF Womens Committee
The Women’s Committee of the European Transport workers’ Federation (ETF), on which Janine served 2014-17
Report: ETF Women’s Conference 2017
RMT’s delegation to the European Transport workers’ Federation Women’s Conference comprised Mary Jane Herbison, Michelle Rodgers, Lorna Tooley and Janine Booth. The conference was, unfortunately, squeezed into a short time on a single day. It still managed to do its … Read more
Report to ETF Women’s Conference 2017: Violence Against Women Transport Workers – It’s Not Part of the Job!
This is the report I gave to ETF Women’s Conference about the previous four years campaigning against violence against women … The 2013 ETF Women’s Conference decided that opposing violenece against women transport workers would be one of its priorities … Read more
ETF Women’s Committee report: March 2017
ETF Women’s Conference
ETF Women’s Committee meeting
ETF Women’s Committee meeting
European Commission: Getting More Women to Work in Transport?
Jean-Louis Colson (on the right of the photo) from DG-MOVE – the European Commission’s Directorate General on transport – outlined the Commission’s work on women and transport, and the consultation it is currently running. For the Commission, the main ‘challenge’ is … Read more
ETF Women’s Committee reports, campaigns and plans
COUNTRY REPORTS France – Women trade unionists have been concentrating on increasing women’s involvement in the unions, and on campaigning against violence against women. At Gare du Nord railway station, African women cleaners are often sexually assaulted by male bosses. … Read more
Bulgarian Women Transport Workers Organise
Daniela Zlatova of Bulgarian transport trade union FTTUB gave an impressive account of the union’s efforts and achievements in involving women. FTTUB : has 10,500 members includes 86 trade union bodies in transport and telecoms has 9 women out of … Read more