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ITF joins US Coast Guard shore leave debate
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has submitted a deposition to the US Coast Guard’s consultation on seafarers’ access to maritime facilities – the Notice of Proposed Rule Making. The submission supports the USCG’s efforts to improve the shore leave/access situation for seafarers while upholding the nation’s security needs.
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Avianca ground staff return to work after bitter dispute
A bitter dispute between ground staff and Colombia’s national carrier Avianca finally ended on 9 January, when 130 workers who had been barred from their workplace returned to work
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Unions urge governments to support ILO convention on violence at work
ITF affiliates globally are urging their governments and employers’ organisations to push for an ILO convention to stop gender-based violence at work, as part of their preparations to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March.
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Union action protects right to strike
Worldwide action organised by the ITF and Public Services International (PSI), in concert with other global unions, the ITUC (International Trade Union Confederation) and trade unions worldwide, has helped thwart an attempt to remove the right to strike at the International Labour Organization (ILO).
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Right to strike upheld – but needs defending
Following a worldwide trade union campaign to defend it, the right to strike has been re-affirmed at the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Geneva.
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Long running Auckland dispute ends in win for workers
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is joining its affiliate the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ) in celebrating the signing of a new collective agreement for workers at the Ports of Auckland.
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British MPs on US mission over National Express bus services
British members of parliament (MPs) Ian Lavery and Jim Sheridan took part in a series of events during their fact-finding mission to the United States concerning school bus services owned by UK-based multinational transportation company National Express.
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ITF welcomes hard-fought deal for ILWU workers on US West Coast
The international Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has welcomed a tentative agreement struck between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports of the USA.
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Al Baker challenged to prove ‘bullshit’ claim
The ITF (International Transport Workers’ Federation) has once again thrown down the gauntlet to Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, and challenged him to prove that the airline is reforming its practices.
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ILO moves on shore leave for seafarers
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has made progress in improving arrangements for shore leave for seafarers. At a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, employers, trade unions and governments agreed a common approach to improving ILO Convention 185, which covers identity documents for seafarers, enabling access to shore leave.
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Keep unregulated taxis out of Belgium! Union acts on Uber
ITF-affiliated union BTB has taken action in its ongoing efforts to confront app-based taxi system Uber over protecting standards for drivers and passengers.
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ITF launches air quality working group
The ITF air quality working group will hold its inaugural meeting at ITF House in London on 27 February to review proposals to address the problem of contaminated air on commercial aircraft and at airports.
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