Last week, on 11 July, transport workers from Trade Union of Railwaymen and Transport Construction Workers of Ukraine, Trade Union Marine Transport Workers’, All-Ukrainian trade union "Federation of Trade Unions of Aircraft Workers of Radar, Radio Navigation and Communication of Ukraine", Trade union of road transport and road workers, Trade Union of Aviation Workers of Ukraine, All-Ukrainian Trade Union of Pilots was united by the Conference FEDERATION OF TRANSPORT TRADE UNIONS OF UKRAINE (FTTU).
A report on the work of the FTTU during the full-scale war was presented. Important decisions were made and further steps were developed to take cooperation with the Ministry of Infrastructure to a new level.
The FTTU work will focus, in particular, on:
- European integration orientation and strengthening ties with international trade unions;
- involvement of young activists from youth organisations in the work;
– advocating for equal rights and opportunities for women;
- drafting the new Labour Code, the draft law ‘On Amendments to the Law of Ukraine “On the Status of War Veterans, Guarantees of Their Social Protection”, which was developed by trade unions; amending the Law of Ukraine “On the Organisation of Labour Relations under Martial Law” No. 2136-IX of 15.03.2022, etc;
- support for the initiative of trade unions to declare certain provisions of the Law ‘On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of Ukraine on the Regulation of the Granting and Use of Leave...’ unconstitutional;
- work on the draft law on the minimum wage, etc.
The experience of the international community - the International and European Transport Workers' Federations - is identified as an important benchmark in the work of the FTTU.
At the invitation of the MTWTU, the conference was attended by the guest of honour, our colleague, coordinator of the Nordic Transport Workers' Federation, NTF (headquartered in Stockholm), Christer Norfall. The work of the international union is aimed at protecting workers of railways and maritime transport and infrastructure, seafarers, civil aviation, road transport, public transport, warehouses and logistics.
The significant number of young trade union activists and issues specific to young people have necessitated the search for and development of new approaches and methods of interaction. Therefore, it has been proposed to establish a youth movement within the FTTU, which will be represented by the FTTU Youth Council.
We remind you that the heads of the FTTU affiliates represent the interests of their trade union members in the National Tripartite Social and Economic Council, the Joint Representative Body of Representative All-Ukrainian Trade Union Associations at the national level and their working bodies, as well as in state social insurance bodies.
The Federation of Transport Trade Unions of Ukraine is Chairman by Oleksiy SEMERUN', Chairman Trade Union of Railwaymen and Transport Construction Workers of Ukraine. Oleg GRYGORIUK, Trade Union Marine Transport Workers’, was elected First Deputy Chairman, and Oleksiy SMOLSKYI, All-Ukrainian Trade Union “Federation of Trade Unions of Aviation Workers in Radar, Radio Navigation, and Communications of Ukraine”, was elected Deputy Chairman. The Council of the FTTU and the Audit Commission are working in their new composition. Viktoria Kernos, chair of the primary trade union organization of employees of the Mykolaiv Sea Trade Port Administration of the Trade Union of Maritime Transport Workers of Ukraine, was elected chair of the Audit Commission of the Trade Union.