Railways

Rail freight transport (SGV) in Europe is facing considerable challenges.

Two trade unionists and railway workers talk about the generational change at ÖBB, good work and strong cohesion.

Falling market shares, endangered jobs and the threat of shifting to the roads: The European Transport Workers' Federation presents a comprehensive list of demands for the future of rail freight transport.

The employees of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG ensure that everything is safely on track around the clock - including on the new Koralm Railway.

In the face of growing competition in the railway sector, vida insists on good training, fair wages and Europe-wide standards.

Instead of market logic, what is needed is public investment, fair competitive conditions and a strengthening of single wagonload transport.

Records are not made by tables, but by people.

The opening of Stadler Rail's new factory hall in Obersiebenbrunn in Lower Austria is an important impetus for the Austrian railway and industrial location.

Gewerkschaft vida sieht Rechnungshofbericht als Warnsignal und fordert strategische Kurskorrektur.

Die Europäische Transportarbeiter-Föderation (ETF) hat #SaveRailFreight gestartet. Das ist die neue Kampagne zum Schutz des europäischen Schienengüterverkehrs mit seinen hunderttausenden Arbeitsplätzen.

A safe railway sector is only possible if it is also designed in a socially sustainable way.

Gerhard Tauchner in action for fair, safe and social working conditions throughout Europe – and in the podcast talk. 

Austria needs skilled workers – but not at any price. Why fair working conditions, secure residence permits and integration are crucial and how labour migration can succeed without exploitation.

Violence against railway workers is increasing. After a serious assault in Styria and the fatal attack on a train conductor in Germany at the beginning of February, the trade union vida is sounding the alarm. Chairman Roman Hebenstreit is calling on the government and rail operators to hold a rapid safety summit – and concrete measures to protect employees and passengers.

vida-Tauchner: Zero tolerance for violence – safety of railway employees is non-negotiable.

Hebenstreit calls for real relief for people and businesses – lower energy prices instead of tax gifts for profiteers!

ÖBB training package becomes a farce. Low-wage professions such as cooks, hairdressers and masseurs prove that there is not a lack of staff, but of decency.