TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels TRUST: Building an ETF Vision Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Erika Young President ETF Civil Aviation Section

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation ETF Civil Aviation Section ETF Civil Aviation Section –Air Traffic Management Committee –Ground Staff Committee –Cabin Crew Committee

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Background Background –Between 1997 – 2007 the sector has undergone in-depth changes –Major change is entrance of low cost carriers –Reaction of traditional airlines –Currently in a process of consolidation

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Airports Airports –Privatisation –Development of regional airports –Liberalisation of GH Services

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Air Traffic Management Air Traffic Management –Single European Sky Initiative Shift from national to European level Shift from national to European level Improve and reinforce safety Improve and reinforce safety Restructure EU airspace (FABs) Restructure EU airspace (FABs) Additional capacity Additional capacity Overall efficiency Overall efficiency (Licence for ATC ) (Licence for ATC )

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Employment (overall) Employment (overall) – drop by 30, – drop by 30, – increase by 18% – increase by 18% 2001 – new drop 2001 – new drop stable around 380,000 (high turnover) stable around 380,000 (high turnover) BUT BUT –Quality of jobs is much lower

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Employment (airlines) Employment (airlines) 70% of airline employees in EU-15 in network carriers 70% of airline employees in EU-15 in network carriers 30% in point to point carriers 30% in point to point carriers 1997 – employment in LCCs = 1, – employment in LCCs = 1,000 ELFAA (11 LCCs out of approx. 50) ELFAA (11 LCCs out of approx. 50) 2007 – 18,000 permanent employees 2007 – 18,000 permanent employees Ryanair & Easyjet Ryanair & Easyjet approximately 9,000 approximately 9,000

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Other Effects (social) Other Effects (social) –Liberalisation and general economic development have influenced: Wages Wages Contracts Contracts –Multibased airlines –Airports

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Cabin, Ground Staff & ATC Cabin, Ground Staff & ATC –Working conditions Deterioration due to operational pressure, rest time, shift roistering, professional health & safety Deterioration due to operational pressure, rest time, shift roistering, professional health & safety –Training Deterioration in quality of initial and professional training Deterioration in quality of initial and professional training –Mobility EU Licence ATC might help EU Licence ATC might help Lack of EU CC Licence Lack of EU CC Licence GS – not applicable GS – not applicable

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation WHAT’S MISSING? WHAT’S MISSING? THE SOCIAL DIMENSION THE SOCIAL DIMENSION What can we do? What can we do?

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation –Proactive vs. reactive –Cooperation vs. competition –European vs. national –Collective vs. individual approach and … and … –Shift the balance of power to be BIGGER – STRONGER

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Recruitment/Organising Recruitment/Organising –Fragmentation (industry/unions) –Low union density in new entrants (LCCs) –Category-specific unions –Competitive EU federations (ATCEUC – ECA)

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Cross-border/Trans-national Cooperation Cross-border/Trans-national Cooperation –Why? To avoid social dumping between transport modes and between countries Overnight long distance trains vs. low cost carriers Overnight long distance trains vs. low cost carriers High-speed trains vs. short haul carriers. High-speed trains vs. short haul carriers. –To create understanding, unity, cohesion and solidarity amongst unions

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation European Action European Action EU Parliament – Commission – Council EU Parliament – Commission – Council Social Dialogue Social Dialogue Eurocontrol Eurocontrol EASA EASA Airline Alliances – EWCs Airline Alliances – EWCs Other stakeholders Other stakeholders Traditional TU Actions Traditional TU Actions Information – Lobbying – Bargaining – Demonstrations – Action Days - Strikes Information – Lobbying – Bargaining – Demonstrations – Action Days - Strikes

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation EU Parliament – Commission – Council EU Parliament – Commission – Council –Civil Aviation Legislation Third Package Third Package Reduced Pax Mobility Reduced Pax Mobility Revision of the GH Directive Revision of the GH Directive Cabin Crew Proficiency Cabin Crew Proficiency FTL/Working Time FTL/Working Time Second Package of Single European Sky Second Package of Single European Sky Airport Package Airport Package Security Security Just Culture/Occurrence reporting Just Culture/Occurrence reporting (EU-US Open Aviation Area) (EU-US Open Aviation Area)

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation European Social Dialogue European Social Dialogue –Just Culture (all sectors), –FABs in the ATM sector; –Training and qualifications project in GSC; –Workplace health promotion project in the Air Crew WG –ETF CAS is defining a strategy to make Social Dialogue more efficient.

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation EASA EASA –Harmonisation of regulations on safety and security. –ETF presence in: EAB (Stakeholder Forum) EAB (Stakeholder Forum) SSCC SSCC Working groups Working groups ETF is implementing a “training” focus for its members & defining a strategy ETF is implementing a “training” focus for its members & defining a strategy

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation European Works Councils European Works Councils –British Airways –Air France / KLM Develop and strengthen an ETF coordinated approach Develop and strengthen an ETF coordinated approach

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Stakeholders Stakeholders Many, many, many …. Many, many, many …. Good, bad, easy, hard, cooperative, competitive Good, bad, easy, hard, cooperative, competitive

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation Environment Environment –Noise –Emissions Training

TRUST Restructuring & Development Conference, October 30-31, 2007, Brussels Passenger Transport: Towards sustainable mobility Civil Aviation FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOOD FOR THOUGHT