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Estonian Transport and Road Workers’ Trade Union (ETTA) Vilnius, 19 December 2016

Estonian Transport and Road Workers’ Trade Union (ETTA) Vilnius, 19 December 2016 Jaan-Hendrik Toomel, Chairman. We represent: bus drivers, truck drivers, ambulance drivers, road construction, telecom, logistics (warehouses), civil aviation (ground), communal 78 departments (subsections)

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Estonian Transport and Road Workers’ Trade Union (ETTA) Vilnius, 19 December 2016

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  1. Estonian Transport and Road Workers’ Trade Union (ETTA) Vilnius, 19 December 2016 Jaan-Hendrik Toomel, Chairman We represent: bus drivers, truck drivers, ambulance drivers, road construction, telecom, logistics (warehouses), civil aviation (ground), communal 78 departments (subsections) 7 paid workers: 3 coordinators, lawyer, finance, assistant 3 regional offices: Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, open 5 days a week

  2. Challenges in Public Transport  biddinglowinpublicprocurements – Trade Union actions and gettingbettertermsfrom Road Admin.  “schemeing” withpayingsalaries – makingtheseschemespublic, disputes, (labour) courtpractice  rentalworkforce and a-typicalworkrelations – higherqualityofservices, improvementoflaws and inspectionofrentalfirmsincooperationwithlabourinspectorateetc.  companieswith no tradeunionrepresentation – bettercoveragewithtradeuniontoensurefaircompetition

  3. Challenges in Freight Transport (Roads)  sectorisfractured, fluctuationofpersonnel – work on EU level, regulations  lotsofblackeconomy – goodcooperationwithemployers’ union, EstonianTax and CustomsBoard, Road Administration  basisofpayingsalaries – ETTA’slegalassistance and cooperationwithlabourinspectorate  samesituationwhichwasinNordicsfewyearsago – EU regulations, cooperationwith ETF, MinistryofEconomicAffairs and Communication  tightcompetitionbetweenemployers, onlyprice– cooperationwithemployers’ union, betterregulations, higheraddedvaluetoservices, forexampleminimumwageagreementfortruckdrivers

  4. Posting of Workers in Estonia • Differencesinregulation: •  Perdiemsmax 50 € taxfree • Minimumperdiem 22,50 € ifaccomodation, travelcosts and at least 3 meals are covered • Whatweexpectfromgovernment: •  Clarity on weatherpostingregulationappliesto transport workersornot •  Ifpostingregulationdoesnotapplythenalternativeregulation •  Betterregulationofsocialdialogueespecially on sectorallevel and tripartite SD

  5. Thank You! Questions? Estonian Transport and Road Workers’ Trade Union (ETTA) Jaan-Hendrik Toomel, chairman e-mail: hendrik@etta.ee phone: +372 507 1177

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