Organisation
The Federation of European Train Drivers’ Unions (ALE) is an organisation of 13 European train drivers’ unions that bring together and represent more than 45,000 train drivers across Europe.
ALE is a professional trade union organisation representing their social and economic interests throughout the European railway system.
Executive Presidency
Since the last Congress in 2022 the Executive Presidency is formed by:
Juan Jesús García Fraile
President of ALE
Sindicato Español de Maquinistas y Ayudantes Ferroviarios SEMAF
Paseo de las Delicias 20, Planta 3
28045 Madrid, Spain
Leszek Miętek
Vicepresident of ALE
President Związku Zawodowego Maszynistów Kolejowych w Polsce ZZM
ul. Grójecka 17, 02-021 Warszawa
Polska, Poland
Pietro Serbassi
Vicepresident of ALE
President FAST Confsal Italy
Federazione Autonoma dei Sindacati dei Trasporti
Via Prenestina 170
00176 Rome, Italy
About us
Management Board
• The Executive Presidency
• The General Secretariat
• President/ General Secretary of the member unions which are not already represented among the Executive Presidency
• The Treasurer
ALE Congress
Congress is the governing body of ALE and shall ordinary meet once every four years. The ALE Congress shall elect the Executive Officers of the Management Board and adopt resolutions on the main political aims for the whole mandate.
Membership
All autonomous and democratically organised European trade unions and professional organisations, whose main task is to represent individual or specific professions of railway cabin staff, are eligible to become members of ALE.
Headquarters and language
Located in Brussels, the chosen language for internal and external communications is English.