ALE – Train Drivers‘ Unions of Europe
Organization
The Federation of European Train Drivers Unions – ALE is an organization of 13 European train drivers unions.
ALE’s constituent member unions are responsible for organising more than 45,000 train drivers.
ALE is a professional organisation, which represents their social and economical interests throughout the european railways.
Executive Presidency
Since 2022 the Executive Presidency consists of the following executive officers:
Juan Jesús García Fraile
President of ALE
Advisor SEMAF Spain
Sindicato Español de Maquinistas y Ayudantes Ferroviarios SEMAF
Paseo de las Delicias 20, Planta 3
28045 Madrid
Spain
Tel: + 34 / 91 / 7 74 94 00
semaf(at)semaf.org
Leszek Mietek
Vicepresident of ALE
President ZZM Poland
Zwiazek Zawodowy Maszynistow Kolejowych W Polsce ZZM
ul. Grójecka 17
PL-02-021 Warszawa
Poland
Tel: + 48 / 22 / 47 42 615
zzmale(at)wp.pl
Pietro Serbassi
Vicepresident of ALE
President FAST Confsal Italy
Federazione Autonoma dei Sindacati dei Trasporti (FAST Ferrovie)
Via Albona 1
00177 Rome
Italy
Tel: + 39 / 6 / 4730 76 66
serbassi(at)fastferrovie.it
Management Board
The Management Board of ALE is composed of:
- the Executive Presidency
- the General Secretariat
- President/Secretary General of the member unions wich are not already represented among the Executive Presidency
- the Treasurer
ALE Congress
The main decision-making body of ALE is the ALE Congress which is generally held every four years. The ALE Congress elects the Executive Officers of the Management Board and passes resolutions on main political aims for the period until the next ALE Congress.
Central Office and language
ALE’s Central Office is located at the offices of whichever individual union currently provides its President. The Central Office is now located in Madrid (Spain). The chosen language for internal and external communications is english.
Membership
All autonomous and democratically organised European trades unions and professional organisations whose task it is to represent individual or specific professions of railway cabin staff are eligible to become members of ALE.
Collective Agreements
As an umbrella Organisation, ALE has no negotiation rights on salaries and wages. Individual ALE members, on the other hand, do have such rights at national levels.