{"id":1670,"date":"2020-04-20T17:02:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T17:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ale-org.eu\/?p=1670"},"modified":"2021-07-13T11:19:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T11:19:32","slug":"press-release-ale-position-paper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ale-org.eu\/index.php\/2020\/04\/20\/press-release-ale-position-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release – ALE Position Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t[et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]Today, more than ever and in the conditions we least desire, the need for and the importance of trade unions<\/strong> is becoming apparent.<\/p>\n

Throughout Europe, we have seen with joy in ALE that our member unions, professional unions of Train Drivers, <\/strong>have worked side by side with companies and governments to cope with this situation and to maintain jobs, moving the railway operation forward and ensuring the health and integrity of our colleagues.<\/p>\n

The train drivers\u00b4 work, committed, professional and essential in our times, has made clear the importance and relevance they have within railway companies and, once again, they have proved their worth in the most difficult times<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When all of this goes away, when this global pandemic is just a bad memory, we must keep in mind that the global health crisis cannot be an excuse for certain companies to undermine the rights of rail workers<\/strong>; we are fulfilling our duties as train drivers and we will work to make our environment more committed, more professional, more trained and safer.<\/p>\n

It is time for the effective \u201cshift to rail<\/strong>\u201d, the mode of transport that supports this crisis. It is time to fulfil the European Green Deal<\/strong> and make this world more eco-sustainable. It is time to finally give freight<\/strong> transport by train the importance it deserves.<\/p>\n

We will continue to demand that the transposition of the 4th Railway Package<\/strong> cannot be an \u201c\u00e0 la carte\u201d transposition; the Safety Directive<\/strong> is clear and we must, together, ensure that the standards that comprise it are carried out in each Member State. Safety and a Just Safety Culture will, as always, mark our roadmap.<\/p>\n

As a train driver, a railway man and a worker, I would like to send a message of encouragement<\/strong> to all our colleagues and a desire for health<\/strong> for all of them and their relatives.<\/p>\n

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Juan Jes\u00fas Garc\u00eda Fraile<\/h6>\n
PRESIDENT OF ALE<\/h6>\n
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Juan Jes\u00fas Garc\u00eda Fraile<\/h6>\r\n
PRESIDENT OF ALE<\/h6>\r\n
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