Representativeness of the European social partner organisations: Road transport sector

This study provides information allowing for an assessment of the representativeness of the actors involved in the European sectoral social dialogue committee for the road transport sector. Their relative representativeness legitimises their right to be consulted, their role and effective participation in the European sectoral social dialogue and their capacity to negotiate agreements. The aim of Eurofound’s studies on representativeness is to identify the relevant national and European social partner organisations in the field of industrial relations in the EU Member States. The methodology of this study is based on the representativeness criteria specified in European Commission Decision 98/500/EC. The study also aims to identify opportunities for capacity building and provide guidance for decision-making regarding the request for a separate European sectoral social dialogue committee for urban public transport activities. This study identified the representative social partners as the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing workers in road transport and urban public transport; IRU Europe, the European section of the International Road Transport Union, representing employers in road transport and urban public transport; and UITP Europe, the European section of the International Association of Public Transport, representing employers in urban public transport.