On the 26th of April 2022, the EU-level ATM social dialogue meeting gathered online at the invitation of the European Commission. While the staff in ATM was represented by around 20 people from all around Europe (most present in person), only one person attended on behalf of the employers, namely a permanent staff of CANSO Europe. Air Traffic Controllers European Unions Coordination (ATCEUC) and European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF), representing workers in ATM, regret the absence of the employers’ representatives at today’s EU level ATM social dialogue meeting. (....)