TSSA Journal August/September 1999
Index
- Rep Glynn swaps Wolverhampton for Kosovo
- TSSA rep Glyn Bann has temporarily downed tools to serve with the forces in Kosovo.
- Trolley staff’s campaign is on a roll
- No-one likes turning up for work on Monday morning. But how would you feel if you arrived to find the doors were locked and your bosses had disappeared?.
- Union rep Bernard says: make me London’s Tory Mayor
- TSSA has always been proud of its involvement with the Labour Party, but that doesn’t mean every TSSA member is a Labour voter.
- Members’ survey
- At TSSA, we’re not afraid to shout about what our new members think of us.
- Potential Tube bidders move one step closer
- TSSA is due to meet John Prescott to express concerns about Railtrack’s exclusive right to negotiate on the sub-surface infraco bid and explain members’ reaction to his letter to staff.
- TSSA teams up with RMT and ASLEF to push for Tube plan re-think
- TSSA has teamed up with fellow Underground unions RMT and ASLEF to launch a high-profile campaign for an alternative to the Government’s Tube plans.
- Report questions Railtrack’s investment record
- An independent academic report commissioned by TSSA has raised serious questions about Railtrack’s stewardship of the rail network.
- The Railways Bill
- The Government has published its Railways Bill, which has passed through its first two Commons stages.
- It’s everyone’s right to work in safety
- TSSA General Secretary Richard Rosser says it’s in everyone’s interests to protect staff from assault
- Minister gets tough over travel ownership
- Competition and Consumer Affairs Minister Kim Howells is ordering tour operators and travel agencies to publicise their ownership structures to customers.
- Have you got a ticket to ride?
- Parking facilities, equal rights to travel facilities for same-sex partners and part-time staff, first class travel rights and safeguarding staff from the taxman are high on TSSA’s agenda.
- TSSA member on transport commission
- The Commission for Integrated Transport, set up as a result of last year’s Integrated Transport White Paper, has started work on a two-year programme of activity.
- Derby hosts Adtranz European Works Council
Twenty-eight delegates representing the 13 countries of the enlarged Europe converged on Derby in June for the third annual meeting of the European Adtranz Employees Council.
Report by TSSA rep John Clarke
- Violence on the increase
- The Health and Safety Commission’s Railway Industry Advisory Committee held a conference on 8 July 1999 to consider the problem of violence against railway staff.
- Unions get more rights to information and consultation
- The Government has introduced new regulations to improve procedures for informing and consulting employee representatives about redundancies and business transfers.
- Backtrack on hours
- Trade and Industry Secretary Stephen Byers is planning to water down employees’ rights under the European Working Time Directive.
- Irish course sharpens skills in joint problem-solving
- Last year the TSSA Journal reported on a TSSA joint training programme which had been conducted within the CIE group of companies in conjunction with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
- TSSA survey shows stress is big issue at Railtrack
Six in 10 staff suffer from stress
Six in 10 are losing sleep
Three in 10 suffer frequently
Stress affects home life for two in three
Worst for Supervisors and ECRO staff
