Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

Leaked emails from the Department for Transport have exposed the secrecy and dishonesty of the Government's plans to cut staff at hundreds of stations across the UK.

The TUC, TSSA, fellow rail unions and transport campaigners have launched a campaign to fight job cuts, service reductions, ticket office closures and fare hikes in the rail industry.

TSSA and Together for Transport are working together to build a powerful coalition of trade unions, rail passengers, businesses and environmental groups in the South West aimed at agreeing a core set of standards for the next franchisee and then lobbying those in the bidding to adopt them.

The campaign to Sack Boris is now in full swing and only a few days remain until Londoners go to the polls to cast their vote.

On 8 Marc the Government eventually published its Command Paper 'Reforming our Railways: Putting the Customer First'. This was its formal response to Sir Roy McNulty's deeply flawed Rail Value for Money study published last May that aims to cut industry costs by up to £3.5 billion.

Colin Savage, Company Council Rep at Amey Consulting had been successfully battling away for members, but signing-up to courses from TSSA's Education Programme massively upped his game.

The Scottish Labour conference held in Dundee in early March was my first as a delegate, but I needn't have worried, being accompanied by our new General Secretary Manuel Cortes and knowledgeable Scottish Senior Organiser Tom Kennedy, it made for a really enjoyable experience.

This May TSSA launches a new campaign, Better Rail. At a time when our railways are seeing the highest passenger levels since the 1920s and yet also have the highest fares in Europe, we need to build towards a future which ensures that rail is a quality service, available to all the public.

TSSA recently joined a delegation to meet and offer solidarity to Greek trade unions, politicians and campaigners and to see first-hand the dire impact that austerity without end is having on ordinary people. Ben Soffa reports.

Comment from General Secretary Manuel Cortes

Christian Wolmar examines the misconceptions at the heart of the Government’s new policy.

Paul Salveson looks at the hopeful signs emerging from Labour’s policy review

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Very year, TSSA members elect a new Executive Committee Representative for a third of TSSA’s Divisions. This year it is the turn of the Midlands, South Wales and West, Anglia and London North East and Lancashire and Cumbria Divisions.

With so many major events happening across the UK, 2012 is shaping up to be a busy year. In the LGBT community, we have a reason to celebrate in particular, as World Pride comes to London this summer.

Does this government believe in investment or not?

The decision to go ahead with the long hoped-for high speed rail network for Britain has been strongly welcomed by the TSSA.

Even before the Government has responded to the rail 'value for money' report produced by Sir Roy McNulty, new franchise bids are being encouraged by the Department for Transport which would operate a McNulty- style service.