Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

TSSA is an independent, UK-based trade union for the transport and travel trade industries. We have 30,000 members in the UK and Ireland, working for the railways and associated companies, London Underground and Transport for London, the travel trade, and in shipping, ports, road haulage and buses.

LUL Strike is on!

Training seminar: 23/24 September at Birmingham University

European Health & Safety Week: 25-29 October
Day of Action: 27 October 2010

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Recent News Releases

LONDON UNDERGROUND STRIKE STILL ON

2 September 2010:Talks aimed at averting a series of strikes by London Underground workers from next week have broken down and the industrial action will now go ahead as planned.
read more on: LONDON UNDERGROUND STRIKE STILL ON

Further Underground Strikes

2 September 2010:TSSA members employed by the underground infrastructure company Tube Lines will be taking strike action from 9am to 5pm on Tuesday 07 Sept 2010. These are predominantly managers, senior managers and clerical grades on performance related pay contracts.
read more on: Further Underground Strikes

Eurostar Train Managers Begin Industrial Action

31 August 2010:Train Managers employed by Eurostar today began industrial action aimed at stopping the self despatch of Eurostar services from Paris. Members of the TSSA rail union are refusing to take part in any training, induction or coaching in relation to self-despatch of Eurostar Trains by Train Managers.
read more on: Eurostar Train Managers Begin Industrial Action

Latest Campaign news

ITF Day of Action Against UPS

The ITF has been informed that an organising drive led by ITF affiliated road tranport union, TÜMTIS has been met with escalating aggression against UPS drivers in Turkey. UPS is a US-owned global courier company.
read more on: ITF Day of Action Against UPS

National Pensioners’ Convention

National Rally and Lobby of Parliament
Wednesday 27 October 2010
read more on: National Pensioners’ Convention

Public Services not private profit public rally

Chelmsford TUC will host a public meeting at 7.30pm on Wednesday 22nd September 2010, Christ Church, New London Road, Chelmsford.
read more on: Public Services not private profit public rally

Latest Company News

First Capital Connect: FCC branch newsletter - August 2010

2 September 2010:

Here is your latest newsletter from your branch:

Help us fight for a better railway!!

Tubelines: Tube Lines – The Strike is on

2 September 2010: Formal Notice has now been served upon Tube Lines to say that the TSSA strike is on. Why? Because so far, management at Tube Lines has failed to initiate talks with TSSA in granting union recognition for those staff employed on Performance Related Pay contracts.
read more on: Tubelines: Tube Lines – The Strike is on

Eurostar: TSSA Suspends Industrial Action

2 September 2010: TSSA had a lengthy meeting with Eurostar to discuss the dispute involving Train Managers that had started on 31st August 2010, with members taking action short of strike. TSSA was extremely concerned with the content of the communication Eurostar had sent our members regarding the dispute
read more on: Eurostar: TSSA Suspends Industrial Action

London Underground: LUL: Strike is on!

2 September 2010: London Underground still refuse to talk sensibly to TSSA and RMT over OSP and the impact of the cuts. This means we have been forced into declaring a 24 hour strike from 21.00 hours on Monday 06 September 2010 until 20.59 hours on Tuesday 07 September 2010.
read more on: London Underground: LUL: Strike is on!

Your Union

TSSA Education: Training seminar: 23/24September, Birmingham University

Change is upon us; with a new Government, changing priorities and impending cuts. So come along to this seminar updating their knowledge and getting on the fast track to organise around new legislation and changing working practices.
read more on Training seminar: 23/24September, Birmingham University

futureTSSA: Conference and AGM 2010

This year futureTSSA will be concentrating on a Stop The Cuts campaign, which aims to challenge the damaging and unfair cuts to public transport, services and jobs. We aim to put young members of the union at the cutting edge of this campaign in TSSA.
read more on Conference and AGM 2010

Annual Conference 2010: Item E1 - Labour Party Funding

Set out below are the terms of this resolution carried at this year’s Annual Conference that the Executive Committee have decided should be conveyed to Branches:
read more on Item E1 - Labour Party Funding