Annual Conference 2022 live updates

What an incredible history! What a future lies before you!

Introduction

Live updates from TSSA's annual conference - as it happens.

If you do not back the staff then you have a price to pay. People across the transport sector must be heard. You cannot be clapped one day and sacked the next.

Saturday morning 7 May 10am - 1pm

9am - 11am Disability Working Group Conference, Novotel, next door to the Mercure Hotel.

10am - Online session open for tests etc.

11 am - Introduction Session

12 Noon - Conference Opens

Minutes of 2021 Conference

Announcement of Election Results

President’s Address

Remembrance of Deceased Colleagues

Steward’s Report on Attendance

Guest Speaker

Rachael Maskell – MP

Motions

1pm - Conference Adjourns

Workplace adjustments are not rocket science

Saturday afternoon May 7

2:30pm Conference resumes

7 Housing
Mover: Irish Committee Seconder: North East General
EC Support
Carried

8 Social care
Mover: London & Southern Retired Seconder: Anglia South General
EC Support
Amendment A
Mover: North East General
EC Support
Opposed London & Southern Retired
Amendment Carried
Motion Carried as amended

Supported by:Anglia South General, Retired Members Branch, Anglia No.3

9 Welfare State
Mover: Retired Members Branch
EC Support
Carried

10 Equal Opportunities
Mover: Disabled Workers' Group Seconder: Lancs & Cumbria General
EC Support
Carried

11 Living wage for Key Workers
Mover: London Bus and Rail Operators Seconder: LU Mats and Operating Managers
EC Support
Carried

13 London Freedom Pass
Mover: LT Retired Seconder: London Bus and Rail Operators
EC Support
Carried

14 Rail Industry Unity
Mover: Network Rail London South Seconder: Network Rail North London
EC Support
Carried

Closed Session
Emergency Motion 1
Mover: Retired Members' Group
EC Support
Carried

5:30pm Conference Adjourns

The government were quick to assist night industries, pub, clubs, retail, and they did so with hundreds of millions of pounds of covid cash… they have not done that for our travel trade members... We, as a trade union need to support all our members affected by these cuts.

Sunday 8 May Morning

9:30am Session Available

10:15 am Start

Minutes of 2021 Conference - agreed

15 Campaign against Proposed Job Cuts
Mover: Network Rail North London Seconder: Network Rail London South
EC Support
Supported by: Women in Focus Disability Working Group
Carried

16 Police Forces
Mover: Kent
EC Support
Lost

17 Threat to Right of Protest
Mover: Midlands General Seconder: Anglia South General
EC Support
Carried

18 Travel Trade
Mover: West of Scotland General Seconder: Anglia Number 3 branch
EC Support
Carried

19 Environment (COP26)
Mover: TfL Central
Amended:Midlands Retired - Amendment accepted
EC Support
Carried

Welcoming of new delegates to conference

20 Public Ownership of Energy
Mover:Euston Seconder: Scotland Retired
EC Support
Carried

Standing Orders Report - Agreed

21 Energy
Mover:Future TSSA Seconder: Anglia South General
EC Support
Carried

22 Covid (Health and Safety)
Mover:Crewe and Cheshire General Seconder: Midland Retired
EC Support
Amendment A
Mover: Lancs and Cumbria General
EC Oppose
DWG amendment withdrawn in favour of Amendment A
Amendment Lost
Motion Carried

23 Covid
Mover: Disability Working Group Seconder:Southeastern Metro
EC Support
Carried

24 Covid
Mover:Women in Focus
EC Support
Carried

25 International (Nicaragua)
Mover:Euston Branch Seconder: North East General
EC Support
Carried

26 International (Elimination of Child Labour)
Mover: Irish Committee Seconder: London South General
EC Support
Carried

27 & 28 Composite A State Pensions and the Pensions ‘Triple Lock’
Mover: LT Retired Seconder: London & Southern Retired
EC Support
Carried

29 Pensions (Network Rail Pension Funds)
Mover: Network Rail Milton Keynes Seconder: Lancs & Cumbria General
EC Support
Carried

Guest Speaker
Amy Wiser, Communications Director of the IBB

EM3 Cost of Living Crisis
Mover: EC
EC Support
Amendment A
Mover: London Bus and Rail Operators
EC Support Amendment A
Carried
Amendment B
Mover: Network Rail London South
EC Support Amendment B
Carried
Amendment C
Mover: TfL Central
EC Oppose Amendment C
Lost
Amendment D
Mover: Retired Members Group
EC Oppose Amendment D
Carried
EM3 Cost of Living Crisis Motion Carried

12:40pm Conference Adjourned

Sunday 8 May Afternoon

2:30pm Conference Resumes - Closed Session

37 EC Motion on Report and Financial Statements
Mover: EC
Amendment A: Withdrawn
Amendment B: Withdrawn
Carried

38 EC Motion on Appointment of Auditors
Moved: EC
Carried

39 TSSA Conference (Reserve Motion)
Mover: Retired Members Group
EC Oppose
Carried

42 & 43 Composite B – TSSA Organisation (Recruitment)
Mover: LU Mats and Operating Managers Seconder: Anglia South General
EC Oppose
Carried

12 Stonewall
Mover: LU Mats and Operating Managers Seconder: Euston
EC Oppose
Amendment A
Mover: Network Rail South London
EC Oppose
Amendment Lost
Amendment B
Mover: TfL Central
EC Oppose
Amendment Lost
Motion 12 Lost

30 Discrimination
Mover: Southeastern Metro Seconder: London Bus & Rail Operators
EC Support
Amendment A
Mover: Lancs & Cumbria General - Withdrawn at confernence
Carried
General Secretary asked to forward congratulations to Unite for winning the case described in the motion

31 Discrimination (Loss of Womens’ Jobs during the Pandemic)
Mover: West of Scotland General Seconder: Milton Keynes Quadrant Branch
EC Support
Carried

32 Discrimination (Institutional Sexism)
Mover: Women in Focus
Motion was ruled out of order by the chair

Conference closed session ended

33 Race Matters
Mover: Network Rail London South Seconder: E-mix
EC Support
Carried

34 Race Matters (Refugees and Asylum seekers)
Mover: TfL Central Seconder: London Transport Retired
EC Support
Carried

35 Labour Party (Crisis of British Democracy)
Mover: North East General Seconder: Kent
EC Oppose
Supported by Anglia South General

45 TSSA Democracy
Mover: North East Operations
ruled out of order by the chair after legal advice

5:30pm Conference Adjourns

Annual Conference 2022 Monday 9 May

TSSA 125 - an all-day celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the TSSA.

Find out more about TSSA 125

This is the stuff we should be raving and misbehaving about… It’s absolutely right that we fight against these cuts that are being done under the guise of the covid pandemic.

Tuesday 10 May Morning

9:30am Session available

10:00am Conference resumes

Stewards Report: 54 delegates, including 5 online

Elections results

Standing Orders Committe
Andy Bain, Luke Howard, Joe Kavanagh, Gerry Kennedy, Pauline McArdle
(elected unopposed)

Scrutineers
Kieran Crowe, Steve Floyd
(elected unopposed)

TUC
Sarah-Jane McDonough                 Euston                   130
Fliss Premru                                     TFL Central           130
Al Stoten                                          SE Metro               99
The three above are elected
Nicola Jukes                                     NE Operations    35
Andi Fox                                            NE Operations     5

Labour Party Conference
Paul Beadle, Nicola Jukes, Jill Murdoch, (elected unopposed)

Labour Party Women's Conference
Nicola Jukes, Jill Murdoch, (elected unopposed)

Women’s TUC 2023
Hilary Hoskin, Sarah-Jane McDonough, ,Fliss Premru, Josie Weller, Andi Fox (elected unopposed)

44 TSSA Organisation (Transparency & Improvement in TSSA’s Social Performance)
Mover: Network Rail Milton Keynes
EC Oppose
Ruled out of order by the chair
Remitted by the branch

36 Labour Party
Mover: Southeastern Metro Seconder:Anglia No.3
EC Support
Carried

40 TSSA Organisation (Outcome of Conference Motions) (Closed Session)
Mover: Kent Seconder: Midlands General
EC Support
Amendment
Mover: LU Mats and Operating Managers
EC Oppose
Kent accepted amendment
Amendment Carried
EC Opposes motion as amended

41 TSSA Organisation (Help Desk)
Mover: Lancs and Cumbria General Seconder: Crewe and Cheshire General
EC Support
Carried

46 Transport Policy (Public Transport)
Mover: Crewe and Cheshire General Secon(der: LT Retired
EC Support
Carried

47 Transport Policy (Environment)
Mover: Future TSSA
Carried

48 Transport Policy (Great British Railways)
Mover: Formally on behalf of Merseyside General by agreement with the floor Seconder:Future TSSA
EC Support
Amendment
Mover: Anglia No. 3
EC Support Amendment
Carried
Motion Carried as Amended

49 Transport Policy (Williams-Shapps Report)
Mover: Network Rail North London Seconder: Kent
EC Support
Carried

50 Transport Policy (Rail cuts)
Mover: Merseyside General (Formally) Seconder: Lancs and Cumbria General
EC Support
Carried

Composite C – Transport Policy Northern England
(Items 51, 52 & 53)
Mover: Northeast General Seconder:Northeast Operations
Supported by: Lancs & Cumbria General
EC Support
Carried

54 Transport Policy (Scotrail)
Mover: Scotland Retired Seconder:
EC Support
Carried

55 Transport Policy (Road Expansion)
Mover: Midlands General Seconder: LT Retired
EC Support
Carried

56 Transport Management (Scotland’s Railway)
Mover:Scotland Retired
EC Support
Carried

57 Transport Management (Industrial Democracy)
Mover: Anglia South Seconder: Network Rail London South
EC Support
Carried

58 Transport Management (Bus Publicity & Marketing)
Mover: London Bus and Rail Operators Seconder: LT Retired
EC Support
Carried

Conference Adjourns to 12 noon

Emergency Motions received on 28th April 2022

EM 2 Emergency Motion on Ukraine
Mover: Executive Committee
EC Support
Amendment A
Mover: LU Mats and Operating Managers Seconder: Midlands General
EC Oppose Amendment
Lost
Amendment B
Mover: Euston Seconder: Anglia South General
EC Oppose Amendment
Lost
Amendment C
Mover: Women in Focus Seconder: Network Rail North London
EC Oppose Amendment
Lost
Motion - Unamended - Carried

EM5 Ukraine
Mover: North East General Seconder: Lancs and Cumbria General
EC
Amendment
Mover: LU Mats and Operating Managers Seconder: Midlands General
EC Oppose Amendment
Amendment lost
Motion - Unamended - Carried

Agreed with the conference after proposals from the floor that this conference will reconvene in order to complete changes necessary for the merger with Boilermakers. President ruled that where necessary branches may send alternate delegates when the conference is reconvened.

12:40pm Conference adjourned (not closed)

I want to pay tribute to the Belarusian rail workers my god are they brave. They sabotaged their own railway to stop the Russian invasion. That’s a terrible, incredible act of bravery