Annual Conference live updates
TSSA Annual Conference 2021 live updates direct from the conference floor.
Saturday 18 September 2021 12.00 - 13.00
Introduction to conference
President's address
Afternoon Conference and on behalf of the TSSA welcome to Birmingham or welcome to your front room, kitchen or garden.
Well it’s been a while since we’ve done this, and what a two and a bit or so years it’s been. And not a great deal for the good to be honest with you. A deadly pandemic, a Tory majority, threats to jobs and sadly the loss of some good comrades both to covid and otherwise.
The world is a very different place to the one we left in June 2019.
And whilst there is much to say I intend to keep this brief so we can get on with much more important business.
We look at where we are in industries we organise and to see the devastation the pandemic has caused.
A travel sector on its knees. People queueing to take VS packages across the rail industry and TfL used as a political football by government and the London Mayor to the detriment of the travelling public.
The president addressed the upcoming closed session.
And to finish, a warning to the Labour party.
A Labour government is and remains the only electable government for working people. But our support is not unconditional.
Clearly Keir has not had the bounce he expected. Swathes of seats lost across the North East breaks my heart. My homelands that I never thought would vote Tory positively embrace them.
Starmer needs to stop attacking his own members and rebuild trust. And he can start by reinstating the whip to Jeremy Corbyn and publishing the Forde report.
Conference will be different this year, no doubt about it. But I suspect we have never faced a more important one. Wherever you are, enjoy Conference.
EC Presentation and Q&A: TSSA Strategic Plan (Closed Session)
Saturday 18 September 2021 Afternoon 15:00 - 18:00
Discussion on Em1 (Closed session)
Sunday 19 September Morning 10 -1230
10am Sunday SOC meeting with branches for emergency amendments to EM1
EC Presentation and Q&A: Covid and the Recovery of the Rail Industry and Public Transport
11am Conference reconvened
Times of debates are likely to change
2 Minutes of 2019 Conference Agreed
TSSA President introduced the EC and thanked retired EC members
3 Announcement of election results
SOC Next year: Luke Howard, Gerry Kennedy, Steve Legget, Joe Kavanagh
5 Remembrance of deceased members
Since 2019 it's been torrid times for many in our industry. Since we last met we've lost 45 employees in TOCS and London Transport, and many more in buses and other industries across the country. Belly Mujinga lost her life to covid after being spat at by a man in her place of work.
Non-related we also lost Claude James - the first black man to be elected to the EC of any transport union.
A moment of silence in their memory was observed. RIP
6 Stewards report on attendance: 33 delegates in the room, 16 delegates online.
Continuance of debate in closed session on EM1
Sunday 19 September Afternoon 1400 - 15:15
Closed debate and vote on Em1
Sunday 19 September Afternoon: 15:15 onwards
Treasurers Report (closed session)
Items 44, 45 and Em2/3
Rule Change Amendments (closed session)
Item 52
Rule Amendments 28 -43
Monday Morning 20 September 2021
7 Housing
Move Anglia South General Second Disability Working Group
EC Support
Motion 7 Carried
8 National Care Service
Move Retired Members' Group Second Lancs and Cumbria General
EC Support
Amendments
Amendment A Move Midlands Retired
EC Support - RMG Oppose
Amendment A Carried
Amendment B Move Disability Working Group Second Southeastern Metro
EC Support
Amendment B Carried
Motion 8 Carried
9 Scotland
Move Scotland Retired
EC Support
Motion B Carried
10 Anti-Racism
Move Euston Second Scotland Retired
EC Support
Motion 10 Carried
11 Unemployment
Move Network Rail North London
EC remit/oppose
Motion 11 Remitted
12 Banking Services
Move LT Retired Second Retired Members Group
EC Support
Motion 12 Carried
13 Banking Services
Move London & Southern Retired Second Irish Committee
Supported by Retired Members Group
EC Support
Amendment withdrawn
Motion 13 Carried
A Covid and Transport Workers (Composite of items 14, 16 and 17)
Move Southeastern Metro Second London Bus & Rail Operators
Supported by: Midlands General, Network Rail Anglia North, Network Rail Anglia South
EC Supports
Composite Motion A Carried
14 Covid and Transport Workers
Withdrawn for composite A
15 Covid and Transport Workers
Move Scotland North and East General
EC Remit/Oppose
Amendment
Move Midlands Retired
EC Remit/Oppose
Withdrawn
16 Covid and Transport Workers
17 Covid and Transport Workers
Withdrawn for composite A
18 Covid and The Travel Trade
Move West of Scotland Second Disability Working Group
EC Support
Motion 18 Carried
19 Covid and Women Workers
Move Women in Focus
EC Support
Amendment
Lancs & Cumbria General
EC Oppose
Amendment lost
Motion 19 Carried
20 Covid and Women Workers
Move North East Operations Second Women in Focus
EC Support
Motion 20 Carried
Composite B - Covid and Public Transport (inc Composite of items 22 and 23)
Move Lancs & Cumbria General Support Crewe & Cheshire General
EC Support
Composite B Carried
21 Covid and Public Transport
22 Covid and Public Transport
Withdrawn for Composite B
23 Covid and Public Transport
Move London Bus and Rail Operators
EC Support
Motion Carried
24 Covid and Disabled People
Move Disability Working Group
Motion Carried
25 Covid and Public Accessibility
Withdrawn
26 Covid and Loneliness
Move FutureTSSA Second LT Retired
EC Support
Amendment
Network Rail North London
EC Support
Motion Lost
Su2 TfL Funding
Move TfL Central Underground No.1
Supported by London Bus & Rail Operators
EC Support
Motion Carried
27 Covid and TfL Resilience
Move LT Retired Support Disability Working Group
EC oppose
Motion Carried
47 TSSA Organisation
Move TfL Central Second Network Rail Milton Keynes
EC Oppose
Carried
48 TSSA Organisation
Move North East General Second Women in Focus
EC Oppose
Motion 48 withdrawn
49 TSSA Organisation
Move TfL Central Second Crew & Cheshire General
EC Support
Motion 49 Carried
50 TSSA Organisation
Move Lancs & Cumbria Retired Second London & Southern Retired
EC Oppose
Amendments
A
Move West of Scotland General
EC Support
Amendment A accepted
B
Move South East Wales General
EC Oppose
Amendment B fell
Motion 50 carried with Amendment A
51 TSSA Organisation
Move Retired Members Group
EC Oppose
Motion 51 Carried
53 TSSA Democracy
Move North East Operations
EC Oppose
Motion 53 Lost
54 TSSA Democracy
Withdrawn
55 TSSA Democracy
Move Network Rail North London Second Network Rail Milton Keynes
EC Oppose
Motion 55 Lost
Su1 Education
Move London Metropolitan
EC Oppose
Motion Su1 not carried
Su3 Accessibility
Move Disability Working Group Second North East General
EC Support
Supported by Lancs & Cumbria General, North East General, Retired Members' Group
Motion Su3 Carried
56 TSSA Conference Elections
Move Executive Committee
EC Support
Motion Carried
57 TSSA Annual Conference
Move Midlands Retired
EC Oppose
Motion lost
Break till 12:45
Monday 20 September 2021 Afternoon
Cheryl O'Brian welcomed as 5th member of next year's SOC
58 TSSA Diary
Move Midlands Retired
EC Support
Amendment
West of Scotland
EC Support
Amendment carried
Motion 58 Carried
59 TSSA Credit Union
Move TfL Central
EC Oppose
Motion 59 Lost
60 TfL Pension Fund
Move LU Mats & Operational Managers
EC Support
Motion Carried
61 Maternity Discrimination
Move Women in Focus
EC remit/oppose
Motion Carried
62 Apprenticeships
Move Future TSSA Second North East General
EC Oppose
Motion Carried
63 Home working
Move Lancs & Cumbria General
EC Suppport
Amendment
Move LT Retired
EC Support
Amendment Lost
Motion 63
5 min Break till 13:35
64 Labour Party
Move London Bus and Rail Operators Second North West Retired
Supported by Midlands General
EC Support
Motion Carried
65 Labour Party
Move Euston Branch
EC Oppose
Amendment
Move South East Wales General
EC Support
Amendment fell
Motion Carried
66 Labour Party
Move Kent
EC Oppose
Amendment
Move Anglia South General
EC Oppose
Amendment Carried
Motion 66 Carried
67 Labour Party
Move Southeastern Metro
EC Support
Amendment
Move Euston
EC Support
Amendment accepted
Motion 67 Carried
Em4 Labour Party
Move TfL Central Second Women in Focus
Supported by Southeastern Metro
EC Support
Motion lost
68 Labour Party
Move LU Mats & Operational Managers
EC Support
Motion Carried
69 International Relations
Move Network Rail North London
EC Support
Amendment
Move Anglia South General
EC Support
Amendment Accepted
Motion Carried
70 European Relations
Move London and Southern Retired
EC Support
Motion Carried
71 Parliamentary Scrutiny of Trade Deals
Move North East General
EC Support
Motion Carried
72 The Economy and Society
Move Anglia Southern General Second London North
EC Support
Motion Carried
73 Cop26 and the Green New Deal
Move TfL Central
EC Support
Amendment
Move Kent
EC Oppose
Amendment carried
EC now oppose motion
Motion Carried
74 Climate Change and the Railways
Move Kent Second London Bus & Rail Operators
EC Support
Motion carried
75 Transport Policy - Public Ownership
Move Irish Committee
EC Support
Motion Carried
76 Transport Policy - Cross Border Funding
Move Irish Committee
EC Support
Motion Carried
77 Transport Policy - Rail Freight
Move West of Scotland Second Wales no.1
EC Support
Amendment
Move Kent
EC Support
Amendment Lost
Motion carried
78 Rule Alterations
Move Executive Committee
EC Support
Motion carried
Thanks to Will, Gareth, Kirsty, Luke, the "techie team" and the rest of staff for running the conference.
Conference ends
See you all in Sheffield next year!
Conference 2021 documents
Skeleton Programme Annual Conference 2021
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