Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. Eurostar: rail unions unite for public meeting

   29 July 2021

   Three rail union general secretaries will address a public meeting on Wednesday 4 August aiming to galvanise support for the future of Eurostar and save the UK's only clean rail link to Europe.

2. TSSA warns strike action in ScotRail likely

   28 July 2021

   Rail union TSSA today wrote to ScotRail warning them to expect industrial action after TSSA members working as Team Managers in ScotRail voted for strike action in a dispute over staff shortages.

3. "Listen up and act now" for driver managers, says TSSA on RAIB near miss findings

   27 July 2021

   Rail union TSSA has called for better terms and conditions for train driver managers, following the findings of a Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) report which identified "high turnover of driver managers, insufficient driver managers in post and their high workload" as a contributing factor to a near miss.

4. TfL revised budget shows the need for government backing

   26 July 2021

   Transport for London (TfL) has "pulled out all the stops" to keep services running and get finances under control and now is the time for government to provide essential support, says TSSA.

5. Solidarity to our IBB comrades

   20 July 2021

   TSSA has sent fraternal greetings to the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers on the occasion of their 34th Consolidated Convention which is the first since the two unions established a strategic partnership agreement last year.

6. TSSA warns of "deadly" freedoms

   19 July 2021

   As England enters step 4 of the unlocking process, transport and travel union TSSA warns of the need to maintain covid control measures to protect staff and passengers.

7. Covid-19: advice to reps on ORR Guidance

   16 July 2021

   Read here for TSSA advice to reps on ORR's 'Guidance for dutyholders reviewing controls that have been introduced to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.'

8. Office of Rail and Road guidance on covid measures

   16 July 2021

   Here you'll find a text copy of the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) legally-binding guidance for dutyholders who are reviewing controls that have been introduced to mitigate COVID-19 transmission.

9. Government "too little too late" on public transport mask wearing

   15 July 2021

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has described as "too little too late" industry guidance issued by the Department for Transport (DfT) that 'the government is now expecting and recommending people wear face coverings in crowded settings which include public transport'.

10. TSSA welcomes call for TfL to keep face masks compulsory

    14 July 2021

    The biggest union in Transport for London (TfL) has welcomed calls from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan for face coverings to remain compulsory on public transport.

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