Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. Manuel Cortes calls for public ownership of Greater Anglia after Dutch subsidy revelation

   17 October 2018

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has called for Greater Anglia to be placed in public hands after it emerged taxpayers in the Netherlands have effectively subsidised the franchise to the tune of £80 million over the past two years.

2. Legal victory for fracking protesters

   17 October 2018

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has welcomed the decision of the Appeal Court to quash jail sentences against three men jailed for their part in an anti-fracking protest.

3. Manuel Cortes calls for Transport Secretary Michael Matheson to resign over "licence to fail" handed to ScotRail

   11 October 2018

   Responding to news that the SNP government has handed ScotRail a 'licence to fail' until June 2019, TSSA leader Manuel Cortes has called for Transport Secretary Matheson to resign.

4. Fighting for our members on the global stage

   11 October 2018

   Dear Team TSSA

5. Manuel Cortes defends Londons free pensioner travel from "nasty" Tory Mayoral candidate

   10 October 2018

   Responding to news that London's latest Tory Mayor wannabe, Shaun Bailey, wants to slash free travel for London pensioners and scrap discounted bus fates, transport union boss, Manuel Cortes said

6. Labour tables motion in Holyrood supporting TSSA efforts to organise in Abellio contact centres in Glasgow

   9 October 2018

   Scottish Labour spokesperson for Transport, Colin Smyth, has this week laid a motion before the Scottish Parliament condemning the behaviour of Abellio for failing to sign recognition agreements with the TSSA in their contact centres at Robertson Street and Culzean House in Glasgow.

7. Scottish government should order Abellio to extend union rights in all its Scottish workplaces

   5 October 2018

   TSSA is calling on rail operating company Abellio to open up all its Scottish contact centres to union membership. "If not, the Scottish government should order them to do so," says TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes.

8. Urgent round table review needed to resolve ScotRail crisis

   2 October 2018

   TSSA is calling for an urgent round table review with senior Scottish Transport civil servants, ScotRail bosses and senior rail union officials to come up with viable solutions to resolve the growing ScotRail crisis.

9. September 2018 EC Summary

   1 October 2018

   Summary of the key issues and decisions made at the meeting of TSSA's Executive Committee held on 13 and 14 September 2018.

10. Manuel Cortes calls for Michael Matheson to be sacked over mishandling of BTP/Police Scotland merger

    30 September 2018

    Speaking exclusively to the Herald on Sunday, TSSA leader Manuel Cortes called for former Justice Secretary Michael Matheson to be sacked from Cabinet for his complete mishandling of the British Transport Police (BTP)/Police Scotland merger.

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