Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. The Tories want to see rail fail by scrapping electrification plans

   20 July 2017

   Responding to news that the Tory government are delaying electrification of rail lines, TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes said: "The Tories commitment to Wales, the Midlands and the Pennines is skin deep.

2. Scottish Tories must use their power to stop break up of BTP

   16 July 2017

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes has written to leader of the Scottish Tories, Ruth Davidson asking her to use her influence at Westminster to stop break-up of British Transport Police.

3. TSSA reps at Virgin delay decision on pay deal

   13 July 2017

   TSSA reps at Virgin Trains decided to delay a decision on the 2017/18 pay offer at a meeting in Crewe on Wednesday 12 July.

4. Virgin hiring extra staff to deal with complaints

   10 July 2017

   Virgin Trains West Coast have announced they are hiring 25 extra staff to handle complaints after admitting they 'hadn't been good enough'.

5. Trenitalia C2C 2017 Pay Offer

   10 July 2017

   Ahead of the 2017 pay anniversary date of 1 July, TSSA’s pay claim was submitted on behalf of their members employed in retail grades seeking improvements to rates of pay, terms and conditions of employment.

6. Industrial action called off after DB Cargo UK agree to TSSA proposals

   6 July 2017

   TSSA has stepped back from threatened industrial action at DB Cargo UK after the company withdrew unacceptable flexibility clauses in new contracts of employment for staff. The company also agreed to employ more staff, and guarantee existing sick pay and ill-health arrangements.

7. Transport for Greater Manchester: proposal to take control of stations in Greater Manchester

   4 July 2017

   Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) announced in March 2017 that it had submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT) a proposal for it to take over station ownership and management of over ninety stations in its area, including the associated staff.

8. Network Rail Bands 1-4's Pay Update

   4 July 2017

9. Industrial action & Berlin protest looms over dispute in UK rail freight sector

   3 July 2017

   TSSA officials will meet with bosses of rail freight company DB Cargo today (Monday) morning in a last bid to resolve a dispute over the company’s compulsory redundancy strategy and imposition of new, non-negotiated contracts on remaining staff.

10. DB Cargo: Important Update - New Working Arrangements

    30 June 2017

    DB Cargo is pressing ahead with its “go live” date of 2nd July 2017 despite there being numerous major and serious issues still outstanding. TSSA has asked repeatedly for the “go live” date to be delayed which would ensure all issues can be resolved to allow for a smooth transition period, but this has been refused by the Company.

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