Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. TSSA blasts 'vampire' loss-making train companies

   15 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has blasted privatised train operating companies as 'vampires'.

2. TSSA To Ballot Cross Country On Industrial Action Over Pay

   15 November 2019

   TSSA is set to ballot members at Cross Country Trains (a subsidiary of Arriva) in a dispute over pay - raising the prospect of strike action in the run up to Christmas.

3. Tory Plan To Reverse Beeching - Parody and Sham Says Cortes

   15 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has described as 'beyond parody' and a 'total sham' claims from the Conservative's that they will reverse the widespread 'Beeching' cuts to reinstate local railway lines.

4. Distressed Commuters 'Sign of Times' - Cortes

   13 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has described as "shocking but not surprising" the findings of a new survey showing nearly one in eight (12 per cent) of train commuters has travelled to work feeling distressed.

5. Johnson Must Fully Back HS2 - TSSA

   12 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has called on Boris Johnson to make clear his Party's commitment to High Speed 2 (HS2) after a Review of the scheme concluded any future UK Government should back the entire rail project.

6. TSSA Welcomes Rise In Rail Over Air Figures

   11 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has welcomed news that the proportion of people travelling between London and Glasgow by rail rather than air has reached a record level.

7. Labour's proposals offer real improvement for working women

   8 November 2019

   TSSA welcome today’s announcement that under a Labour government mothers will be given maternity pay for a full year after the birth of their children.

8. TSSA Calls For Public Inquiry Into Crossrail Costs

   8 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has called for a public inquiry into the escalating costs and delay of Crossrail - London's new east-west railway.

9. West Coast Ticket Rise 'Outrage' - Cortes

   7 November 2019

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has hit out after a warning that ticket prices on the West Coast mainline between London and Scotland may be set to rise.

10. Northern (Arriva Rail North) 2019 Pay Agreed for Clerical, Supervisory and P&T Staff.

    7 November 2019

    Your negotiating team, alongside colleagues from our sister unions RMT and Unite, met with your employer yesterday (6th of November) in an Avoidance of Dispute meeting to address the long running saga of the 2019 pay offer.

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