Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. TSSA Urges Help Over Hays Travel Jobs & Travel Trade Future 

   25 March 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has restated his call for the government to hold talks with the union over the plight of workers at Hays Travel, which has announced hundreds of staff are being placed on zero hours contracts amid the Coronavirus crisis.  

2. TSSA Attacks Hancock "Tube Should Run In Full" Comments - Calls For Ban On Building Site Work

   24 March 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has poured scorn on claims by the Government that London Underground services should be running as normal during the Coronavirus emergency. 

3. TSSA Calls For Police Deployment At London Stations

   24 March 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes has called for police to be deployed at all main London stations - including Underground, Overground and railway interchanges - to ensure passengers on the city's public transport network are only those providing vital services.

4. A Message From Railway Workers

   23 March 2020

   As railway workers, we cannot work at home. But we plead with the travelling public, if you can work from home, please do.

5. TSSA warns without urgent action from government high street travel shops will be a thing of the past

   23 March 2020

   TSSA leader Manuel Cortes today (Monday) wrote to Business Secretary Alok Sharma to urge him to take immediate action to save high street travel shops from the "existential threat" posed by Coronavirus.

6. Executive Committee Report - March 2020

   23 March 2020

   COVID-19 The Executive Committee was appraised of the current situation on the spread of the Covid-19 virus across the world and the possible contingency measures which may have to be taken, particularly if restrictions are put in place on gatherings of people. The situation is evolving daily and the Executive Committee is keeping the situation under constant review in order to best protect TSSA’s members and staff.

7. TSSA Calls For Non-Essential Travel Ban Following Packed Tube Trains 

   23 March 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has called for a ban on non-essential travel across public transport following packed London Underground trains this morning, against all guidance to avoid social contact during the Cornavirus outbreak. 

8. TSSA welcomes government rail franchise takeover

   23 March 2020

   The Government has today (Monday) announced that all rail franchises will be taken over by the government for "at least" six months under Emergency Measures Agreements which will mean public ownership in all but name to keep our railways moving.

9. Keeping the country connected

   22 March 2020

   TSSA is a signatory on a national newspaper advert being placed in Sunday papers today sending a message to the public about the reduced timetable coming into place from tomorrow.

10. Government must intervene to stop Hays Travel's jobs massacre

    20 March 2020

    TSSA today (Friday) urged Business Secretary Alok Sharma to intervene in Hays Travel’s "jobs massacre" after the firm announced 880 staff were being put on zero hours contracts.

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