Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. European travel ban would be "death knell for the travel trade" warns TSSA

   10 December 2020

   Transport and travel trade union TSSA has today warned that suggestions of a European travel ban from 1st January could "sound the death knell for the travel trade".

2. Act now to prevent financial calamity at Eurostar, urges TSSA

   10 December 2020

   Transport union TSSA has today written to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps raising "grave concerns" about the state of Eurostar and asking for the government to step in with support "to prevent a financial calamity" for Britain's green gateway to Europe.

3. No Westminster Excuses After Scotland Travel Trade Support Package Agreement 

   9 December 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has given "full backing" to a multi-million-pound package aimed at helping the travel trade in Scotland and said there's now "no more excuses" for Westminster not to follow suit. 

4. Government Facing Consequences Over Travel Trade 

   9 December 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes has said the "terrible consequences" of the Government's lack of action to save Britain's travel trade are clear after the boss of one firm described being "left in an impossible situation" due to a lack of support. 

5. Irish Government Must Be Crystal Clear On Christmas Travel 

   8 December 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes has called on the Irish Government to be "crystal clear" with people using public transport in the run up to Christmas and over the holidays. 

6. CalMac fat cats on £191,000 deny staff pay rise

   6 December 2020

   TSSA today lambasted CalMac "fat cats as the company’s financial statement reveals the highest paid Director received £191,00 - a whopping 18% pay rise - whilst refusing more than a miserly 0.5% pay rise for their staff.

7. Executive Committee Report - December 2020

   4 December 2020

   COVID-19 and the transport industry

8. Rail Budget Cut - Shortsighted and Reckless 

   4 December 2020

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has criticised as "shortsighted and reckless" a £1bn Government cut to the rail infrastructure budget. 

9. TSSA welcomes Christmas travel clarity

   3 December 2020

   Transport union TSSA has today welcomed the clarity on Christmas travel arrangements issued by the Department for Transport (DfT). Measures include running additional rail services, scrapping fees for changing tickets, and postponing or altering rail engineering works to facilitate more services during the government's five day 'Christmas bubble'.

10. TSSA Welcomes Crossrail Funding Agreement

    1 December 2020

    TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has hailed as "very welcome" an agreement between Transport for London and the Government giving additional funding for the final phase of the Crossrail project.

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