Transport Salaried Staffs' Association

1. Ending Global Travel Taskforce - Beyond A Joke Says Cortes

   26 January 2021

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has labelled the apparent decision of the Government to end of the work of the Global Travel Taskforce as "beyond a joke". 

2. RSSB: TSSA submits 2021 Pay Claim

   26 January 2021

   TSSA has submitted a pay claim on behalf of all RSSB members, and your reps are expecting to meet with the company to discuss the claim early next month. Details below.

3. Hays Travel shop closures "sad but inevitable" says TSSA

   25 January 2021

   Responding to news that Hays Travel is closing 89 shops, travel trade union TSSA says it's "a sad but inevitable move" and accuses the government of recklessness.

4. Keolis Amey Operations Pensions Committee vacancy

   25 January 2021

   This circular is to invite TSSA members to nominate for the position of Member Appointee for the TSSA seat on the Keolis Amey Operations Pensions Committee. This is a casual vacancy as the current incumbent Mark Morgan has stood down. We would like to thank Mark for his efforts on behalf of the TSSA members.

5. TSSA union backs Monica Lennon for Scottish Labour leadership

   22 January 2021

   TSSA union has announced its support for Monica Lennon as leader of Scottish Labour party.

6. TSSA Joins Rail Industry Recovery Group

   22 January 2021

   TSSA's Executive Committee has agreed that General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, will represent the union on the newly launched Rail Industry Recovery Group (RIRG), which has been tasked with addressing the challenges facing the rail industry as a result of the pandemic.

7. Another Bridge Collapse - TSSA Warns On Rail Safety 

   20 January 2021

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, is warning it is "highly likely" there will be more incidents like the one which saw part of a bridge collapse last week (15 January) close to the site of the Stonehaven derailment - unless Network Rail (NR) abandons plans to break up civil engineering contracts. 

8. Transport workers deserve thanks and should get vaccine, says Labour transport chief

   20 January 2021

   Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon paid tribute to transport workers in a roundtable session with TSSA reps on Tuesday and said that Labour thought transport workers should be next in line for vaccination.

9. TSSA Demands Government Action To Save Eurostar  

   19 January 2021

   TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has called on the Government to "stop playing fast and loose" with Eurostar's future after the channel tunnel train operator called for a bailout as a result of the collapse in rail travel to and from the continent.  

10. Transport Workers - Grant Shapps Vaccination Update

    18 January 2021

    On the 11 January TSSA General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, wrote to British transport ministers calling on them to ensure that essential transport workers are next in line for vaccination against coronavirus.

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