TPE: TSSA Announce NEW Industrial Action In TPE In November

A train carriage, with the words "Transpennine Express" and a blue and purple star on the side.

Given the lack of movement in negotiations within the Train Operating Companies. TSSA is announcing additional Strike Action and Action Short of Strike for all our members in TransPennine Express (TPE).

Our Union is once again forced to declare industrial action as we fight to defend jobs, protect terms and conditions and secure a pay rise that helps you cope with the ever-rising cost of living.

Industrial Action consisting of a Strike is called in TransPennine Express for work commenting from 00:01 until 23:59 on Saturday 5 November.

Additional Action Short of Strike (ASOS) is called from 00:01 on Monday 7November until 23:59 on Monday 2 January 2023.

We have written to the company today to give notice that we are calling members to participate in:

Ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action
Ban on out of hours work communication
Ban on on-call activities including ban on covering vacant on-call lines

This will take place over the following times and dates:

From 00:01 on Monday 7^th November 2022 until 23:59 on Monday 2^nd January 2023

This is in addition to the previous ASOS announced that is live and runs until 23:59 on 6^th November 2022.

The table below details the current live Industrial action that has been notified to the company along with the new industrial action notified today:

Dates	Times (If multiple dates then start time applies to first date and end time applies to the last date)	Type of Industrial Action (Strike Action or Action Short of Strike – ASOS with a description of the type of ASOS)	Explanation of Action
5^th November 2022	00:01 until 23:59	Strike Action	TSSA members are instructed to take Strike Action for the whole of the shifts commencing during this period. Accordingly, strike action will also take place on Sunday 6^th November in respect of any members expected to commence shifts before 23:59 on Saturday 5^th November 2022 that run into Sunday 6^th November 2022. If you have commenced work before 00:01 on Saturday 5^th November that runs past 00:01 on Saturday 5^th November, then you should complete that work i.e. the whole of the shift.
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - Overtime ban	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to work Overtime
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - Refusal to work rest days	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to work Rest Days
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on non-rostered staff working weekends	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to work non-rostered weekends
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022 (Including the 3^rd5^th and 7^th November when RMT has called Strike Action)	Now until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action	TSSA members at GWR can legitimately refuse to carry out contingency duties such as Driving or Conducting Trains, etc whilst those grades are taking strike action
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - No mentoring of colleagues including new starters	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to mentor other colleagues including new starters
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - No training of colleagues including new starters	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to train other colleagues including new starters
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - No double desking (no carrying out work of absent colleagues and vacancies)	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to cover the work of absent colleagues and vacancies whether they are within the same role, different roles or previous roles that no longer exist.
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on on-call activities including ban on covering vacant on-call lines	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to carry out on call work
Now until Sunday 6^th November 2022	Now until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on out of hours work communication	TSSA members at GWR can legitimately refuse to Conduct out of hours work communications, such as phone calls, emails, texts, messages etc
7^th November 2022 until 2^nd January 2023	00:01 until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on undertaking contingency duties arising from industrial action	TSSA members at GWR can legitimately refuse to carry out contingency duties such as Driving or Conducting Trains, etc whilst those grades are taking strike action
7^th November 2022 until 2^nd January 2023	00:01 until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on out of hours work communication	TSSA members at GWR can legitimately refuse to Conduct out of hours work communications, such as phone calls, emails, texts, messages etc
7^th November 2022 until 2^nd January 2023	00:01 until 23:59	ASOS - Ban on on-call activities including ban on covering vacant on-call lines	TSSA members at TPE can legitimately refuse to carry out on call work

Dates

Times

(If multiple dates then start time applies to first date and end time applies to the last date)

Type of Industrial Action

(Strike Action or Action Short of Strike – ASOS with a description of the type of ASOS)

Explanation of Action