![Alan Valentine - TSSA Staff Member](https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/81b3452f-5056-01c8-b2c8-1c901bd27e20/242e65b2-3893-4efe-9a95-123fa0e091ce/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-07-20%20at%2015.06.38.jpeg?auto=format&q=80&fit=crop&w=144)
![A train carriage in Transpennine Express livery with text reading "Transpennine Express" and a blue and purple star on the side.](https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/81b3452f-5056-01c8-b2c8-1c901bd27e20/e6c7b47c-a04b-4461-938a-acf5455e525a/Transpennine%20Express%20carriage.jpeg?auto=format&q=80&fit=crop&w=1660)
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Your TSSA reps in TPE
TSSA Organisers
While TSSA is a member-led union, paid staff are employed to administer and support the lay organisation, to negotiate on behalf of members, and to organise and recruit in the industries where we have members.
![Alan Valentine - TSSA Staff Member](https://assets-eu-01.kc-usercontent.com:443/81b3452f-5056-01c8-b2c8-1c901bd27e20/242e65b2-3893-4efe-9a95-123fa0e091ce/WhatsApp%20Image%202021-07-20%20at%2015.06.38.jpeg?auto=format&q=80&fit=crop&w=144)
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Become a TSSA workplace rep
Our workplace reps occupy the most important role in our union. As a workplace rep you are a key link in the chain of communication between TSSA and its members, and between your colleagues and their employer.