TSSA urges government clarity on HS2

TSSA – the union for staff employed directly by High Speed 2 (HS2) - is calling on the government to make it clear whether the line will now run from London Euston, beyond Birmingham, to Crewe. 

Media reports today suggest that senior Ministers were involved in discussions at the Labour Party conference, and plan to reverse the decision of the previous Conservative Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. 

Commenting, TSSA General Secretary, Maryam Eslamdoust, said: “Scrapping Phase 2 of HS2 was a foolish decision by the Tories and if the government now plans to partly reverse this, it would be very good news. However, given there has been so much uncertainly over the project Ministers should now give the public absolute clarity.  

“We have long said HS2 should be built in full and should go all the way to Scotland - that remains our position. 

“HS2 is vital to Britain’s future – not only does it link local, regional and national economies, high speed rail would help in the fight against climate change as a green form of mass transport.” 

ENDS 

Notes -   TSSA is the recognised union for directly employed HS2 staff. In May 2019, HS2 & TSSA established a National Collective Engagement Framework to formalise our relationship. 

TSSA is an independent trade union for the transport and travel industries. We have thousands of members right across the UK and Ireland, working for the railways and associated companies, as well as ferries, bus services and the travel trade.