TSSA Takes Railways Bill Concerns to Parliament 

TSSA has held a briefing in Parliament for MPs outlining the case for our suggested amendments on the remaining stages of the Railways Bill

This is a key piece of legislation which will bring the Train Operating Companies into public ownership through the creation of Great British Railways (GBR). 

While our union strongly supports public ownership of the railways and has long campaigned for it throughout the long, wasted decades of privatisation - we are clear there must be a just transition to public ownership for all railway workers.  

So far the approach taken by government is letting our hardworking members down, as they’re facing: 

 ❌ Potentially many job losses – including across Network Rail, Southeastern and infrastructure companies

 ❌ Attacks on travel concessions  

 ❌ A lack of protection for who the railways pension scheme after privatisation began

 ❌ De-recognition of trade unions, including within Platform4, a Network Rail subsidiary and property development company for NR’s estate  

Commenting on the meeting with MPs, TSSA General Secretary, Maryam Eslamdoust said: “It was great to take our concerns to Parliament on changes which need to be made to the Railways Bill.  

“Our union has fought tirelessly for our precious railway network to come back into public hands and end the rip off privatisation which has done so much damage to the only clean, green, mass transportation system we have in this country.  

“The Labour government needs to ensure they get this transition to GBR right – so we are asking MPs to make interventions in the upcoming Railways Bill debate, to call out the government’s appalling actions against railway workers and to ensure the transition to GBR serves passengers and workers alike.”