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The Tory cabinet minister responsible for the tribunal fees debacle should be kicked out of Theresa May's top team immediately, the general secretary of the TSSA has said. After a four year battle by Unison, the coalition policy of charging…
A Labour MP who acted swiftly in a bid to prevent London Underground passengers coming to harm during the Westminster terror attack has been honoured for her bravery by a leading rail union. Mary Creagh, a former shadow cabinet minister…
This is the letter which Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, has sent to all member to mark the transport's union's 120th anniversary today. Dear team TSSA member, Today marks the 120th birthday of the founding of our union in…
Labour MPs must not "wave through" a Tory Brexit at any cost and should be prepared to defy Jeremy Corbyn's three-line whip if the bill is not improved, one of the party's major trade union backers has said. Manuel Cortes, general secretary…
TSSA negotiators will resume talks with London Underground (LU) at the Advice, Conciliation and Arbitration Service today to try to resolve the long running dispute about under-staffing and the serious decline in safety standards for both…
Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA, joined members on the picket line at tube stations from 5am today and issued this message. I pay tribute to my members whose commitment to public service is so strong they are now prepared to…
Just 10 of London Underground's 270 stations are open today, a trade union said, as a strike over ticket office closures got underway. The TSSA said turnout for the industrial action was solid with "just a few trains" running on the "edge"…
This is the campaign video published by rail union the TSSA to highlight how passengers on Britain's privatised railways end up subsidising train travel in France, Germany and Holland. Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the rail union…
The general secretary of transport union the TSSA has been re-elected by an overwhelming margin. Manuel Cortes won 66 per cent of the vote and said it was an "immense privilege" to win a second term. Wayne Geoghegan, who ran against Cortes…
John McDonnell and Andy McDonald are meeting with railway unions today to discuss the issues facing the freight sector. The shadow chancellor and shadow transport minister met with representatives from ASLEF, TSSA, RMT and Unite in the wake…
Leading figures from the labour movement have stepped up the pressure on Theresa May's uncertainty over Brexit after she pledged Britain would trigger the formal negotiation process by the end of March. Emily Thornberry said the commitment…
The head of major transport union TSSA has warned the Tories against further Network Rail rail sell offs. Speaking at the annual TUC conference, Manuel Cortes attacked the Department for Transport's Rail Freight Strategy, published…
