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Manuel Cortes
Empty platform and stationary trains at Kings Cross station
Features / 19 October 2022
19 October 2022
TSSA’s national rail dispute will only end when a fair deal has been won – our hardworking members deserve nothing less, says MANUEL CORTES
TSSA members call, outside Glasgow's Central Station, for pu
Features / 6 May 2022
6 May 2022
On the eve of TSSA 125th anniversary conference, MANUEL CORTES puts the nationalisation of railways top of the union’s political agenda
Features / 9 November 2021
9 November 2021
Cop26 was a chance to commit to green jobs and a just transition to a carbon neutral economy — but the Tories' attitude to transport alone tells you they have no intention of tackling ecological Armageddon, writes MANUEL CORTES
Features / 17 September 2021
17 September 2021
TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes looks ahead to his union’s annual conference by promising to fight Tory plans for cuts to our railways 
TUC CONGRESS 2021 / 8 September 2021
8 September 2021
The planet is screaming for help ahead of November’s crucial COP26 climate change summit, but where is the government action, asks TSSA leader MANUEL CORTES
TUC CONGRESS 2020 / 10 September 2020
10 September 2020
Our railways are not a plaything for the rich – they are fundamental to our country every day of the year, says TSSA leader MANUEL CORTES
Features / 18 July 2020
18 July 2020
It’s amazing what governments can do when pushed to act in the public interest, says TSSA general secretary MANUEL CORTES
Features / 24 January 2020
24 January 2020
There must be no caving in to Tory MPs who can’t see further than the bottom of their own garden, writes MANUEL CORTES
TUC Congress ’19 / 8 September 2019
8 September 2019
Boris Johnson’s Brexit big top is collapsing around him, writes TSSA general secretary MANUEL CORTES
Features / 8 June 2019
8 June 2019
MANUEL CORTES argues that for the sake of ending gridlock on our roads while also cutting fumes in our skies a new and ambitious plan for public rail will be absolutely necessary
Manuel Cortes (left) and (right) co-chair of the HDP Pervin
Features / 19 February 2019
19 February 2019
TSSA leader MANUEL CORTES reports on his visit to meet trade unionists and key activists struggling for Kurdish liberation
Features / 22 January 2019
22 January 2019
We must stand up for working people by fighting Tory Brexit, says MANUEL CORTES