TSSA | Morning Star

RAISING CONCERNS: TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust

Transport / 1 June 2026

TSSA calls for government commitments on rail jobs as more train companies come into public hands

1 June 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer giving a speech at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in Waterloo, London, May 11, 2026

Politics / 11 May 2026

Head of Labour-affiliated union TSSA reiterate call for Starmer to resign

11 May 2026

Transport / 27 April 2026

Unions say violence against transport workers is ‘out of control’

27 April 2026

Commuters walk along a platform at Waterloo train station in London

Transport / 5 March 2026

Police must be visible across railways amid ‘deeply worrying’ levels of staff assaults, TSSA says

5 March 2026

Green Party's Hannah Spencer celebrates winning the Gorton and Denton by-election at Manchester Central, February 27, 2026

Politics / 27 February 2026

Greens hail by-election victory as calls grow for Starmer to resign

27 February 2026

Nineham/Jamal trial protest outside Westminste

Right to Protest / 23 February 2026

Trial of Palestine solidarity leaders is an attempt to ‘make an example’ of peace activists, campaigners say

23 February 2026

First Minister John Swinney during a visit to Edinburgh Waverley station for an announcement on an update to ScotRail fares for 2026-27, February 12, 2026

Transport / 12 February 2026

Swinney announces ScotRail fare freeze

12 February 2026

An aerial view of engineers working on a derailed Southern train at Selhurst train depot south-east London. A

Transport / 4 February 2026

Rail union demands ‘proper explanation’ after Govia Thameslink Railway issues rare ‘do not travel’ alert

4 February 2026

Andy Burnham speaking during the launch of his campaign for re-election as Mayor of Greater Manchester Combined Authority, at the Salford Lads Club, April 3, 2024

Labour Party / 25 January 2026

Starmer clique blocks Burnham from running for Parliament

25 January 2026

Trade unionists and MPs hit back at party executive's decision to block Greater Manchester mayor from running in upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election

TSSA general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust

Unions / 19 January 2026

TSSA and GMB exchange accusations of bullying and mistreatment

19 January 2026

Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivers a speech in the media briefing room of 9 Downing Street in central London, ahead of the Budget later this month, November 4, 2025

The Budget / 4 November 2025

Tax the rich not workers, unions tell Reeves

4 November 2025

A forensic investigator on the platform by the train at Huntingdon train station in Cambridgeshire, after a number of people were stabbed on the train on Saturday. Two people have been arrested after British Transport Police were called to the incident. Picture date: Sunday November 2, 2025

Health and Safety / 3 November 2025

Public transport must be made safe – for passengers and workers alike

3 November 2025

Real action is needed to make sure tragedies like that at Huntingdon never happen again. TSSA leader MARYAM ESLAMDOUST suggests some practical, achievable steps to be taken

PEOPLE POWER: Protesters demand a wealth tax, March 27 2025

Britain / 30 September 2025

Unions pass motion for wealth tax at conference

30 September 2025

LONG OVERDUE: Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander speaks during a visit to the South Western Railway (SWR) Bournemouth Traincare Depot, in Dorset. SWR are the first rail operator to be renationalised under the Public Ownership Act 2024, May 22 2025

TUC Congress 2025 / 8 September 2025

‘All change’ on the railways

8 September 2025

A just transition to Great British Railways and a clean and safe railway for all is not only desirable but also necessary. MARYAM ESLAMDOUST explains

Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan (left) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer lay a wreath at the 7/7 Memorial, in Hyde Park, London, to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in London on July 7th 2005 that killed 52 people, July 7, 2025

Terrorism / 7 July 2025

Tributes paid on 20th anniversary of 7/7 bombings

7 July 2025

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander (right) speaks to SWR train drivers ahead of boarding the first operational renationalised train service at Waterloo train station in central London, May 25, 2025

Railway / 25 May 2025

Cautious hope for a new era on the tracks

25 May 2025

But unions warn renationalisation must not be fudged

TSSA activists at Dalmarnock station in Glasgow

Britain / 14 January 2025

TSSA launch a week of action on ticket office cuts

14 January 2025

Britain / 11 December 2024

Rail unions rally to save Scotland's ticket offices

11 December 2024

Aslef General Secretary Mick Whelan (centre) at a picket lin

Britain / 10 December 2024

Union urges public to respect travel workers after fatal attack

10 December 2024

An undated handout photo issued by British Transport Police

Britain / 8 December 2024

Railway worker dies after attack at east London station

8 December 2024

Britain / 1 November 2024

Rail union slams ScotRail ticket office cuts

1 November 2024

The construction site for the HS2 project at Curzon Street i

Britain / 17 October 2024

‘Absolute clarity’ needed over reports HS2 will now go to Crewe, union says

17 October 2024

Commuters walk along a platform at Waterloo train station in

Britain / 14 October 2024

Unions hit out at profiteering train owners as Porterbrook's boss paid £1.4m

14 October 2024

A London Underground roundel at Oxford Circus station, in Lo

Britain / 8 October 2024

London Underground workers to vote on strike action

8 October 2024

Off-peak day return rail tickets and money

Britain / 18 September 2024

Unions and environmental campaigners demand peak fares never return to Scotland’s railways

18 September 2024

HS2's 2.1-mile long viaduct crossing the Colne Valley after

Britain / 13 September 2024

Plans for scrapped section of HS2 receives mixed reception from unions and campaigners

13 September 2024

Britain / 2 September 2024

TSSA to launch training to tackle workplace violence

2 September 2024

Sign for the London Underground seen through the closed shut

Britain / 1 September 2024

Improved discussions see London Underground strike suspended

1 September 2024

TSSA and RMT union members call for unity at Cardiff meeting

Britain / 3 June 2024

Cardiff rail unions meeting calls for unity

3 June 2024

Diane Abbott addressing the People's Assembly Britain is Bro

Britain / 24 April 2024

Reinstate Abbott, unions tell Starmer

24 April 2024

Alstom Litchurch Lane train-making plant in Derby, April 4,

Britain / 11 April 2024

Union leader calls for government bail-out as Alstom closes factory

11 April 2024

Britain / 8 April 2024

London Underground customer service managers to strike in dispute over terms and conditions

8 April 2024

Lusamba Katalay (third from right), the husband of Belly Muj

Britain / 5 April 2024

London Underground workers commemorate fourth anniversary of Belly Mujinga's death

5 April 2024

Commuters walking past a ScotRail train at Edinburgh's Waver

Britain / 29 March 2024

Scotrail workers strike over Easter

29 March 2024

A person holding train tickets at Waterloo train station in

Britain / 22 March 2024

Workers warn transport bosses that strikes would cripple the rail network across Wales

22 March 2024

Construction work continues on the HS2 line in Water Orton n

Britain / 26 February 2024

Unions slam PM as he says £4.7bn HS2 savings can help fix potholes and bus stops

26 February 2024

Britain / 26 February 2024

Up to 11 per cent Tube pay deal accepted by four unions

26 February 2024

Member of the TSSA and RMT unions picketing outside King's C

Britain / 21 February 2024

Unions say Tories' Rail Reform Bill offers nothing to undo privatisation harm

21 February 2024

A sign for the London Underground seen through the closed sh

Britain / 19 February 2024

TSSA to ballot London Underground workers

19 February 2024

Britain / 7 February 2024

HS2 ‘very poor value for money’ after cancelling northern leg, MPs say

7 February 2024

Back of an Avanti West Coast train, December 9, 2019

Britain / 17 January 2024

Avanti bosses bragging about ‘free’ government money confirms need for nationalisation, unions say

17 January 2024

Britain / 5 January 2024

Tube workers launch series of strikes as second union ballots for action

5 January 2024

A member of staff assists a person at the ticket machines in

Britain / 22 December 2023

Rail passengers to be hit by 4.9% fare increase

22 December 2023

Features / 8 December 2023

Minimum Services Levels – Fighting for the Future

8 December 2023

TSSA general secretary MARYAM ESLAMDOUST on the challenge posed by the Tories' attack on the right to strike

People at Leicester Square underground station as they head

Britain / 17 November 2023

Frontline staff needed to stem hate crimes against women and LGBTQ+ passengers, TSSA says

17 November 2023

People take part in a protest organised by the Rail, Maritim

Britain / 5 November 2023

Rail unions mark 30th anniversary of privatisation with damning condemnations

5 November 2023

Work begins to lift the front shield from the 2,000-tonne tu

Britain / 2 November 2023

TSSA backs any legal challenge to delay fire sale of HS2 land

2 November 2023

Britain / 24 October 2023

Rail unions slam Christmas service cuts by Avanti West Coast

24 October 2023

Transport / 13 October 2023

Network Rail cuts ‘could lead to catastrophic failures’

13 October 2023

RAIL passengers and workers could face a catastrophe because the life of tracks and sleepers is being lengthened by five years to save money.

A worker at HS2's Curzon Street site in Birmingham, May 10,

Britain / 29 September 2023

Unions urge ministers to call ‘emergency summit’ to save HS2

29 September 2023

Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA)

Britain / 22 September 2023

MPs' report into anti-strikes law branded a ‘blatant attempt to bribe people to scab’

22 September 2023

Bonnie Craven (centre) on the picket line with TSSA members

Features / 21 September 2023

‘I would run our union as directed by our members’

21 September 2023

BONNIE CRAVEN tells the Star why she wants to be TSSA's new general secretary, what she would bring to the role and how she'd work with the Labour Party

TSSA general secretary hopeful Maryam Eslamdoust

Features / 21 September 2023

‘Public transport is in my soul’

21 September 2023

MARYAM ESLAMDOUST tells the Star why she wants to be TSSA's new general secretary, what she would bring to the role, and how she'd work with the Labour Party

TSSA general secretary candidates Maryam Eslamdoust and Bonn

Britain / 21 September 2023

Voting closes for TSSA general secretary election

21 September 2023

An empty ticket booth at Glasgow Central Station

Britain / 5 September 2023

TSSA calls for public to sign petition against ticket office closures

5 September 2023

Members of the TSSA and RMT are joined by their families on

Features / 17 August 2023

Government attacks on our railways: an equalities and environmental issue

17 August 2023

Transport workers are leading the fightback against the government’s attacks on our living standards — but we can also be leaders in creating the kind of world we want to live in too, writes BONNIE CRAVEN

Britain / 8 August 2023

‘Transport workers should not have to bear the brunt of societal problems’

8 August 2023

TSSA general secretary hopeful Maryam Eslamdoust tells the Star about the horrific spike in assaults on TfL staff

Features / 6 August 2023

Stand up now to save our ticket offices!

6 August 2023

Greedy rail operators are choosing profits over people, writes MARYAM ESLAMDOUST

National Rail Ticket Office, London St. Pancras Internationa

Britain / 2 August 2023

Ticket office closures are discriminatory to pensioners and disabled people, TSSA and NPC warn

2 August 2023

Britain / 9 June 2023

TSSA demands public ownership of rail as disgraced First Group doubles profits despite collapsing services

9 June 2023

World / 8 June 2023

Boilermakers union president sacked for alleged misuse of funds

8 June 2023

Features / 6 June 2023

TSSA moving forward in 2023

6 June 2023

ANDY BAIN reports on the 126th TSSA conference that took place from June 3-5 in Cork

TransPennine Express will be nationalised after years of poo

Britain / 11 May 2023

Another incompetent profiteering train operator is brought back under public control

11 May 2023

Unions reiterate calls to renationalise railways after TransPennine Express joins London North Eastern Railway, Northern, and Southeastern

NHS workers take part in a march from St Thomas' Hospital to

Britain / 1 May 2023

Working class people across the world demand end to the misery and instability of capitalism on International Workers’ Day

1 May 2023

A member of staff signals to a train at King's Cross railway

Britain / 12 April 2023

‘We need a revolution in public transport to meet challenge of climate change’, says TSSA

12 April 2023

Empty platforms in Paddington station in London,

Britain / 15 March 2023

Rail union slams Tories over ‘gaping black hole’ in Budget's transport policy

15 March 2023

Britain / 10 February 2023

Former TSSA head still employed by the union despite reportedly taking early retirement in October

10 February 2023

Ex-general secretary of the TSSA Manuel Cortes

Britain / 9 February 2023

Damning report uncovers years of sexual harassment at transport union TSSA

9 February 2023

Passengers wait at the barriers at King's Cross station in L

Britain / 18 January 2023

Resolving rail disputes months ago would have been cheaper than strikes, minister admits

18 January 2023

Members of the Unite union outside Grant Shapps' constituenc

Britain / 16 January 2023

Government's Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is a ‘full-frontal attack on the trade union movement,’ TUC warns

16 January 2023

Mick Lynch, (left) general secretary of the Rail, Maritime a

Britain / 12 January 2023

Meetings with ministers to resolve NHS, rail and civil service strikes ends ‘in total farce’

12 January 2023

London Mayor Sadiq Khan with TFL Commissioner Andy Byford (l

Britain / 12 January 2023

Union appeals to London Mayor Sadiq Khan to intervene in dispute on the Elizabeth line

12 January 2023

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan, TSSA interim general se

Britain / 11 January 2023

Rail unions warn dispute is far from a resolution and it could go on ‘indefinitely’

11 January 2023

Britain / 11 January 2023

Strike action to hit London's new Elizabeth Line on Thursday

11 January 2023

Britain / 10 January 2023

TSSA and GMB unions in talks over merger

10 January 2023

Mick Lynch (second right), general secretary of the Rail, Ma

Britain / 9 January 2023

Tory government could ‘put an end to passengers’ misery by unlocking negotiations’ between unions and employers

9 January 2023

Southeastern trains in sidings at Ramsgate station in Kent

Britain / 8 January 2023

Private train operators pocketed over £300 million during pandemic

8 January 2023

(L to R) RMT pickets at Euston station; Inga Bystram

Culture / 4 January 2023

Capturing a state of spirit

4 January 2023

ALEX GORDON introduces painter Inga Bystram - the picket line phenomenon

Editorial / 3 January 2023

We need a political solution to the rail strike deadlock

3 January 2023

Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union on

Britain / 28 December 2022

Border Force, driving examiners and rail workers walk out on strike

28 December 2022

Britain / 27 December 2022

Rail bosses told to expect services to grind to a halt until government offers fair deal to end strikes

27 December 2022

Britain / 22 December 2022

Rail passengers face largest fare rise in over a decade

22 December 2022

Mick Lynch (centre) general secretary of the Rail, Maritime

Britain / 16 December 2022

Rail strikes to go ahead after last ditch talks fail to resolve dispute

16 December 2022

Britain / 2 December 2022

Staff on London Underground’s Elizabeth line begin voting on strike action over pay

2 December 2022

Empty platforms and stationary trains at Euston station in L

Britain / 28 November 2022

Transport union TSSA to reballot rail workers for strike action

28 November 2022

The picket line outside Liverpool Lime Street station as mem

Britain / 20 October 2022

Unions slam ‘autocratic’ anti-union laws designed to end industrial action on the railways

20 October 2022

Empty platform and stationary trains at Kings Cross station

Features / 19 October 2022

Fighting for the future

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

Britain / 16 October 2022

Struggling Tories vow to crackdown on strikes

16 October 2022

‘Draconian’ legislation to ‘keep Britain moving’ will only pro-long union strikes, say union chiefs

Britain / 9 October 2022

Bus and rail strikers in Hull unite in solidarity in struggles for pay

9 October 2022

Britain / 22 September 2022

TSSA says it is a ‘full and willing participant’ into sexual harassment inquiry

22 September 2022

Britain / 22 September 2022

New TfL commissioner must have workforce at heart, transport unions says

22 September 2022

Southeastern trains in sidings near Ashford railway station

Britain / 20 September 2022

Fresh strikes to bring railways to standstill after bosses fail to offer workers ‘a penny more’

20 September 2022

Members of the Unite union man a picket line at one of the e

Britain / 18 September 2022

Strike action to sweep across Britain following 10 days of restraint

18 September 2022

More than 500 Liverpool dockers to be the first in action on Monday night as they strike for two weeks over pay

Britain / 9 September 2022

TUC postpones annual Congress and unions suspend strikes

9 September 2022

Socialists warn ‘cost-of-living crisis hasn’t and will not go away’

Britain / 6 September 2022

Rail union says extend HS2 to Scotland

6 September 2022

Britain / 31 August 2022

TSSA and Aslef announce more rail strikes for September

31 August 2022

A protest outside Shipley train station in West Yorkshire or

Britain / 23 August 2022

Transport unions vow to defeat Tory plans to close Britain’s train ticket offices

23 August 2022

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) on t

Britain / 22 August 2022

RMT to hold national day of action against plans to close nearly all ticket offices across the rail network

22 August 2022

Empty platforms at King's Cross railway station in London. R

Britain / 21 August 2022

Thousands of rail workers strike for job security at the weekend

21 August 2022

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaks to the media in cent

Britain / 18 August 2022

Shapps lambasted following anti-union offensive

18 August 2022

Trains sit on the tracks at Norwich railway station as memeb

Features / 18 August 2022

Why everything about our privatised railways is a total rip-off

18 August 2022

What are rolling stock companies? What is Porterbrook? And why is our cash being sucked out of what should be a public service? SOLOMON HUGHES explains all

The Orgreave Truth and Justice campaign's banner on the Pete

Britain / 14 August 2022

Thousands mark anniversary of the Peterloo Massacre and issue call for radical political change

14 August 2022

Mick Whelan, Aslef's general secretary (centre) with Labour

Britain / 14 August 2022

Train bosses agree to talk after strikes cripple Britain's railways

14 August 2022

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaking at the the Commonwealt

Britain / 10 August 2022

Rail union condemns Johnson's ‘zombie government’ for going ‘missing’ in time of crisis

10 August 2022

Mick Whelan, ASLEF general secretary gives evidence to the T

Features / 30 July 2022

We’re ready for a long struggle

30 July 2022

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, explains why its members are on strike today

A view of Southeastern trains in sidings near Ashford railwa

Britain / 29 July 2022

Aslef train drivers gear up for first 24-hour strike

29 July 2022

General Secretary Mick Lynch (centre) and Eddie Dempsey (rig

Editorial: / 27 July 2022

Workers are fed up of being squeezed and taken for granted

27 July 2022

Britain / 27 July 2022

Thousands of trade unionists take a stand for their jobs, pay, pensions and conditions

27 July 2022

MPs and activists show solidarity with RMT and TSSA members on the picket lines throughout the country

Britain / 27 July 2022

Pedal4Progress cyclists join striking rail workers on the picket line

27 July 2022

Liz Truss and Rushi Sunak at TalkTV's Ealing Studios, west L

Editorial: / 26 July 2022

An onslaught against workers’ rights is coming. We need to be ready

26 July 2022

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps speaks to the media College

Britain / 26 July 2022

Shapps accused of blocking negotiations that could have averted rail strikes

26 July 2022

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady says Transport Secretary has given ‘secret instructions to rail firms to stop them coming to a deal’

TRAGEDY: Rail workers attend the scene of the rain crash at

Features / 26 July 2022

Rail industrial action is part of a bigger picture

26 July 2022

How much longer does the government expect the workers to accept the rich getting richer while we get poorer, asks SARAH-JANE McDONOUGH, of TSSA

Britain / 22 July 2022

TSSA re-ballot workers for industrial action

22 July 2022

Britain / 7 July 2022

TSSA rail workers at LNER and c2c vote to go on strike

7 July 2022

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, speaking at the Centre for E

Britain / 5 July 2022

Sir Keir's plans to ‘make Brexit work’ will do little to halt Tories' ‘toxic’ deal, union warns

5 July 2022

Members of the RMT union on a picket line outside Victoria s

26 June 2022

Tories ‘misled public’ over role in train strike talks

26 June 2022

Britain / 26 June 2022

Transport for London funding is ‘negligent and disgraceful’, says TSSA

26 June 2022

Merseyrail trains lined up on the track at Kirkdale Depot, a

Britain / 22 June 2022

TSSA accepts 7.1 per cent pay increase at Merseyrail

22 June 2022

Britain / 19 June 2022

Every railway ticket office in England to be shut down as part of secret plan

19 June 2022

Rail, Maritime and Transport union picket line outside Oxfor

Features / 18 June 2022

Let the RMT struggle be a shining example to the workers of this country

18 June 2022

The money for a cost-of-living pay rise is there, but the Tories want to keep workers down – not just rail workers, but all of us, says SARAH-JANE MCDONOUGH

A Southeastern High Speed train heads for London through Ash

Britain / 17 June 2022

Workers at Southeastern and Great Western Railway join fightback over pay

17 June 2022

File photo of commuters at Bracknell railway station

Britain / 16 June 2022

TSSA hits out at government lies attacking striking rail workers

16 June 2022

File photo dated 30/11/2016 of a Southern train

Britain / 14 June 2022

Rail strikes: 6,000 workers to vote on action as disputes escalate

14 June 2022

A CrossCountry train makes it's way along the line near to B

Britain / 10 June 2022

Rebellion spreads across rail industry as more workers vote on strike action

10 June 2022

Britain / 27 May 2022

Government guidance clears way for closure of railway ticket offices, union warns

27 May 2022

TSSA members call, outside Glasgow's Central Station, for pu

Features / 6 May 2022

We must face the future - there is a world to win

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

Britain / 19 April 2022

Temporary rail fare cuts should be made permanent, rail workers demand

19 April 2022

Britain / 15 April 2022

Workers on Avanti resist plans for new ‘see-through’ uniforms

15 April 2022

Britain / 31 March 2022

A quarter of UK's privatised rail network will be back in public sector on Friday

31 March 2022

Protesters outside DP World HQ in Victoria, London, after 80

Britain / 18 March 2022

Nationalise ferry services to hit P&O bosses ‘where it hurts,’ union tells government

18 March 2022

Former P&O staff and RMT members block the road leading to t

Britain / 17 March 2022

P&O fires 800 workers without notice in ‘one of the most shameful acts’ in industrial history

17 March 2022

Private security officers reportedly try to board ferries with handcuffs as workers, backed by Nautilus International and RMT, refuse to disembark

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham

Britain / 10 March 2022

Greater Manchester can take back buses into public ownership, judge rules

10 March 2022

Train passengers in England and Wales will be hit with the l

Britain / 28 February 2022

Transport unions slam government's ‘staggeringly stupid’ decision to raise rail fares

28 February 2022

Britain / 21 February 2022

Government slammed for last minute knock back of TfL funding deal

21 February 2022

Britain / 14 February 2022

Union raises ‘grave’ safety concerns over Network Rail's planned £4bn cuts

14 February 2022

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps during a visit to the Leice

Britain / 10 February 2022

TSSA warns of national dispute over Network Rail ‘modernisation’ plans

10 February 2022

Network Rail signage at Waverley train Station in Edinburgh

Britain / 4 February 2022

Union warns of dispute with Network Rail over further job losses

4 February 2022

‘Our union will not tolerate the use of compulsory redundancies,’ TSSA General secretary Manuel Corte said

A ScotRail train leaves Edinburgh's Waverley Station

Britain / 2 February 2022

Rail unions and campaigners unite in fight against cuts to Scotrail ticket offices

2 February 2022

Britain / 28 January 2022

Scotland rail unions accuse new public operator of continuing privatisation disaster

28 January 2022

Britain / 19 January 2022

Johnson's plans to end compulsory face coverings ‘premature,’ unions say

19 January 2022

Britain / 12 January 2022

Rail unions pledges to fight plans to cut ticket office hours at 120 ScotRail stations

12 January 2022

Britain / 3 December 2021

Unions condemn handing of six-year ‘gold-plated’ rail contract to privateer

3 December 2021

Britain / 2 December 2021

Redundant Thomas Cook staff win payments worth more than £20,000

2 December 2021

Retired nurse manager Siobhan Boyle administers a covid vacc

Britain / 29 November 2021

Tory ministers must take stronger action against new Covid variant, unions and devolved leaders demand

29 November 2021

Britain / 15 November 2021

Potential abandonment of HS2 slammed as ‘idiotic’ by TSSA

15 November 2021

Scotland's rail unions held a rally and launched a new repor

Britain / 28 October 2021

Scotland needs a world-class rail service if it is to meet its environmental obligations, rail unions say

28 October 2021

An LNER Azuma train crossing the Forth Bridge in Edinburgh

Britain / 25 October 2021

Sturgeon urged to prove Scotland’s green credentials and make rail travel free throughout Cop26

25 October 2021

A Caledonian Sleeper train at Edinburgh Waverley Station

Britain / 22 October 2021

Sturgeon told to get involved in long-running rail dispute as staff set to strike during Cop26

22 October 2021

Britain / 14 October 2021

Unions welcome reopening of Night Tube but warn it must be ‘thoroughly risk assessed’

14 October 2021

Britain / 13 October 2021

Rail workers warn they will ‘not allow’ new job-shedding scheme to wreck railway network

13 October 2021

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at the relaunch of Gla

Britain / 4 October 2021

Trade unionists call on Sturgeon to halt job cuts on Scotland's railways

4 October 2021

Aslef, RMT, TSSA and Unite members make their feelings known at the official unveiling of the new Queen Street station

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer ignores questions from

Britain / 26 September 2021

Sir Keir reneges on pledge to renationalise the energy sector while conference overwhelmingly backs public ownership

26 September 2021

Britain / 21 September 2021

‘Unfair, undemocratic and a backwards step’

21 September 2021

Unions and the Labour left condemn Sir Keir's plans to diminish members' voting power in leadership elections

Britain / 20 September 2021

Coalition of unions and campaign groups unite to oppose LNER ticket office cuts

20 September 2021

Britain / 20 August 2021

Rail unions condemn proposals to axe services

20 August 2021

A carriage is lifted by crane from the site of the Stonehave

Britain / 11 August 2021

Stonehaven rail deaths remembered

11 August 2021

Britain / 3 August 2021

News in brief: August 3, 2021

3 August 2021

Britain / 26 July 2021

Transport union slams PM’s ‘negligent handling’ of pandemic

26 July 2021

A message to self-isolate is displayed on the NHS coronaviru

Britain / 19 July 2021

‘Freedom day’ dubbed ‘disaster day’ by union

19 July 2021

RAIL union TSSA warns Boris Johnson’s deeply irresponsible mixed messages could prove deadly

Britain / 25 June 2021

Unions demand science-led approach and proper support for transport sector

25 June 2021

Boris Johnson attends a media briefing in Downing Street, Lo

Britain / 15 June 2021

PM told to step us as industries face collapse

15 June 2021

Government failure to control Delta variant ‘has put livelihoods on the verge of ruin’

Britain / 26 May 2021

Strike threat averted as TSSA welcomes improved pay offer from Balfour Beatty

26 May 2021

Britain / 21 May 2021

Railway workers to strike after corporate contractor refuses to give them a pay rise

21 May 2021

Britain / 20 May 2021

Government's rail reforms are ‘deeply disappointing’ and simply rearranged deckchairs of privatisation

20 May 2021

Britain / 18 May 2021

Rail unions slam TfL funding extension by 10 days

18 May 2021

Britain / 12 May 2021

Network Rail risks strike action if compulsory redundancies take place

12 May 2021

Britain / 11 May 2021

Union slams train firm’s email stunt over bonus

11 May 2021

Lusamba Katalay (third from left), the husband of Belly Muji

Britain / 7 May 2021

TSSA welcomes inquest into Covid death of rail worker Belly Mujinga

7 May 2021

A ScotRail train at Edinburgh Waverley Station

Britain / 13 April 2021

ScotRail’s dire financial situation ‘underscores the pressing need’ for renationalisation of Scotland's railways

13 April 2021

Unite members prepare for industrial action following the breakdown of pay talks

Britain / 8 April 2021

TSSA opposes British Transport Police’s ‘crackpot’ changes

8 April 2021

Britain / 31 March 2021

Transport unions describe ScotRail's latest pay offer as a ‘slap in the face’

31 March 2021

Britain / 25 March 2021

Plans to bring Manchester's buses back under public control welcomed

25 March 2021

(From left to right) Mark Turnbull, Terry Renshaw, Harry Cha

Britain / 23 March 2021

Shrewsbury 24 celebrate massive victory after convictions for picketing overturned

23 March 2021

Workers at the scene of a derailed diesel-carrying train nea

Britain / 19 March 2021

Jobs and safety axe brings threat of first national rail strike in three decades

19 March 2021

Britain / 16 March 2021

Employment tribunal judgement could see ex-Thomas Cook employees claim over £4,000 each

16 March 2021

A woman holds up a sign during a Black Lives Matter protest

Britain / 9 March 2021

TSSA Backs Calls For ‘Vital’ Belly Mujinga Inquest

9 March 2021

The MV Caledonia Isles heading towards Ardrossan

Britain / 5 February 2021

Lennon hits out at ferry bosses

5 February 2021

‘CalMac must urgently get round the table and put a fair pay rise in the pockets of workers who have kept Scotland’s ferries running,’ the Scottish Labour leadership candidate said

The Flying Scotsman steam train crosses the Forth Bridge on

Britain / 13 January 2021

Rail union backs Scottish Greens' plan to nationalise rail services

13 January 2021

Britain / 11 January 2021

At least 57 workers died during the pandemic, Transport for London admits

11 January 2021

TSSA union says transport workers should be next in line for the vaccination

A plane taking off from Heathrow Airport

Britain / 8 January 2021

Government finally concedes need to test inbound travellers for Covid-19

8 January 2021

Trade unions, opposition leaders and scientists welcome belated and ‘blindingly obvious’ measure but lament the ‘absolutely disgraceful’ resulting cost in lives

Britain / 16 December 2020

New above inflation rail fare hike while privateers bailed out by £10bn

16 December 2020

Workers prepare the moulds for the concrete tunnel headwall

Britain / 15 December 2020

Government advisers recommend regional rail links over HS2

15 December 2020

The ferry MV Glen Sannox travels down slipway at its launch

Britain / 6 December 2020

CalMac blasted for pay refusal

6 December 2020

Britain / 2 December 2020

Unions add pressure to restore whip

2 December 2020

A member of the Bring Back British Rail group, campaigns out

Britain / 26 November 2020

The era of rail privatisation is ‘null and void,’ unions say

26 November 2020

Covid crisis has shown that ‘our railways can never again be seen as a plaything of profiteers,’ TSSA says

Britain / 25 November 2020

Troubled Eurostar needs state support, warns RMT

25 November 2020

Britain / 17 November 2020

ScotRail accused of using ‘divide and conquer’ tactics on workers

17 November 2020

A ScotRail train operated by Abellio at Glasgow Central Stat

Britain / 11 November 2020

Rail unions hit out at ‘Covid profiteering’ in Scotland

11 November 2020

A commuter at London Kings Cross underground station

Britain / 21 October 2020

Government hits Londoners with ‘triple whammy’ of higher costs

21 October 2020

Mayor Sadiq Khan and unions blast plans to increase TfL fares, congestion charges and transport workers' pensions

Britain / 13 October 2020

Belly Mujinga's family call for ‘immediate public inquiry’ into her death

13 October 2020

The rail worker died from coronavirus after being spat on at a London station

LNER train at King's Cross Station in London

Britain / 21 September 2020

Government ‘ends’ rail franchising to keep railways running through Covid-19 pandemic

21 September 2020

But taxpayers will continue to cover losses for the next 18 months

Britain / 14 September 2020

Hundreds of trade unionists demand Ikea reinstate sacked workplace rep

14 September 2020

TUC CONGRESS 2020 / 10 September 2020

Privatised railways shown to be a sick joke

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

Britain / 19 August 2020

Fare hikes no way to get the economy moving again

19 August 2020

Unions and passenger groups hit out at another 1.6% rail price rise

Britain / 13 July 2020

TSSA calls for clarity on rail renationalisation

13 July 2020

A train passes through the shimmering heat from railway line

Britain / 10 July 2020

Unions urge government to declare full renationalisation of rail while debt transfer to taxpayer is mooted

10 July 2020

Belly Mujinga was a Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association

Britain / 14 May 2020

More than £30,000 raised for family of rail worker who died from coronavirus after being spat on

14 May 2020

A London bus driver wearing a protective face mask

Britain / 13 May 2020

Union calls for coronavirus compensation scheme to be extended to transport workers

13 May 2020

Britain / 12 May 2020

Railway ticket officer dies from coronavirus after being spat at

12 May 2020

Empty stairs and escalators in London's Oxford Street Underg

Britain / 3 May 2020

Don't push us on rails for virus deaths

3 May 2020

Transport trade unions tell leaders that lifting lockdown early would risk worker and passenger safety in the name of profit

Britain / 23 April 2020

‘Terrified’ Euston Station workers call for help after death of colleague

23 April 2020

Staff call on government and Labour leader Keir Starmer to intervene after boss orders them to continue travelling into work

Trams continue to run for key workers in Sheffield city cent

Britain / 7 April 2020

Non-essential transport workers must be stood down, union demands

7 April 2020

Britain / 3 April 2020

Government support for buses revives calls for public ownership of services

3 April 2020

Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association welcomes government's promise of an extra £167 million to help keep some bus services going but calls for buses to be permanently nationalised

An empty platform in Baker Street Underground Station in Lon

Britain / 30 March 2020

Stand down all non-essential staff, transport union TSSA urges train operators

30 March 2020

An empty looking platform at Edinburgh Waverley station

Britain / 23 March 2020

Unions welcome government's decision to renationalise rail services

23 March 2020

However it should not have taken a pandemic to bring rail back into public ownership, trade unionists say

Northern Rail will be taken back into public hands

Britain / 29 January 2020

Unions demand government nationalises Britain's ‘broken, privatised railways’

29 January 2020

Ex-Thomas Cook cabin crew member Rachel Murrell (centre) hol

Britain / 9 October 2019

TSSA welcomes Thomas Cooks shop buyout that could save 2,500 jobs

9 October 2019

TUC Congress ’19 / 8 September 2019

Stopping the Tory extremists

8 September 2019

Boris Johnson’s Brexit big top is collapsing around him, writes TSSA general secretary MANUEL CORTES

A 2015 artist's impression issued by HS2 of the proposed HS2

Britain / 21 August 2019

Government's HS2 review is a ‘golden opportunity’ to boost Scotland's economy, union leader says

21 August 2019

TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said the project could ‘put rocket boosters under regional economies across the country’

Britain / 13 August 2019

Brake failure on Caledonian Sleeper could have been ‘much worse’

13 August 2019

A Southeastern Highspeed Javelin train passes through Dover

Britain / 7 August 2019

Britain's railways are ‘falling apart at the seams,’ unions warn

7 August 2019

Warning comes as government scraps competitive bidding on services in south-east England

An actor portraying the ‘fat controller’ watches Thomas

Britain / 16 July 2019

Rail unions label Grayling's railway review a ‘fix’

16 July 2019

The investigation's head says an independent ‘fat controller’ should run Britain's railways, not the Department for Transport

Network Rail staff tend to a railway line in July 2018

Britain / 3 July 2019

Two railway workers killed after being hit by a passenger train

3 July 2019

Features / 8 June 2019

Rail Freight Is the Future

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

Britain / 12 March 2019

TSSA launches ‘One Love’ campaign

12 March 2019

Theresa May leaves from the rear entrance of Downing Street

Britain / 11 March 2019

May's pledge on workers' rights meaningless, leading barrister warns Labour MPs

11 March 2019

Maxine Peake Labour and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn during a

Britain / 1 March 2019

Maxine Peake joins trade unionists' calls to free Abdullah Ocalan

1 March 2019

The actor, who recently went on a delegation to Turkey, said meeting hunger-striking Kurdish MP Leyla Guven was ‘inspiring but harrowing’

Britain / 27 February 2019

Major unions to launch anti-fascist front this weekend

27 February 2019

Manuel Cortes (left) and (right) co-chair of the HDP Pervin

Features / 19 February 2019

Harrowing stories from Turkey and Kurdistan

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

It’s time to smash the Tories, stay in the EU and deliver the Corbyn project

22 January 2019

We must stand up for working people by fighting Tory Brexit, says MANUEL CORTES

Britain / 6 December 2018

TSSA leader urges Labour to back a second EU referendum

6 December 2018

Manuel Cortes' comments contrast with Unite leader Len McCluskey's warning that Leave voters may fee betrayed by such a move

Britain / 28 November 2018

Grayling's plans to undermine Network Rail could spark national rail strike

28 November 2018

Britain / 26 November 2018

TSSA workers force DB Cargo back into pay negotiations

26 November 2018

Scottish Transport Secretary Michael Matheson

Britain / 30 September 2018

TSSA's Cortes calls for Matheson sacking over British Transport Police merger

30 September 2018

Britain / 26 September 2018

SNP ‘shifting the goalposts’ to help railway privateer keep its contracts

26 September 2018

A police officer tries to move along TSSA general secretary

Britain / 12 June 2018

TfL bosses' ridiculous attempt at union busting backfire spectacularly

12 June 2018

TSSA Conference ’18 / 11 June 2018

Cortes: youth are the future and they’re with Momentum

11 June 2018

Mourners carry the body of 15-year-old Haitham al-Jamal out

TSSA Conference ’18 / 11 June 2018

Transport workers condemn Israel's massacre of Palestinian protesters

11 June 2018

TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes says Theresa May and the Tories are ‘complicit in what’s going on in Gaza’

TSSA Conference ’18 / 10 June 2018

TSSA affiliates to campaign to free imprisoned Kurdish leader

10 June 2018

TSSA Conference ’18 / 10 June 2018

Outsourcing giants should never be near a public sector contract again, TSSA members charge

10 June 2018

SAM TOBIN reports from Leicester

Britain / 1 June 2018

‘Left Against Brexit’ to tour Britain this summer

1 June 2018

Industrial / 3 May 2018

Scotrail CCTV workers call off strike after progress in talks

3 May 2018

STUC Conference ’18 / 17 April 2018

Scottish ministers putting rail passengers at risk of ‘disaster’

17 April 2018

Security / 4 April 2018

Terrorist threat exacerbated by staff cuts on Scotland’s railways

4 April 2018

Policing / 21 February 2018

Controversial merger of transport police and national force delay welcomed by unions

21 February 2018

Labour Party / 11 January 2018

Angela Rayner backs socialist candidate for Young Labour leadership

11 January 2018

Leigh Drennan, a councillor and Young Labour veteran, is also supported by left group Momentum and the youth wings of Unite, GMB, TSSA and BFAWU

Labour Party / 9 January 2018

Two of Britain's largest unions back young shopworker for NEC youth rep

9 January 2018

Lara McNeill has won the support of GMB and Unite, as well as transport union TSSA and the left group Momentum

Railways / 15 December 2017

Virgin Rail strike ‘solidly supported’ by workers

15 December 2017

Industrial / 1 December 2017

TSSA and RMT both plan Virgin Trains strike

1 December 2017

Britain / 17 August 2017

Al-Qaida threat: Unions warn against BTP merger

17 August 2017

TSSA calls on SNP not to scrap transport police after terrorists threaten attack

Britain / 26 June 2017

TSSA: ‘To keep guards on trains, we need Labour in power’

26 June 2017

Britain / 26 June 2017

TSSA: Our aim is to evict the squatter from No 10, says Cortes

26 June 2017

Features / 25 June 2017

‘The times are changing’

25 June 2017

MICK CARNEY speaks to the Star about Corbyn, music and halting railway privatisation

Britain / 25 June 2017

TSSA: The Lib Dems in a progressive alliance? You must be joking

25 June 2017

Britain / 25 June 2017

TSSA: ‘We can win by breaking unjust trade union laws’

25 June 2017

Britain / 25 June 2017

TSSA: People of Yemen ‘pay for British jobs with their lives’

25 June 2017

Britain / 6 June 2017

Rail staff anger over Tories’ fake praise

6 June 2017

RMT accuses Conservatives of hypocrisy for commending transport police and workers while forcing huge job cuts

Britain / 1 June 2017

SNP attacked over police figures ‘lie’

1 June 2017

Britain / 19 May 2017

Delegates: Renationalise railways to save service

19 May 2017

Britain / 27 March 2017

75% of our railways now owned abroad

27 March 2017

South West franchise handed to Hong Kong-run MTR

Britain / 14 March 2017

Night Tube drivers vote for walkouts

14 March 2017

Part-time staff demand rights for new job opportunities

Britain / 13 February 2017

Latest rail sell-off shows hypocrisy of Tory ‘patriotism’

13 February 2017

Britain / 3 February 2017

Tube strikes off after bosses slash number of jobs cut

3 February 2017

Britain / 30 January 2017

Tube bosses’ offer comes up short

30 January 2017

Britain / 16 January 2017

No agreement at Acas in London Tube strike talks

16 January 2017

Britain / 12 January 2017

Tube staff ready to ramp up cuts fight

12 January 2017

Britain / 11 January 2017

Italy picks up C2C to join the British rail cash grab

11 January 2017

Britain / 8 January 2017

Tube strike on as talks break down

8 January 2017

Britain / 22 December 2016

Tube workers set to walk out over ‘dangerous’ staff cuts

22 December 2016

Britain / 20 December 2016

Leaked papers show middle management ‘agree with RMT’

20 December 2016

Britain / 9 December 2016

Union calls on Tube bosses reverse ‘dangerous plans’

9 December 2016

Britain / 1 December 2016

Cortes wins re-election as transport union leader

1 December 2016

Britain / 30 November 2016

Tube’s TSSA staff vote for strikes over closures

30 November 2016

Britain / 27 November 2016

Renationalisation calls grow louder as 50 trains a day late

27 November 2016