Fighting for the future TSSA’s national rail dispute will only end when a fair deal has been won – our hardworking members deserve nothing less, says MANUEL CORTES
Features | Friday 17th Sep 2021 Resist to recover: battling the Tory bid to downgrade our transport network
Tuesday 14th Sep 2021 TUC CONGRESS 2021 Rail is central to a low-carbon green economy – so let’s invest in it 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
Monday 14th Sep 2020 TUC CONGRESS 2020 Privatised railways shown to be a sick joke 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
Saturday 18th Jul 2020 Full speed ahead for rail nationalisation It’s amazing what governments can do when pushed to act in the public interest, says TSSA general secretary MANUEL CORTES
Friday 24th Jan 2020 It is time to get HS2 done There must be no caving in to Tory MPs who can’t see further than the bottom of their own garden, writes MANUEL CORTES
Monday 09th Sep 2019 TUC Congress ’19 Stopping the Tory extremists Boris Johnson’s Brexit big top is collapsing around him, writes TSSA general secretary MANUEL CORTES
Saturday 08th Jun 2019 Rail Freight Is the Future 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
Wednesday 20th Feb 2019 Harrowing stories from Turkey and Kurdistan TSSA leader MANUEL CORTES reports on his visit to meet trade unionists and key activists struggling for Kurdish liberation
Wednesday 23rd Jan 2019 It’s time to smash the Tories, stay in the EU and deliver the Corbyn project We must stand up for working people by fighting Tory Brexit, says MANUEL CORTES
Monday 10th Sep 2018 TUC 2018 We believe Brexit would be cat-nip to the alt-right MANUEL CORTES warns of the dangers of a Tory Brexit
Monday 11th Jun 2018 A general election is what’s needed to boot out the Tories and save our railways Gridlock Grayling has presided over chaos for commuters and rail staff. He and the rest of the Tories need to go, says MANUEL CORTES