TSSA in Ireland

The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association has had members in Ireland since the late 1890s; our first branch was formed in Belfast in November 1904.

We represent salaried staff in many different undertakings, and TSSA's affairs are managed by an Irish Committee, elected by the entire membership in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Latest News

Budget Travel Update

24 December 2009: Your union met with the Administrators Mazars this week to get some clarity on issues outstanding from the collapse of Budget Travel. read more

Budget Travel Update

15 December 2009: A request has gone from this office to the "Administrator" that has been appointed to deal with the recent "Budget Travel" collapse. read more

TSSA National Reps Training Seminar: Dublin Castle, Ireland, 26-28 May 2010

7 December 2009: You are invited to attend the 2010 TSSA National Reps Training Seminar. It is being held from 26 to 28 May 2010 at Dublin Castle, Ireland. This is the union's flagship, not to be missed, training event of 2010! read more

TSSA Irish Office

1 December 2009: I want to give you an update of the staffing arrangements in the Irish Office. read more

Bus Éireann: Voluntary Severance Terms: Clerical Staff

1 December 2009: Yesterday your union meet with Bus Éireann to go through proposals around the cost recovery plan and the details of the voluntary severance. Below are the voluntary severance terms that were presented to your union from Bus Éireann. read more

Swedish bosses set up secret company as they sack Irish workforce

30 November 2009: Swedish bosses at collapsed Budget Travel set up a secret shell company in Dublin just two days before they started sacking their Irish workforce, the TSSA travel union revealed today. read more

Budget Travel: Swedish owners must not walk away from Irish responsibilites

25 November 2009: The Swedish parent company of Budget Travel must pay proper redundancy terms to its dismissed workforce and ensure Irish holiday makers are looked after, the TSSA travel union said today. read more

Cost recovery meeetings with Bus Éireann and TSSA

25 November 2009: The following meetings with Bus Eireann, will take place next week. read more

The Irish Labour Party National Conference

24 November 2009: The Irish Labour Party Annual Conference 2010 will be held in the Bailey Allen Hall, National University of Ireland, Galway from Friday 16th to Sunday 18th April 2010. read more

ICTU Northern Ireland Conference 2010

24 November 2009: The ICTU Northern Ireland Conference 2010 is being held in the City Hotel, Derry, on Tuesday 27th & Wednesday 28th April 2010. read more

Ulsterbus Inspector grades 2009 pay award

24 November 2009 After postal ballot of members TSSA have agreed to accept the pay offer from Translink. read more

Translink Management grades 2009 pay award

24 November 2009: After a postal ballot of members TSSA have agreed to accept the pay offer from Translink. read more

Translink call centre and clerical grade 2009 pay award

10 November 2009: Following the postal ballot of members, TSSA have agreed to accept the pay offer from Translink. read more

Bus Éireann Meeting

6 November 2009: A meeting was held on 05 November 2009, with Bus Éireann. During this meeting a number of questions were put to the company for clarification. The company were requested to present their proposals in a clear and transparent manner. read more

Irish Biennial Conference 2009

4 November 2009: The Irish Biennial Conference 2009 had been convened for the weekend of 28th/29th November 2009. Motions were to be submitted by 12th October and delegates names to be submitted by 30th October 2009. read more

Sacked Budget Travel lodge mass unfair dismissal claim

30 October 2009: Over 70 sacked Budget Travel staff lodged unfair dismissal claims against the Scandavian owned travel company in Dublin today. read more

Trade Unions Day of Action Northern Ireland!

29 October 2009: A Better & Fairer Deal For Northern Ireland. read more

Trade Unions National Day of Action!

29 October 2009: TSSA members are called to rally and march in solidarity with other unions on 6 November 2009. read more

Vikings return to Dublin to axe Irish jobs

28 October 2009: Sacked staff from Scandanavian owned Budget Travel staged a "Vikings pillage Dublin again" protest outside the company's HQ in Lower Bagot St today. read more

Irish Biennial Conference 2009 - 28/29 November 2009

Branches are now invited to submit amendments to these Motions to be received in this office by Friday 6 November 2009, so that a final agenda can be distributed. Branches are entitled to submit three amendments. This date has been extended from 26 October as previously advised. read more

Call Centre & Clerical grades pay talks

22 October 2009: As you would be aware the various unions have been meeting with translink to discuss the 2009 pay agreement. A number of the other unions have already concluded paytalks. The offer put to TSSA was in line with the offer put forward and accepted by the other unions. read more

Budget Tells Sacked Staff To Leave Without Any Pay Offs

23 October 2009: Budget Travel began closing 14 shops throughout the country today amid angry scenes with staff being told they would not get their redundancy cheques. read more

Budget Closes 14 Shops with 48 Hours Notice

22 October 2009: Swedish owned Budget Travel told union leaders today it would close 14 of its shops in the Republic on Saturday afternoon. read more

Scandanavian Firm Plans To Axe Irish Jobs Without Pay Offs

20 October 2009: A Scandanavian owned travel firm has been accused of acting "like modern day Vikings" after it announced plans to sack one in three of its workforce without any compensation at all. read more

Budget Travel must get back to talks

20 October 2009: Statement by Willie Penrose TD - Labour Party Spokesperson on Enterprise Trade and Employment. read more

Budget Travel talks collapse

19 October 2009: Peace talks at Budget Travel broke down last night after the company said that 1 in 3 of the 75 facing the sack would receive no redundancy payments... read more