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Manuel Cortes is the General Secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association.

TSSA: Report finds bullying and harassment at transport union

TSSA: Report finds bullying and harassment at transport union
Feb 9,2023 12:41 pm

... The union commissioned the report last September following allegations of sexual harassment against the then general secretary Manuel Cortes...

Rail strikes: Only one-in-five trains to run in latest walk-out

Rail strikes: Only one-in-five trains to run in latest walk-out
Oct 7,2022 10:20 pm

... Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the TSSA union, described the workers demands as " reasonable" saying his members deserved a pay rise after several years of wage freezes...

Rail strikes: Passengers urged not to travel during walkout

Rail strikes: Passengers urged not to travel during walkout
Oct 1,2022 12:10 pm

... The TSSA s General Secretary Manuel Cortes added: " We do not take this action lightly...

Rail strikes: Thousands more workers to vote on action

Rail strikes: Thousands more workers to vote on action
Jun 14,2022 1:45 pm

... TSSA general secretary Manuel Cortes said: " We could be seeing a summer of discontent across our railways if Network Rail don t see sense and come to the table to face the concerns of their staff...

Elizabeth line: Passengers relish chance to ride new service

Elizabeth line: Passengers relish chance to ride new service
May 24,2022 4:10 pm

... Although there was praise for the engineers involved, the ticketing system was described as a " dog s breakfast" by Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) trade union...

Rail unions vow to fight government strike threat

Rail unions vow to fight government strike threat
May 22,2022 6:30 pm

... " Meanwhile, Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association, said: " What we are seeing here is desperate nonsense from the Tories who have chosen to attack working people in our union who kept the railways running every single day of the pandemic...

Will there be a national rail strike?

Will there be a national rail strike?
May 20,2022 7:45 pm

... Its General Secretary, Manuel Cortes, has warned of a " summer of discontent" if the Department for Transport, train companies and Network Rail don t propose pay increases " which at least match inflation"...

Coronavirus: face mandatory coverages on the public transport in England

Coronavirus: face mandatory coverages on the public transport in England
Jun 15,2020 4:05 am

... transport companies will be able to refuse the carriage or the question of fines for passengers, the said break the rules the head of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) Manuel Cortes: That you do not need to use it as a green light among the General population the public transport...

Coronavirus: face mandatory coverages on the public transport in England

May 4,2020 2:16 am

need covers to wear all of the trips in Public Transport in England, a face, from Monday under a new rule.

More Than 3,000 additional employees, including police officers used in transmitters, to ensure, keep People .

the passengers, without cover, to be asked to wear, or face refused, on Board, or to a fine of £100.

People with certain health conditions, People with disabilities and children are not exempt under 11 years of rule.

stations will be introduced In The Coming days, hundreds of thousands of free deck be handed over to the railway. The government says, can made masks itself, like a scarf or bandana.

as well as in the areas of Transport , all the hospital visitors and out-patients also wear masks.

to prevent The British government on The Face masks, the spread of the Corona Virus took advantage of the beginning of this month, as more People used Public Transport , in order to return to work. It is now In Line with

The new rules apply to England and required, all travel by bus, coach, train, tram, metro, ferry or plane to cover her face while on Board.

you can exclude, school Transport , taxis and private hire vehicles - although for the passengers and driver.

The Rules apply only during the trip, not during the waiting period - But the rail industry has asked the People to cover your face as you enter a station.

do not apply The legal rules, or to recommend to their governments that the People cover their faces, in places where the social distance is difficult, even with the Public Transport .

the passenger figures expected to increase to about 20% of the capacity on the rail until the beginning of next month.

At these levels, social distance of 2m, it could still be possible, says the BBC's Transport correspondent, Tom Burridge , But also the social distancing is not possible to increase if passenger numbers to around 50% of the capacity after the summer, as predicted.

Transport Secretary-General, Grant shapp's Said to remember, travel with a face cover should be part of the daily routine.

He called the People against the use of medical face masks, saying that they need to be kept for the clinical settings.

More Than 3,000 additional employees of The British Transport police, Network Rail , train operators and Transport for London, which will be deployed at major railway stations and Transport nodes.

rail unions have welcomed The Face -masks in General, But called to be the social distancing, still followed, and Transport workers are treated with Respect .

Transport companies will be able to refuse the carriage or the question of fines for passengers, the Said break The Rules

The Head of The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) Manuel Cortes : "That you do not need to use it as a Green Light among the General population the Public Transport .

"It must remain so that only The Key -workers keep continue with us during the pandemic, the use of Public Transport . "

to check The government, and all other means of Transport , and Public Transport .

hospitals 'confused'

All the NHS hospital staff (not just doctors), the visitors and ambulatory patients in England.

The government Said People should cover come to the hospital with a face, But if it is not, a mask is provided, in the case of emergencies.

But The Doctors ' Union The British Medical Association, the government is criticized for not properly planning for The Rules in hospitals, say some of the NHS services on the left "a confused and unprepared".

The BMA Said it was to inappropriate for hospitals to provide face masks for patients and visitors who come without a case, especially some types of personal protective equipment.

The new face of cover rules "will inevitably lead to increased demand", Said the BMA.

Common household items such as cotton cloth from old T-shirts or bed linen, can be used to make a mask

it has sufficient stocks of face masks to meet demand and continue to be contracts for additional storage. He Said , further guidance for the hospitals to be released to allow the on Monday , to get the hospitals, inventories, and plans.

Also on Monday , all can not open significant shops, which began in England for the First Time since the lockdown.

It has killed a further 36 People with the coronavirus in Britain, where the sum of 41,698,

The latest daily figure is the lowest since before the lockdown began on 23 March, But it tends to be less deaths reported at the weekend, because of the reporting lag.

Meanwhile, on Monday . Cafes and restaurants are open to travel to other European countries is allowed.

Several other countries in Europe, including Belgium, Croatia, Switzerland and Germany are also the borders between the EU countries open on Monday .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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