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January 2021

After becoming the recognised union at HS2 in May 2019, our members immediately faced some challenging times. You had to deal with significant reorganisation and the vulnerability that comes with that, as well as dealing with Covid-19. Thankfully, our TSSA reps worked extremely hard to help secure your wellbeing and also, minimising any potential job losses from reorganisation. They are now looking to the future, with Our Vision at HS2.

For our union, there’s no more important project in Britain today than High Speed 2 (HS2) and your contribution towards its delivery is absolutely vital. High-speed rail is already the norm in other countries, so I’m delighted the dither and delay has ended and HS2 is now being built from London to the North. Our union wants to see it built all the way to Scotland. All of this will result in a once in a generation boost to communities up and down our country, creating as many as half a million new jobs and thousands of homes, mainly in the North and the Midlands. 

HS2 will overhaul our creaking transport system after more than two decades of failed privatisation. This is a golden opportunity to use the additional capacity that a new state of the art railway will create, to shift freight and passenger travel from road and air to rail, and in so doing, cut carbon emissions and fight climate change. We proudly back this project because our union has listened carefully to the many civic leaders from the Midlands, to the North and elsewhere who know their areas have so much to gain. They see HS2 as the key to unleashing the full economic, social and cultural potential of these regions. 

Our union plays a key role in supporting those who work for HS2 and also engaging in political and public debate to promote the critical work you do. So together let us forge ahead with HS2, shaping future decades by providing clean and green highspeed travel, jobs and flourishing towns and cities and in so doing create a truly 21st Century Britain. If you are still not part of our TSSA family, please join us today – we are stronger together.