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Members of a UK and Irish transport union have voted overwhelmingly to merge with a US counterpart.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In a vote, 85% of TSSA members supported joining the larger International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, which the leadership hopes will take place in July.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TSSA Secretary General Manuel Cortes said a merger would “bring strength and security… at a time when our members need support”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Officials are meeting later this month to discuss how it might work.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • British transport union in US merger talks<\/li>\n
  • Transport workers demand better protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Currently, the TSSA, which represents workers including dispatchers, engineers, travel agents, train attendants, ticket offices and gate workers, has around 18,000 members, while the IBB has more than 50,000 members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Approximately 4,322 (85%) of the TSSA members who participated in the vote favored a merger, while 767 (15%) voted against. Voter turnout was 32%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    Mr Cortes said: “Our members and activists have said loud and clear that they support the proposed merger with the Boilermakers. The merger will bring strength and security to our TSSA union at a time when our members need support.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    “Our union’s leadership will now flex our collective shoulders to respond to the wishes of our members in making the proposed merger a reality.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    There has been a movement towards merged unions in recent decades, but international links have remained rather informal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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    In 2009, the two seafaring unions of Nautilus – based in the UK and the Netherlands – merged to form Nautilus International.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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