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1. Why is TSSA in dispute with Amey Consulting?

There are four key reasons why we are in dispute with Amey Consulting:

 We don’t agree with compulsory redundancies full stop, especially in a company the size of Amey. If you agree with us, vote YES for the union’s position

 A no-compulsory redundancy agreement protects staff who do not want to leave the business by ensuring that management takes more seriously the need to re-deploy displaced people. If you agree with us, vote YES for the union’s position

 Amey Consulting don’t want to be burdened by a no-compulsory redundancy agreement despite the Amey slogan that “People, our Strength.” What it should say is “People, our strength…whilst they are useful.” We do NOT agree with that - that you can be cast aside when no longer useful in your current role only to be placed in a vague re-deployment process or offered a Voluntary Redundancy package inferior to ones recently offered to Rail staff in AmeyColas and Amey Inter Urban. If you agree with us, vote YES for the union’s position

 The current round of redundancies mean 27 people in Rail may leave the business. You may think that you are not affected this time but what happens next time? Most work comes from Network Rail whose future funding is currently under review by the government because they think that it doesn’t provide value for money. Reductions in Network Rail expenditure have already been passed onto contractors – that is why, for instance, so many jobs have been lost in Amey Colas. We believe, whatever management say, that there is a likelihood of future redundancies in Amey Consulting and so we want guarantees NOW that will protect people in the future. If you agree with us, vote YES for the union’s position.

Please make sure that you participate in the ballot which closes on Friday 12th November. Dependent upon the result will be how we take this issue forward.

Please note, this is NOT an industrial action ballot. That will have to be conducted by post and may follow from what you tell us in this survey.

Whatever your views, we need to ensure a maximum participation from members to produce a decisive vote – so make sure that you take part!


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* 1. Because this is an on-line survey we want to make sure that it is only accessed by people entitled to vote.
Please supply us with your name and/or TSSA membership number (if known), e-mail address and postcode. We will ensure that this information is not made available to anyone else and the way you have voted will be kept secret.

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* 2. Do you agree with TSSA that there should be a no-compulsory redundancy agreement?

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* 3. Amey Consulting has refused to agree to a no-compulsory redundancy agreement. Are you prepared to take industrial action to try to achieve a no-compulsory redundancy agreement?

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* 4. If you are prepared to take industrial action, would that mean action inclusive of strike action?

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* 5. If you are prepared to take industrial action, would that mean action short of a strike (eg work to rule/withdrawal of goodwill/only work contracted hours)?

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* 6. To gauge the levels of support at different locations, please tell us where you work?

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* 7. So that we can establish the levels of support by section, please tell us what your job title is?

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* 8. And finally, would you be interested in getting active and involved with TSSA?

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