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LABOUR manifesto pledges to create a public-sector operator to bid for franchises to run Britain’s railways received a mixed response from rail unions yesterday.
Train drivers’ union Aslef welcomed the commitment, but the non-affiliated RMT union said it fell far short of what the majority of people want — complete renationalisation.
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said the manifesto “gives the opportunity for the public sector to operate trains in the interest of the travelling public and the taxpayer after 20 years of failure geared towards the vested interests.”
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
As the labour movement meets to remember the Tolpuddle Martyrs, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of train drivers’ union Aslef, says it’s an appropriate moment to remind the Labour government to listen to the trade unions a little more