Latest editorial
Aslef urges ‘ostrich’ Mark Harper to discuss bitter pay dispute by Christmas
Transport Secretary Mark Harper during a visit to the site of the HS2 project at Curzon Street Station, July 17, 2023
RAIL trade unionists likened Transport Secretary Mark Harper to an ostrich after he said the government “won’t throw money” at train drivers today.
Mr Harper was asked how negotiations over the bitter pay dispute and more than a week of industrial action this month were going on LBC.
He insisted an offer was on the table “that everyone says I should get round, it’s there.”
Similar stories
Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites
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
Sharon Graham addresses the Unite policy conference after talks over the Birmingham bin strikes break down