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Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan
DRACONIAN new rail anti-strike laws planned by the government amount to “slavery and forced labour,” Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said yesterday.
He said that this new Tory legislation would require rail unions to sign “minimum service agreements” guaranteeing maintenance of services during strike action.
If such an agreement was not honoured, a strike would be deemed unlawful and unions could face court injunctions or damages.
Two-hundred years ago, on September 27 1825, the world’s first passenger railway line was opened between Stockton and Darlington. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, reflects on the history – and the future – of Britain’s railway industry
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
