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Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan (second right) on a picket line at Euston station in London as members of the train drivers' union at 16 train operators in England stage a 24-hour strike in a bitter, long-running dispute over pay and conditions, October 4, 2023
RAIL strikes during the festive period look increasingly likely as Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said today that support among train drivers was “solid,” with many wanting to go “harder and faster” due to the lack of progress.
Joining striking workers who had brought a life-sized cut-out of the Where’s Wally? cartoon character with Transport Secretary Mark Harper’s face imposed on it as the Tory conference drew to a close, Mr Whelan said: “What we are seeing from the Tory conference is the managed decline of our railways.
“We are striking today because we still haven’t seen the transport minister or the companies for the best part of six months.”
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