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Aslef members at a picket line at Willesden Junction station in London
TAXPAYERS’ cash is pouring into the coffers of profiteering rail companies to ensure shareholders do not lose dividends as a result of strike action, Aslef leader Mick Whelan said today.
He accused companies of doing a “corrupt and immoral deal” with the government to keep the money rolling in while rail workers are told there is no cash available to give them a decent pay rise.
Train drivers staged a 24-hour stoppage today over pay, bringing rail services to a standstill and severe disruption to cross-border trains between Scotland and England.
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
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
