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Mick Whelan, general secretary of Aslef, joins union members on the picket line outside Newcastle station, May 31, 2023
RAIL services in England are at a standstill on Saturday as members of train drivers’ union Aslef stage strike action targeting the Conservative Party’s annual conference in Manchester.
The drivers will also strike on Wednesday, when Tory delegates are due to make their way home.
Drivers also operated an overtime ban today and will refuse rest-day working on Monday and Tuesday in advance of Wednesday’s strike.
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
