About ASLEF
The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) is the UK's Train Drivers' Union. Its 21,000+ members are employed in passenger and freight train operating companies, as well as London Underground and some light rail services.
The ASLEF Charter
The ASLEF Charter underpins the union's industrial strategy and serves as the symbol that drives ASLEF towards establishing conditions of employment that provide the benchmark for best practice within the railway industry.
Our History
ASLEF is a craft union representing train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales. Over its 140-year history, the union has brought together train drivers to organise for better working conditions and safety in the workplace.
Political Work
ASLEF is a craft union representing train drivers in England, Scotland and Wales. Over its 140-year history, the union has brought together train drivers to organise as one against oppression and abuses by railway owners, governments and management. By standing together, train drivers have been able to improve their working conditions immeasurably since the early days of fire and steam on the railways.
General Secretary
Mick Whelan is ASLEF's current General Secretary. Mick joined the railway industry in 1984 when it was still British Rail. He was elected General Secretary in 2011.
Links and Affiliations
ASLEF is affiliated to a number of UK and international organisations working within the Labour movement, and for human rights and labour rights around the world.