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Rail fare rises 2020
01 January 2020
On the eve of another round of above-inflation rail fare rises, Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, the train drivers’ trade union, said: ‘Once again the privatised train companies are telling passengers to pay more for...Queen's Speech
19 December 2019
ASLEF utterly condemns the Grant Shapps plan - revealed in the Queen's speech at the state opening of Parliament this morning - to curtail the right of train drivers, and other railway workers, to take industrial action. Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF, the train drivers' union, said: "The right...Scotrail franchise to end early
18 December 2019
ASLEF, the train drivers' trade union, has welcomed, with reservations, the decision by the Scottish government to invoke its break clause on ScotRail. Kevin Lindsay, the union's organiser in Scotland, said: 'We are delighted by the decision announced today because we have argued for a long time...Curtailing the right to strike is not only a human rights abuse but bad for industrial relations
17 December 2019
ASLEF utterly condemns Transport Secretary Grant Shapps' plans to curtail the right to strike on public transport. Not only is the right to withdraw your labour a human right, but this is almost certain to worsen industrial relations, not improve them. Shapps' plan will mean that even when union...A message from Mick: Make your vote count tomorrow
11 December 2019
Tomorrow, you have the chance to change Britain. It seems that every general election is billed as “the most important in a generation.” But this one really matters. It will determine the terms of Britain’s departure from the European Union and the shape of our society and...