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Southeastern trains in sidings at Ramsgate railway station in Kent, as members of the drivers' union Aslef have staged a walk out during their long-running dispute over pay
ALL key workers must be “recognised for their sacrifices” during the Covid-19 pandemic, train drivers without a pay rise in four years demanded today as they downed tools once again in an increasingly bitter dispute.
Some 15 train operators across England were hit with massive strikes called by train drivers’ union Aslef, crippling services and leaving some areas without any services at all.
The latest walkouts in the long-running dispute, which will also see RMT members walkout across 14 companies on Saturday, came as Aslef head Mick Whelan revealed that Tory ministers have not met union officials since early January.
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
Since 2023, Strike Map has evolved from digital mapping at a national level to organising ‘mega pickets’ — we believe that mass solidarity with localised disputes prepares the ground for future national action, writes HENRY FOWLER
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