"A 93% ‘Yes’ vote for strikes on a turnout of 85% shows that our members are in this for the long haul" - Mick Whelan, ASLEF General Secretary.
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‘Solidarity * Struggle * Socialism’ – a unified call to action from across the left
The 'Solidarity * Struggle * Socialism' conference saw hundreds of left activists come together, discussing key issues from supporting strikes to building an ethical foreign policy.
Stand with Train Drivers in the fight for fair pay – ASLEF
"Senior managers in our industry take home huge salaries; rail operators have paid dividends to their shareholders right through the pandemic... the claim that there's no money left to pay rail workers properly is just not true."
Rail strikes: how the Conservative government is blocking a negotiated resolution
"For the rail firms, it is like negotiating with a brick wall – and Grant Shapps is the mason who built it. To the public, this brick wall is invisible. And Grant Shapps would prefer that nobody knows it exists."