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Mick Whelan of Aslef
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ASLEF is taking two motions to the 153rd Trades Union Congress which will be held, virtually and online this year, from Sunday 12 to Tuesday September 14.
One is on rail, climate and the post-pandemic recovery; and the other about using public procurement to create and protect high-quality jobs here in Britain.
While the coronavirus crisis has, quite rightly, been the focus for governments around the world over the last two years, the climate change crisis has not gone away.
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