Aslef general secretary MICK WHELAN writes for the Morning Star on the eve of the TUC in Brighton, about the pay offer from the DfT, relations with the Labour government, and the union’s motion at Congress calling for the renationalisation of rail freight

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes for the Morning Star as union activists prepare to march through Durham today in a display of working-class solidarity at the 138th Durham Miners’ Gala

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of train drivers’ trade union Aslef, writes for the Morning Star as voters prepare to go to the polls in the general election today

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, writes for the Morning Star on the eve of his union’s annual conference in Manchester from Monday 20 to Friday May 24

Aslef general secretary MICK WHELAN warns that any attempt to run trains with a skeleton crew due to the outrageous stipulations of the Tories’ anti-strike Bill could easily lead to a disastrous loss of life

With rail services in England at a standstill again today, general secretary of drivers’ union Aslef MICK WHELAN talks to Morning Star reporter Peter Lazenby about why members are taking strike action

From its crucial part in industry, to its central importance to our social and cultural life, to the role it must play in our commitment to achieving a carbon-neutral nation, Britain has to back rail, writes MICK WHELAN

Today, on World Toilet Day it’s time to say passengers and staff on Britain’s trains deserve decent facilities, writes MICK WHELAN of Aslef

The Labour Party emerged out of the trade union movement and that link is of continuing importance and great relevance today, writes MICK WHELAN

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, is urging the government to use public-sector procurement to create – and protect – good jobs here in Britain

Grant Shapps has admitted that 26 years of rail privatisation hasn’t delivered for passengers, staff or taxpayers. MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers' union, argues that it’s time to bring our railway back into public ownership

We need to recalibrate our economy and our society around the real ‘wealth creators,’ writes MICK WHELAN

Aslef leader MICK WHELAN welcomes the news that Sir Keir Starmer has been elected leader of the Labour Party

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, explains the background to the Labour-union link, and the importance of electing a Labour government on December 12

MICK WHELAN, leader of train drivers’ union Aslef and chair of Labour Unions, reflects on the importance of the labour movement to the Labour Party

MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, calls on Congress to back the train drivers’ demands for the government to tackle climate change by investing in rail

At Houses of Parliament today, Aslef will launch its new On Track With Diversity report which reveals the glaring gap between those in the cab at the front of the train and the communities they serve. MICK WHELAN asks what the rail industry needs to do about this problem

Aslef’s annual assembly of delegates begins today in Leeds, where the train drivers’ union was formed back in 1880. MICK WHELAN looks back — and forward

The New Labour days when trade unions were regarded as an ‘embarrassment’ are firmly in the past, writes MICK WHELAN

On the eve of the TUC in Manchester, MICK WHELAN makes a plea for the Conservative government to show some common sense

On the eve of the TUC in Manchester, MICK WHELAN makes a plea for the Conservative government to show some common sense

Mick Whelan exposes the government’s short-term, opportunistic policies that will cause inestimable damage to Wales’ economic development, the environment and compromise job creation

Aslef general secretary MICK WHELAN reflects on a controversial call for the disaffiliation of trade unions from the Labour Party