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Train drivers strike again over sacking of colleague
Mick Whelan, Aslef leader

TRAIN drivers walked out again today as part of a long-running dispute over the sacking of a colleague.

Industrial action by Aslef has been affecting services on Hull Trains intermittently for months.

The union says that a driver was unfairly sacked for raising a safety concern, which the company denies.

Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said: “The company’s failure to act responsibly has enormous implications not just for rail workers and passengers at Hull Trains but for staff and passengers right across the wider rail network.

“This is a moral issue because we have a culture on the railway designed to keep everyone safe.

“Anyone who works on the railway should be able to report a safety concern without fearing they will be penalised, punished, or lose their livelihood. 

”The company has behaved deplorably.”

A Hull Trains spokesperson said: “We’re sorry for the short-notice disruption to Hull Trains services today due to industrial action by the Aslef union.”

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