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