Assistant General Secretary of ASLEF, UK train drivers' union and former train driver. President of the TUC General Council. Tweets in a personal capacity etc.
Brighton, England
Joined April 2010
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Good to meet with Chancellor @JohnHealey_MP in Downing Street ahead of the Budget alongside leaders from the trade union movement, in my role as TUC President.
The TUC is the voice of working people in Britain.
Reach plc and pay journalists by clicks strikes again. – at City of London, London
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pays tribute to the driver and other crew members involved in Saturday's "horrific" Cambridgeshire train attack.
He says their "brave" actions "saved countless lives".
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Simon Weller of train drivers' union @ASLEFunion explains why trade unionists must be anti-imperialists.
He also points out how Reform UK's dirty money contrasts with the clean and accountable money of the trade union movement.
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Yesterday (15/10/25) members attended a commemoration service to mark the 31st anniversary of the Cowden train crash which took the lives of Norwood drivers Brian Barton and Dave Rees, Selhurst guard Jon Brett-Andrews, and passengers Raymond and Maura Pointer. #railwayfamily
ALT ASLEF members, Southern Staff and ASLEF AGS Simon Weller at Cowden Station for the commemoration service
ALT Wreaths laid at Cowden station
ALT ASLEF AGS Simon Weller standing next to the laid wreaths at Cowden Station
Commemorating the five killed in the Cowden collision. Norwood drivers Dave Rees, and Brian Barton, Norwood guard Jon Brett-Andrews and passengers Mr and Mrs Poynter, on this day 31 years ago..
A privilege to lead the tributes.
#Cowden #ASLEF #ASLEFunion #Norwood – at Uckfield, England
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This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
The Sentencing Council tried to give ethnic minority criminals more lenient sentences, than their white counterparts. Identity politics will destroy our country.
@Conservatives will abolish the Council as part of our plans for Stronger Borders, and tackling two tier justice.
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Russia's attack on a train in NE UA has killed 1, injured 30 🧵
Message from Mick Whelan, leader of UK train drivers' union @ASLEFunion: "The world needs to call this out. ASLEF condemns the attacking of passenger trains; our thoughts are with the families and workers involved."
Thank you for all the nominations, really appreciated. The one member, one vote election starts now!
#aslef #aslefunion – at London, England
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📢 Transport Secretary @Heidi_Labour announces the next four train operators that will enter public ownership:
1️⃣ West Midlands
2️⃣ Govia Thameslink
3️⃣ Chiltern
4️⃣ Great Western
We've worked closely with the government to ensure our railways serve people, not profit. #Lab25
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Our deepest thanks to outgoing Chair, Mick Whelan of @ASLEFunion, for his years of dedicated service to the movement as Chair of TULO.
From his role in winning a Labour landslide, to negotiating the New Deal and seeing it brought forward in law, to renationalising the railways, to his commitment to fighting for recognition of the State of Palestine – he has delivered for working people time and again.
Thank you Mick.
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Four more train operating companies to enter public ownership in 2026!
#OnTrackForPublicOwnership
We're taking back our railways!
At Labour conference, I'll set out how we'll build a railway fit for Britain’s future.
We will sweep away decades of frustration, waste and bureaucracy to deliver a #GreatBritishRailway people can rely on. 🇬🇧🚆🌹
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Simon is correct. It is a scandal.
What Simon forgets to add is that it is a scandal that his party in government created, and which he voted for and supported.
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Big thanks to @ASLEFunion- so important there's a wave of union banners on Sat national #StandUpToRacism march to #StopTommyRobinson who is a fascist & uses racist narrative to build a toxic far right movement in Britain - don't let them divide us
Join @The_TUC trade union bloc
This Saturday ASLEF is proud to stand together with trade unionists from across the UK to #StopTommyRobinson.
Join us and #StandUpToRacism as we march against fascism.
📆 Saturday 13th September
⏰ 11:30
📍 Corner of Russell Sq & Southampton Row
ALT Image shows detail of a demonstration. Text reads: 'March Against Fascism - Trade Union Bloc. Saturday 13 September, 11.30am. Southern corner of Russell Square & Southampton Row'.
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Suicides on the railway can have serious psychological effects on train drivers, as new @transportgovuk analysis shows.
Some even have to leave our profession altogether.
Don't be alone this #SuicidePreventionDay. If you're struggling, contact @samaritans on 116 123 for support
Speaking on rail freight at the TUC Conference - rail freight is still fully privatised, fragmented, and without a clear long term strategy.
It's been decades of political cowardice that has led us here, with a race to the bottom.
#ASLEFunion #aslef #railfreight #tuc2025 – at Brighton, England
Just out of this morning's TUC General Council to discuss the political fallout and its effect on the TU movement - we have to get ready, and we haven't got much time.
#ASLEF
#ASLEFunion
#Transpenineexpresstrains #crosscountrytrains #northernrail #londonnortheasternrailway
#lner – at Brighton, England
ASLEF's Waterloo Nine Elms branch is sponsoring non-league Dulwich Hamlets Vs Welling. It's not just about industrial issues, it's also about what we do in the community.
DHFC has a well established anti-fascist background.
#ASLEFunion #ASLEF #dhfc #dulwichhamletfc – at Camberwell, London