The Mick Whelan One
Sep 19, 2024•38 min
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Episode description
Mick Whelan is General Secretary of Aslef, the union representing train drivers.
He sits down with Nick on the week that his members voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, bringing to an end two years of strike action.
Whelan reflects on growing up in working class West London and being one of a number of 2nd-generation Irish immigrants who have become union leaders in the UK. Producer: Daniel Kraemer
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