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	John McDonnell MP: Another World Is Possible
		I am a member of the ASLEF Parliamentary group and have worked with the union on a wide range of issues and campaigns of direct concern to the union and its members both nationally and locally.
		Very glad to hear ASLEF and the RMT realise who is representing their members' interests (Blair and Brown certainly haven't and won't).
		Very glad to hear ASLEF and the RMT realise who is representing their members' interests not to mention the interests of the vast majority of the electorate (Blair and Brown certainly haven't and won't).
	www.john4leader.org.uk /2007/02/aslef-first-trade-union-to-announce.html (1586 words)

	House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence
		ASLEF has continually expressed its deep concern over the fragmentation of the London Underground by dividing the operations of the trains and stations from the core of the Underground — the track, signalling, bridges, tunnels, lifts escalators, stations and train maintenance.
		ASLEF takes the view that as the London Underground is publicly owned, and it is the public that indirectly pays for the system, the public should have access to the maximum amount of information in order to pass any acceptable judgement on contracts.
		ASLEF argues that the PPP structure may allow for a "fudging" of responsibilities and the fear of a "two-tier workforce" — that is, where PPPs lead to new employees being offered less generous terms and conditions that those workers who were originally transferred from the public sector.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/387/387ap07.htm (1682 words)

	Aslef crisis: Rebuilding The Union \| The Socialist 18 September 2004
		Aslef members must be astounded that a senior manager from this company was writing their general secretary's speeches.
		In his AAD address, thankfully never made, Brady was to be fulsome in his praise for the "achievements of the government" and blistering in his attacks on the union executive and the left within the union.
		Aslef members should use this opportunity for a new beginning, for a socialist leadership under the democratic control of the rank and file.
	www.socialistparty.org.uk /2004/362/np11.htm (721 words)

	Weekly Worker 240 Thursday May 14 1998
		The Aslef result in itself will not automatically produce SLP membership growth, but it does point to a thin layer of left union bureaucrats articulating their membership's discontent through the SLP's ofiicial language of state socialism.
		Aslef will continue into the next millennium as a strong and independent union." Merger rumours have been rife, ranging from a Scargillite triple alliance of the NUM, RMT, and Oilc to a TGWU takeover of both the RMT and Aslef.
		Aslef was praised by the government earlier this year for going into business with Branson to form Millennium Drivers, a company set up to train new drivers for the private operators.
	www.cpgb.org.uk /worker/240/rixwins.html (1437 words)

	House of Commons - Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence
		ASLEF believes that the statutory regulations of train drivers hours is long overdue.
		ASLEF has developed its criticisms of the SRA in its response to the new draft guidance issued by the government.
		ASLEF does not hold the view that there is no role at all for the private sector in the railways.
	www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk /pa/cm200102/cmselect/cmtlgr/239/239ap43.htm (3249 words)

	Aslef barbecue brawl hearing due
		The suspended leader of train drivers' union Aslef is due before a disciplinary hearing over his involvement in the 'barbecue brawl'.
		Aslef members are expected to battle for two of the union's leading members to be reinstated after their sacking.
		The train drivers' union Aslef is not in a financial crisis, according to the temporary head of the organisation.
	www.stargeek.com /item/225599.html (843 words)

	Workers Daily Internet Edition Year 2002 No. 176
		ASLEF has also expressed concern about the timescales for completion of investigations not being met and that 40% of cases were for allegations of racial harassment yet none had been referred to formal disciplinary hearings.
		ASLEF is, as always, is prepared to return to the negotiating table, strike action is always the last resort – management know this but as yet have made no response to our requests for a meeting.
		ASLEF and the RMT have today (September 26) written to the arbitration service ACAS asking it to urgently investigate the possibility of arbitration in the Tube dispute.
	www.rcpbml.org.uk /wdie-02/d02-176.htm (1863 words)

	Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) is a British trade union.
		It was founded in 1880 and is one of the trade unions representing train drivers (the other is the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, [RMT]).
		According to the character 'Rik' in BBC TV's the Young Ones, ASLEF is an anagram for 'total and complete bastard'.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ASLEF (115 words)

	The Latest National News Updated Hourly
		Train drivers union Aslef has called off the threat of a rail strike on Monday after urgent talks were held today.
		Aslef had been threating to disrupt services in a major row over rail safety, claiming that thousands of drivers would refuse to drive trains through areas covered by a contentious communications system.
		Aslef said that "utter chaos" would be caused by the action, which would involve trains operated by Virgin, West Coast, Silverlink, Central Trains and Southern Trains, amongst others.
	www.4rfv.co.uk /nationalnews.asp?id=39073 (368 words)

	Guardian \| Aslef men give backing to Brady
		Mr Brady, the assistant general secretary of the 16,000-strong union, the president and three employees were sent home without pay last month pending a TUC inquiry after a barbecue brawl.
		Martin Samways, the suspended Aslef president, is accused of fighting with Mr Brady at the barbecue and is a supporter of Mr Rix.
		Aslef's elected executive has ordered inquiries into the fight and the union's finances over the past 10 years, as well as suspending the annual conference.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4941824-103630,00.html (348 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Aslef chiefs face suspension after barbecue brawl
		Aslef's new Blairite general secretary, Shaun Brady, assistant general secretary, Michael Blackburn, and the leftwing president Martin Samways are expected to be asked to stand aside pending a proposed independent inquiry into the punch-up in Hampstead, north London.
		The incident is a blow to the prestige of Aslef, a 16,000-member union riven by internal political disputes and saddled with a reputation for macho behaviour.
		Statements are believed to have been given by Aslef's caretaker and cleaner, who share a first-floor apartment, and a male tenant, as well as those present at the fracas.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1223964,00.html (607 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| Special reports \| Aslef staff threaten to strike in row with new general secretary
		An Aslef employee said: "This is not a political battle with the new general secretary.
		Aslef's governing executive is controlled by Mr Rix's supporters and has passed a string of motions to limit the new leader's room for manoeuvre.
		Staff left Aslef at 4pm yesterday to meet away from their office and Mr Brady was said to have vowed to operate the switchboard to keep it open.
	www.guardian.co.uk /transport/Story/0,2763,1068801,00.html (397 words)

	Why ASLEF is backing Ken, by Mick Rix (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The party’s treatment of Ken is in contrast to the welcome shown to the ex-Conservative ministers who have spent years trying to damage the Labour Party and then been rewarded by being parachuted into safe Labour seats at the expense of good candidates with years of support for Labour and its principles.
		Some commentators claimed that ASLEF is putting the link between the Labour Party and the trade unions at risk by doing so.
		ASLEF had endorsed the candidacy of Nicky Gavron as the Labour candidate for the 2004 London mayoral election to its membership.
	www.poptel.org.uk /scgn/articles/0307/page9.htm (517 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| 'Destructive culture' at Aslef
		It warned members that it is "imperative that Aslef take steps to turn itself around" and "replace what appears to be a self-destructive culture with one of which its members can be proud".
		The new Aslef general secretary Shaun Brady attempted to physically remove his colleague when the woman was hit in the mouth by the president.
		He said there were some "very, very good people" in Aslef who wanted to move on from the incident and concentrate on helping their members.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3811175.stm (440 words)

	ASLEF: The Battle Continues \| The Socialist 2 October 2004
		An ASLEF member explains the background to these events in the union.
		This goes along with the idea that ASLEF is a craft union and we should turn our backs on the rest of the working class in Britain and internationally.
		ASLEF needs to be rebuilt as a trade union fighting to unite drivers with other railworkers to struggle for a unified, integrated, publicly-owned and democratically accountable rail industry.
	www.socialistparty.org.uk /2004/364/np11a.htm (541 words)

	Central Trains . News ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Following discussions between Central Trains and ASLEF on 28th January, a way forward was agreed and the planned strikes were called off by the union.
		ASLEF has now agreed not to go ahead with the three 24 hour strikes originally planned for February.
		ASLEF has not renewed its agreement with Central Trains for train drivers to work voluntary overtime.
	www.centraltrains.co.uk /_popups/news/news_detail.asp?id=20050201115031-118 (903 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Politics \| Sacked Aslef leader loses appeal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The committee is elected independently of the union's executive and is made up of representatives of each of Aslef's eight districts.
		But an Aslef spokesman today said the appeals committee's decision was the "final stop" in the dispute.
		Aslef leader warns of union rift (16 Apr 04
	212.58.240.35 /1/low/uk_politics/4045529.stm (208 words)

	ASLEF CAMPAIGNS
		ASLEF has written to ministers at the departments of transport and the environment to seek support for its ‘Who Cares?’ campaign which is aimed at maximising the use of rail for freight transport.
		Former ASLEF EC President Bill Ronksley has, in his role as Secretary of Sheffield Trades Council, written to strikers at steel company William Cook to congratulate them on their courage and persistence as the four-year old dispute came to a conclusion.
		The driver of the train, ASLEF member Stanley Martin, had been driving at the permitted speed for the stretch of line and there was no blame attached to him, the report said.
	www.aslef-ramsgatebranch.com /ASLEF-CAMPAIGNS (1938 words)

	CNN.com - Tunnel drivers' union calls strike ballot - September 11, 2000
		UK train drivers' union Aslef warned on Monday that, depending on the result of the ballot, a series of 24-hour strikes could take place as early as next month.
		Aslef said it was canvassing opinion among its 230 members -- drivers and crew -- who work for the Channel Tunnel shuttle train service between Folkestone and Coquelles.
		She said she did not know exactly how many of the company's 120 drivers in the UK are members of Aslef, but stressed that the ballot did not affect any of its 110 drivers based in France.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/europe/09/11/britain.union (470 words)

	[A-List] UK state: London mayoral election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Trade unions are free to make their own decisions about their political funds." Aslef helped to create the Labour representation committee in 1900 and was at the birth of the present Labour party in 1906.
		Mr Rix said the union was a "firm but critical friend" and argued the case for remaining within the party, although he said falling membership had made it ripe for a "takeover" by leftwingers because New Labour was in retreat.
		The Aslef general secretary said it would be unfair if his union was expelled because it would be endorsing a pact between Mr Livingstone and Labour's official candidate for London mayor, Nicky Gavron.
	lists.econ.utah.edu /pipermail/a-list/2003-June/026315.html (451 words)

	London Underground hit by second strike against privatisation
		ASLEF were not initially targeted for legal action because London Underground claimed that they could more readily identify their members because their subscriptions were made through the pay roll.
		ASLEF's climbdown is thought to be have been a response to a decision by management to proceed with legal action against the union.
		The RMT and ASLEF are pinning their hopes on a compromise being reached between the Labour government and London Mayor, Ken Livingstone, over the final shape of privatisation.
	www.wsws.org /articles/2001/apr2001/tube-a04_prn.shtml (854 words)

	Altermedia UK » ASLEF and the new agenda for change.
		With over 150 members of ASLEF already BNP members, and hundreds if not thousands more of them active supporters of the BNP, the tidal wave of disenchantment with the current leadership may swiftly propel him to the job of General Secretary itself.
		Lee has asked me, as his legal representative, to reveal the policies that will transform ASLEF as a union that Britain can be proud of instead of its current state as an liability to the members.
		These are radical plans to overhaul the moribund ASLEF union and drag it into the 21st Century and save it from political and economic extinction.
	uk.altermedia.info /general/aslef-and-the-new-agenda-for-change_18.html (706 words)

	Court rules against Aslef over expelled BNP train driver (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Rail drivers union Aslef will have to pay thousands of pounds to a British National Party member, after an employment tribunal ruled that the union had unlawfully expelled him.
		Aslef knew it was in breach of the law when it expelled me and yet it thought it could get away with it.
		Keith Norman, the acting general secretary of Aslef, said the union would appeal, suggesting that the effect of the law was to force trade unions to accept fascist activists as members.
	www.personneltoday.com /Articles/Article.aspx?liArticleID=25965 (421 words)

	Politics \| Aslef's barbecue brawler fails to get a conference hearing
		Delegates at Aslef's annual conference in Scarborough voted 46-19 against debating the dismissal of Blairite Mr Brady and his deputy Michael Blackburn over disciplinary charges arising from the infamous late night punch-up behind union-owned flats in Hampstead, north London.
		Dave Tyson, Aslef president, said the union had been on a year-long rollercoaster ride since Mr Brady unexpectedly defeated left-winger Mick Rix and he condemned people trying to "destabilise" and "disrupt" the organisation.
		Financial settlements have been offered to three staff and an official while Martin Samways, Aslef's president, resigned and returned to driving trains after he was heavily criticised in a TUC inquiry.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5025971-110827,00.html (329 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| Aslef trio suspended over 'brawl'
		Train drivers' union Aslef has suspended three of its officials after an alleged brawl at a barbecue at its north London offices.
		"In the light of recent events in Aslef, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber is in contact with the union and will be meeting officers shortly to see what assistance the TUC may be able to provide in resolving the current internal difficulties," the spokesman said.
		He has complained of losing day-to-day control of the union because of arguments with the executive and his concerns have led to an investigation of the union's finances over the past decade.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/3745745.stm (553 words)

	Railnews - The Independent website for the British railway industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Aslef’s Mr Samways, 57, denied "intentionally or unintentionally" striking a female member of Aslef’s staff during a barbecue in the gardens of the union’s HQ in Hampstead, London, but said he was quitting for the good of his organisation.
		Three members of Aslef's staff have also been suspended since the barbecue incident, but the report said they should not have been laid off and should not lose their jobs.
		The Aslef drivers' union is not supporting the strike on 29-30 June.
	www.railnews.co.uk /displaynews.asp?ID=537 (612 words)

	Central Trains . News ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The move comes at the same time as ASLEF is balloting its members at Central Trains on strike action in support of two drivers who have had their grade reduced as a consequence of safety issues.
		The current agreement with ASLEF expires on 31st December, with a new agreement due to come into operation from 1st January.
		ASLEF has now advised Central Trains of its decision not to extend the current agreement beyond 31st December meaning that drivers won’t be working on their rest days until a new agreement can be reached.
	www.centraltrains.co.uk /_popups/news/news_detail.asp?id=20041224115511-118 (590 words)

	Politics \| Aslef president steps down after BBQ brawl
		All three men were suspended by Aslef last month along with three staff at the barbecue, including Julie Atkinson, the woman found to have been struck.
		Mr Samways acknowledged that the report into the incident was critical of his behaviour at the barbecue, but he maintained there were parts of the report he did not accept as a truthful account of what had happened.
		He denied allegations that he had struck Julie Atkinson, a member of Aslef's staff, and said he had never spoken to female members of staff in the manner described in the report.
	politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4955610-110827,00.html (531 words)

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