An open letter to ASLEF drivers
As strikes by train guards in the RMT union against the imposition of “Driver Only Operation” continue, the role of drivers, most of whom are in the Aslef union, is thrown into sharper and sharper relief. On MerseyRail, activists have organised magnificent solidarity which has led to Aslef drivers refusing en masse to refuse to cross RMT picket lines. On other companies the picture is less positive. Off The Rails, a platform for rank-and-file rail workers hosted by Workers’ Liberty, recently published an “open letter to fellow Aslef drivers”, calling on drivers to refuse to cross picket lines...