Britain’s three rail unions – ASLEF, RMT and TSSA – have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, Mark Drakeford, the First Minister of Wales, and Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, saying this is not the time to lift the lockdown and run more trains.
The joint letter – signed by Mick Whelan, general secretary of ASLEF; Mick Cash, general secretary of RMT; and Manuel Cortes, general secretary of TSSA – says it is ‘completely unacceptable’ to put the lives of passengers and rail staff at risk.
The three unions have worked throughout this coronavirus crisis to ensure key workers are able to get to work and essential medical supplies and food are moved around the country. But company profits must not come before people’s lives and the lockdown should not be lifted until it safe to do so.
The letter to the Prime Minister reads:
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