A threatened strike by Aslef was pulled after bosses confirmed that as yet “no proposal has been put forward” regarding changes to the Attendance at Work Policy. The threat of strike action has given this small guarantee but had Aslef gone ahead and called it on 18 December alongside the existing RMT drivers action over grade consolidation, the network could have been shut down.
Aslef has achieved a strong mandate for action… twice but have yet to use it. Tubeworker hopes they won’t keep their powder dry for much longer.