{"id":147651,"date":"2024-04-08T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-is-a-westminster-problem-aslefs-mick-whelan-on-strike-action\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T15:00:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:00:40","slug":"this-is-a-westminster-problem-aslefs-mick-whelan-on-strike-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/this-is-a-westminster-problem-aslefs-mick-whelan-on-strike-action\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;This is a Westminster problem&#8217;: ASLEF&#8217;s Mick Whelan on strike action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/fZw2olg5si4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'This is a Westminster problem': ASLEF's Mick Whelan on strike action\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZw2olg5si4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan says its members are taking strike action because they are the &quot;only train union that hasn&#8217;t been offered a settlement&quot;. <\/p>\n<p>He tells Sky&#8217;s Kay Burley it is a &quot;Westminster problem driven by the government who doesn&#8217;t care about the travelling public, workers on the railway or the tax payer&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/train-drivers-strike-for-third-time-in-four-days-13110306<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #aslef #trainstrike<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ASLEF General Secretary Mick Whelan says its members are taking strike action because they are the &quot;only train union that hasn&#8217;t been offered a settlement&quot;. 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