Simon Weller

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Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen

Job title

Assistant General Secretary - ASLEF

About

Simon Weller started with British Rail as a teenager in 1987 and joined ASLEF immediately. After working as a driver's assistant, he qualified as a train driver in 1989. Since then, Simon served as a branch official, LDC (Shop Steward), company negotiator, Executive Committee member and left train driving in 2009.

He is now ASLEF's elected Assistant General Secretary responsible for covering for the General Secretary in his absence as well as education, equalities, pensions, recruitment and inter-union relations

Simon has been a member of the TUC General Council since the 2011 Congress.

*Simon is also part of the TUC Executive Committee.

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