John Michael Whelanis the General Secretary of the British trade union ASLEF. He is the 18th General Secretary of ASLEF.
Career
He began working in the rail industry in 1984, becoming a train driver. Previously he had been a bank clerk.
ASLEF
Whelan was elected General Secretary of ASLEF on 11 October 2011, when he received 3683 votes compared to 3458 for Simon Weller. Previously he had been Midlands District Organiser (ASLEF District 6) for the union. In the first ballot on 19 September 2011 he received 3,284 votes, against 3,115 for Simon Weller. He became General Secretary on 5 December 2011.
He is also Editor of Aslef Journal (a nominal position for the General Secretary), published by TU ink.
