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The train drivers' union boss claims victory after two years of strikes.

Mick Whelan is General Secretary of Aslef, the union representing train drivers.

He sits down with Nick on the week that his members voted overwhelmingly to accept a pay offer, bringing to an end two years of strike action.

Whelan reflects on growing up in working class West London and being one of a number of 2nd-generation Irish immigrants who have become union leaders in the UK.

Producer: Daniel Kraemer

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