Mick Rix

A leading British trade unionist, Mick Rix is the former general secretary of ASLEF, a train drivers union. Seen as a member of the awkward squad of left wing union leaders, Rix has been a member of the Socialist Labour Party and the Stop the War Coalition although poltical differences led him to resign from both organisations.

Rix's defeat by a right wing candidate for the general secretary position came as a great suprise to the left wing of the trade union movement. The defeat led to a period of instability in ASLEF culminating in a brawl at a barbecue at the union's London headquarters. This resulted in a number of senior officers being removed from their positions, including Rix's successor.