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| Result of Southern train drivers' strike ballot to be announced Result of Southern train drivers' strike ballot to be announced | |
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| The result of a strike ballot among Southern train drivers is due to be announced, raising the threat of travel chaos in the run up to Christmas. | The result of a strike ballot among Southern train drivers is due to be announced, raising the threat of travel chaos in the run up to Christmas. |
| Members of the drivers’ union Aslef have been voting on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action in a dispute over driver-only trains. The union’s executive will meet to discuss the outcome of the ballot, to be announced later on Monday, before deciding the next move. | Members of the drivers’ union Aslef have been voting on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action in a dispute over driver-only trains. The union’s executive will meet to discuss the outcome of the ballot, to be announced later on Monday, before deciding the next move. |
| The row is separate from the long-running dispute between Southern and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union over changes to the role of conductors. | The row is separate from the long-running dispute between Southern and the Rail, Maritime and Transport union over changes to the role of conductors. |
| Aslef accused the company of wanting to impose changes rather than reach an agreement. The union’s general secretary, Mick Whelan, said: “Our trade dispute with the company is that there should be no introduction and/or extension of new driver-only operated routes on Southern without the agreement of Aslef. | Aslef accused the company of wanting to impose changes rather than reach an agreement. The union’s general secretary, Mick Whelan, said: “Our trade dispute with the company is that there should be no introduction and/or extension of new driver-only operated routes on Southern without the agreement of Aslef. |
| “We have genuinely sought to reach a compromise with Southern. We have always been prepared to talk to the company and we have always been of the view that it should be possible to do a deal, but it takes two to tango and the company has not been prepared to negotiate. | “We have genuinely sought to reach a compromise with Southern. We have always been prepared to talk to the company and we have always been of the view that it should be possible to do a deal, but it takes two to tango and the company has not been prepared to negotiate. |
| “They have dug in their heels and forced us to ballot our members.” | “They have dug in their heels and forced us to ballot our members.” |
| Aslef will have to give seven days’ notice of any industrial action. | Aslef will have to give seven days’ notice of any industrial action. |
| Members of the RMT have staged a series of strikes on Southern in recent months, with three-day walkouts due to start on December 6, 22 and 31 December. | Members of the RMT have staged a series of strikes on Southern in recent months, with three-day walkouts due to start on December 6, 22 and 31 December. |