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| Southern drivers' strike to go ahead after court ruling | Southern drivers' strike to go ahead after court ruling |
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| A series of strikes by train drivers on the Southern rail network will go ahead next week after a judge backed planned action by the Aslef union. | A series of strikes by train drivers on the Southern rail network will go ahead next week after a judge backed planned action by the Aslef union. |
| The High Court rejected an argument from Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink (GTR), that the action would breach customers' rights. | The High Court rejected an argument from Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink (GTR), that the action would breach customers' rights. |
| The decision paved the way for the first of three strike days to be held on Tuesday. | The decision paved the way for the first of three strike days to be held on Tuesday. |
| The RMT union is also planning further strikes over the role of conductors. | |
| A spokesman for GTR said: "Naturally we're disappointed with today's decision. We will now immediately review matters with our legal team." | |
| Aslef, which described the court ruling as a victory, said GTR's action was a waste of "shareholders' money, passengers' money and taxpayers' money". | Aslef, which described the court ruling as a victory, said GTR's action was a waste of "shareholders' money, passengers' money and taxpayers' money". |
| General secretary Mick Whelan said: "Now the company should do the right thing and sit down with us and negotiate - properly, sensibly and in good faith - to do a deal for the benefit of passengers, staff and, yes, the company, just like ScotRail did with us earlier this year." | |
| The judge said the company had made a "novel and persuasive attempt" to get round Parliamentary immunity given to unions, but "it must fail". | |
| Southern planned rail strike dates: | |
| 00:01 Tuesday 6 December to 23:59 Thursday 8 December (RMT) | |
| 00:01: Tuesday 13 December to 23:59 Wednesday 14 December (Aslef) | |
| 00:01 Friday 16 December to 23:59: Friday 16 December (Aslef) | |
| 00:01 Monday 19 December to 23:59 Tuesday 20 December (RMT) | |
| 00:01 Saturday 31 December to 23:59 Monday 2 January (RMT) | |
| 00:01 Monday 9 January to 23:59: Saturday 14 January (Aslef) |