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| Southern strike: Planned six-day strike halved to three | Southern strike: Planned six-day strike halved to three |
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| A six-day strike by drivers on Southern rail from Monday has been cut to three days but there is still a likelihood of further action, Aslef has said. | A six-day strike by drivers on Southern rail from Monday has been cut to three days but there is still a likelihood of further action, Aslef has said. |
| The drivers' union said strikes would now be held on 10, 11 and 13 January, but not on other days next week. | The drivers' union said strikes would now be held on 10, 11 and 13 January, but not on other days next week. |
| General secretary Mick Whelan said the move did not mean the union was rolling back and warned of further strikes. | General secretary Mick Whelan said the move did not mean the union was rolling back and warned of further strikes. |
| Southern's parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) is in dispute with Aslef and the RMT unions over the role of guards. | Southern's parent firm Govia Thameslink (GTR) is in dispute with Aslef and the RMT unions over the role of guards. |
| Services cancelled | Services cancelled |
| A spokesman described Aslef's announcement as "a cynical ploy to minimise the impact on drivers' pay packets and maximises misery, disruption and hardship for passengers". | |
| "Aslef's move shows pure contempt for the travelling public and it still causes massive disruption over next week. | |
| "These strikes are pointless and they should call the whole thing off and let common sense prevail," the spokesman added. | |
| What's the Southern Rail strike about? | |
| How bad have Southern rail services got? | |
| The politics behind the Southern rail dispute | |
| The company wants all trains to be driver-only-operated (DOO), where the driver, rather than the conductor, opens and closes the doors. | The company wants all trains to be driver-only-operated (DOO), where the driver, rather than the conductor, opens and closes the doors. |
| The unions disagree on the grounds of safety and fear the move is a long-term ploy to phase out a second person on services. | The unions disagree on the grounds of safety and fear the move is a long-term ploy to phase out a second person on services. |
| Passengers have suffered months of disruption because of industrial action, staff shortages and other problems. | Passengers have suffered months of disruption because of industrial action, staff shortages and other problems. |
| Aslef members are currently banning overtime which is leading to services being cancelled or delayed every day. | Aslef members are currently banning overtime which is leading to services being cancelled or delayed every day. |
| The RMT union, whose members are mostly conductors, has been taking industrial action since last April. | The RMT union, whose members are mostly conductors, has been taking industrial action since last April. |
| Its members held a three-day strike over the New Year weekend. | Its members held a three-day strike over the New Year weekend. |