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| Southern drivers to be balloted to end dispute | Southern drivers to be balloted to end dispute |
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| Southern rail drivers are to be balloted on a proposed deal to end their long-running dispute, Aslef has said. | Southern rail drivers are to be balloted on a proposed deal to end their long-running dispute, Aslef has said. |
| The proposed agreement also includes a five-year pay deal worth 28.5%. | The proposed agreement also includes a five-year pay deal worth 28.5%. |
| The train drivers' union said the offer would be put to members with a recommendation from its executive committee to accept. | The train drivers' union said the offer would be put to members with a recommendation from its executive committee to accept. |
| Aslef and Southern have been locked in a dispute over driver-only operated (DOO) trains since April 2016. | Aslef and Southern have been locked in a dispute over driver-only operated (DOO) trains since April 2016. |
| The union's general secretary Mick Whelan said a resolution had been proposed on outstanding issues with parent company Govia Thameslink Railway over DOOs - also known as driver-controlled operated (DCO) - terms and conditions, and pay. | |
| 'Full support' | 'Full support' |
| "The proposed agreement on DOO means we will have a second safety-trained person on every train covered by this agreement, except in exceptional circumstances. | "The proposed agreement on DOO means we will have a second safety-trained person on every train covered by this agreement, except in exceptional circumstances. |
| "That person will have all the relevant safety competence including the skills to evacuate passengers in an emergency," he said. | "That person will have all the relevant safety competence including the skills to evacuate passengers in an emergency," he said. |
| Ballot papers will go out to members on Tuesday with the result due to be announced on 8 November. | Ballot papers will go out to members on Tuesday with the result due to be announced on 8 November. |
| The pay deal covers settlements each year from October 2016 to 2020. | The pay deal covers settlements each year from October 2016 to 2020. |
| Mr Whelan said: "This proposed agreement has the full support of the negotiating team and Aslef's executive committee. | Mr Whelan said: "This proposed agreement has the full support of the negotiating team and Aslef's executive committee. |
| "This is, we think, a complete resolution of our long-standing issues with Southern but it is, I must stress, company-specific and does not have implications for any other company on the railway network." | "This is, we think, a complete resolution of our long-standing issues with Southern but it is, I must stress, company-specific and does not have implications for any other company on the railway network." |
| Nick Brown, GTR's chief operating officer, said: "We welcome the Aslef executive's endorsement of the proposals we have negotiated to resolve the dispute. | |
| "We have concluded negotiations on pay, productivity and driver-only-operation in a package that will now be put to a referendum of Aslef members." |