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GTR pleased with announcement
The Aslef executive has endorsed proposals negotiated to resolve the dispute that has been affecting Southern and Gatwick Express
Further discussions between ASLEF and GTR have taken place
Govia Thameslink Railway will be running longer Thameslink trains to and from Brighton during next month's renowned Pride celebrations, but the event will still be affected by the ASLEF drivers’ strike on Southern.
Southern plans to operate 75% of its weekday services on Thursday and Friday, 29 and 30 June, and is working to improve on this number from Monday 3 July
Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), parent company of Southern Railway, and ASLEF today announced they have agreed new terms to settle their dispute
Following two weeks of intensive talks, the parties have now reached an agreement about the long-running dispute between ASLEF and GTR Southern. This resolves the current dispute, subject to securing the support of ASLEF members, and no further industrial action is planned.
Southern will restore its full train service from next Tuesday now that the drivers' union ASLEF has suspended its industrial action.
“We've always made clear our willingness to engage in meaningful talks with ASLEF to find a route forward to end their dispute."
On the eve of the ASLEF drivers’ 3-day strike on Southern Rail this week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday), the train operator is reminding passengers to travel only if essential.
“The independent rail regulator carried out a full and comprehensive review, including a thorough risk assessment, of our plans to implement driver-controlled trains on new routes on the Southern network. We warmly welcome their robust report which confirms that our roll-out programme is safe."
Southern Rail has confirmed that none of its train services will run during next week's three-day ASLEF drivers' strike (10, 11 & 13 January).
Responding to ASLEF's announcement this morning, a Southern spokesperson said: “This is a cynical ploy to minimise the impact on ASLEF’s drivers’ pay packets and maximises misery, disruption and hardship for passengers."
Commenting on Southern/ASLEF talks at Acas, Nick Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), Southern's parent company, said: "We're deeply disappointed, as our passengers will be, that ASLEF has been unable to accept our proposals and that we cannot find a way forward to end this dispute with the drivers' union at this stage."
Passengers on Southern and Gatwick Express have been warned to expect services to be severely disrupted tomorrow, Thursday 15 December, following today’s drivers’ strike and the ASLEF union’s on-going refusal to allow drivers to work overtime.
Talks have adjourned for today. We are reconvening tomorrow morning at Acas.
Southern Railway today advised the travelling public not to travel tomorrow, irrespective of the outcome of today's Court of Appeal hearing to try and obtain an injunction against the drivers' strikes, set to begin at midnight.
GTR, parent company of Southern Railway, has confirmed it has lodged an urgent application at the Court of Appeal against the High Court decision on 8 December refusing an injunction to prevent industrial action by ASLEF.
Passengers on Southern and Gatwick Express have been warned again to expect services to be severely reduced across much of the network on non-strike days from tomorrow (Friday), through the weekend and on Monday as a result of ASLEF’s continued overtime ban.
Responding to the High Court's ruling today on an application for an injunction to stop ASLEF industrial action, Nick Brown, Chief Operating Officer of Govia Thameslink Railway, said: "Naturally we are disappointed. The judge said that such unprecedented strike action by ASLEF would cause massive disruption to the public."
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