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THE result of a strike ballot among Southern drivers will be announced today in what could be another blow for the disgraced rail privateer.
Members of drivers’ union Aslef have been voting over a dispute centred on Southern’s plans to introduce driver-only trains which have been deemed unsafe by unions and discriminatory towards passengers with disabilities.
The union’s executive will meet to discuss the outcome of the ballot before deciding the next move.
JOHN LANG recalls how Murdoch used scabbing electricians and even devised a fake newspaper to force a confrontation with printers – then sacked them all
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work
