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DOO trains: drivers snub a second Southern deal
Aslef members vote to continue long-running dispute with shambolic franchise
by Conrad Landin, Industrial Reporter
TRAIN drivers on Britain’s most troubled railway rejected a second proposed compromise agreement with bosses yesterday.
Aslef members voted by a narrow margin of 51.8 per cent against the deal, which would have ended the union’s long-running dispute with Southern over its introduction of driver-only operated (DOO) trains. Turnout in the ballot was 75.4 per cent.
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