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Southern strikes back on as stubborn bosses won’t budge
SOUTHERN Railway services were at a standstill again yesterday as another 24-hour walkout went ahead amid a fresh row over the failed attempts to avert drivers’ strikes.
Talks at the conciliation service Acas between the company and Aslef ended without agreement on Thursday.
Aslef leader Mick Whelan has written to all its members on Southern Railways as the toxic dispute over the introduction of driver-only trains continued to escalate.
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