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| Southern Aslef drivers vote to strike over pay | Southern Aslef drivers vote to strike over pay |
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| Members of the train drivers' union Aslef on Southern rail and the Gatwick Express have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in a pay dispute. | Members of the train drivers' union Aslef on Southern rail and the Gatwick Express have voted overwhelmingly to take strike action in a pay dispute. |
| Aslef's executive committee called strikes on Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 August. | Aslef's executive committee called strikes on Tuesday 1, Wednesday 2 and Friday 4 August. |
| Some 61.8% of voting members supported strike action, with 78.4% voting to take part in action short of a strike. | Some 61.8% of voting members supported strike action, with 78.4% voting to take part in action short of a strike. |
| Southern's parent company, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), had offered staff a four-year pay deal worth 23.8%. | |
| Mick Whelan, general secretary, said: "Now is the time for Chris Grayling and the Department for Transport to step in and assist in finding a resolution to a problem they caused." | Mick Whelan, general secretary, said: "Now is the time for Chris Grayling and the Department for Transport to step in and assist in finding a resolution to a problem they caused." |
| Turnout among Aslef members in the ballot was 80.8%. | |
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| The GTR pay offer would have taken a driver's base salary from £49,001 to £60,683 for the existing 35-hour, four-day week. | |
| In a separate dispute with the company, over the introduction of driver-only operation on some routes, train drivers have stopped working overtime. |