You've been having your say on the announcement that the RMT union, external is planning 14 days of strike action on the Southern, external network.

RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said: "Yet again our members are being forced to take industrial action in a bid to maintain a safe and secure service on Southern.

"Govia Thameslink and the Government have made it clear that they have no interest in resolving this dispute. Instead they have begun the process of bulldozing through the drive towards wholesale Driver Only Operation (DOO) without agreement and without any concern for the impact on safety, security and disability access. 

“Last week there was a train derailment near Watford that involved two trains. The Guards on both trains played a vital role in protecting the passengers and the trains in what were extremely frightening circumstances. If the train had been DOO and without a Guard the consequences would have been far worse.

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“This week we reached a deal with Scotrail that we are recommending for acceptance in a referendum of our members, that guarantees a fully competent Conductor/Guard on every new train. This agreement protects passengers, and guarantees a second safety trained member of staff on board a train, who can assist if there is an incident such as we recently saw near Watford.  

“If an agreement can be reached on Scotrail, then an agreement can also be made on Southern.

"In the light of these recent developments it is disgraceful that neither the company or the Government are prepared to engage and are continuing to attempt to impose DOO in the interests of putting profit before safety. We call on them to get round the negotiating table as an urgent priority."  

Southern Railway workers are to take 14 days of strike action in five blocks from next month in the long-running dispute over the role of conductors, said the RMT union.

The RMT action will be between:

00:01 BST on Tuesday 11th October and 23.59 on Thursday 13th October

00:01 BST on Tuesday 18th October and 23.59 on Thursday 20st October

00:01 BST on Thursday 3rd November and 23.59 on Saturday 5th November

00:01 BST on Tuesday 22nd November and 23.59 on Wednesday 23rd November

00:01 BST on Tuesday 6th December and 23.59 on Thursday 8th December.

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