Staff at South Western Railway vote for more strike action in long-running dispute over future of train guards
Strikes over the future of guards on South Western Railway have been going on for more than two years
SWR, which is introducing new trains which allow drivers to operate the doors instead of guards, said it was disappointed with the result. Of 850 union members eligible to vote, 505 chose to do so. Of those, 416 voted in favour of strike action.In a statement SWR said it was"obviously disappointed" by the decision to strike, which it said was approved by less than half of eligible union members.
On Wednesday, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said SWR's franchise was now"not sustainable" after theContingency measures include issuing a short-term contract to SWR's owners or moving its operations to the Department for Transport, Mr Shapps said.
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