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28-Mar-08 11:15 [Pay and Reward]
Train drivers strike called off A draft agreement has been reached with the union Aslef and drivers will now vote on the deal next month.
"The industrial action planned for next week on South West Trains has been suspended following a formula agreed between negotiators for the company and ASLEF, the train drivers' union," a statement from Aslef said.
It continued to say that there will be a referendum of Aslef members working for South West Trains to "judge its acceptability".
South West Trains has defended its original pay offer saying the deal of a 4.5 per cent increase was "very good".
Strike action by the train drivers would have severely affected services from the south coast to Waterloo station.
Aslef represents 18,500 members and is the trade union for train drivers.
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