City braced for new taxi strike
Taxi drivers in Wolverhampton will strike again for 48 hours from tomorrow in their dispute with the council over private hire cars plying for trade. Taxi drivers in Wolverhampton will strike again for 48 hours from tomorrow in their dispute with the council over private hire cars plying for trade. And they say they are prepared to strike every weekend until New Year. Talks were being held today in a bid to stop the latest action. Solicitor Shiva Misra, who is representing the Wolverhampton Taxi Drivers Association, said: "All 110 hackney drivers in the city will stop work between 6am tomorrow and the same time Sunday, and will continue the same action every weekend until the New Year unless they see definite action from the council." Read the full story in the Express & Star.
And they say they are prepared to strike every weekend until New Year.
Talks were being held today in a bid to stop the latest action.
Solicitor Shiva Misra, who is representing the Wolverhampton Taxi Drivers Association, said: "All 110 hackney drivers in the city will stop work between 6am tomorrow and the same time Sunday, and will continue the same action every weekend until the New Year unless they see definite action from the council.
"Christmas is a very busy time for the drivers, and the strike will hit them hard in the pocket, but they are prepared to suffer because of the strength of feeling over years of inactivity of the council."
This week five private hire drivers were fined for plying for trade in Wolverhampton.
Council spokesman Tim Clark said today: "We have expressed our disappointment at previous strike action taken, and talks are continuing."
