Post by The Dark Knight on Aug 24, 2024 8:26:37 GMT
York taxi drivers postpone strike after talks with LNER
Taxi drivers in York postponed a planned strike after bosses at York Station met some of their demands.
The York City Taxi Association (YCTA) had planned to take strike action - involving drivers who service the station - between 11am and 1pm on Thursday, August 22.
Representatives of the YCTA told The Press that the strike was planned over concerns about Uber, the station's taxi rank, and treatment of permit holders - taxi drivers must hold a permit before they can pick up customers at the station rank.
Arfan Asif, the chairman of YCTA, said ahead of the planned strike: "Despite the premium paid by taxi drivers to work at the station, Uber is allowed to pick up passengers next to the taxi rank at the drop-off point, which is unfair and undermines our business.
"The removal of the live stream TV screens, which were meant to update the rank, has further aggravated drivers.
www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24535142.york-station-permit-holders-alliance-strike-deal-lner/
Taxi drivers in York postponed a planned strike after bosses at York Station met some of their demands.
The York City Taxi Association (YCTA) had planned to take strike action - involving drivers who service the station - between 11am and 1pm on Thursday, August 22.
Representatives of the YCTA told The Press that the strike was planned over concerns about Uber, the station's taxi rank, and treatment of permit holders - taxi drivers must hold a permit before they can pick up customers at the station rank.
Arfan Asif, the chairman of YCTA, said ahead of the planned strike: "Despite the premium paid by taxi drivers to work at the station, Uber is allowed to pick up passengers next to the taxi rank at the drop-off point, which is unfair and undermines our business.
"The removal of the live stream TV screens, which were meant to update the rank, has further aggravated drivers.
www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24535142.york-station-permit-holders-alliance-strike-deal-lner/