ASTB, a union representing train drivers, organised a strike on 28 May in protest at pay scales and premiums. The union is an autonomous organisation which has not been officially recognised as a trade union; it represents about one in four of the authority’s 3,800 drivers. ASTB has announced that more strike action is to be expected.

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