Metro passengers have been warned to brace for disruption after train engineers voted to go on strike.
More than 50 staff employed by Stadler Rail at the Metro’s depot are set to walk out over what the Unite union claimed was a “miserable” pay offer. The staff are due to commence a ban on overtime working on Friday and have voted to strike, though dates for that have yet to be announced, after rejecting a 4% pay rise offer.
Metro operator Nexus confirmed that any strike action would not cause the Metro system to be shut down. However, a spokesperson indicated that the overtime ban and a strike would increase the risk of disruption to train services as it would prevent maintenance work taking place on the Metro’s ageing and increasingly unreliable fleet.
