Thousands of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester are set to be affected by strikes as Ring and Ride drivers threaten industrial action.
Around 7,000 disabled or older people use the service which offers a low-cost door-to-door accessible transport option on demand for residents with walking difficulties.
A trade union representing Ring and Ride drivers in the city-region says staff have been left with 'little choice' but to take strike action over their 'poverty wages'.
It comes after Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd (GMATL), which runs the publicly-funded scheme, offered to increase pay by up to 10 pc.
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