Leeds City Council has asked taxi drivers in Leeds to “reconsider” their strike after organising another eight-hour protest on Saturday night.
Leeds Private Hire Drivers Organisation (LPHDO) announced they will strike on January 29, 2022, from 10pm until 6am the following morning.
The planned action comes as they continue to protest against the authorities Suitability and Convictions Policy, which has been in place since February 2020.
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The safeguarding policy for the public could see the drivers lose their licence for "minor issues” like a small argument.
Last week, they organised a 24-hour protest against the policy and chair of the group Ahmed Hussain vowed to continue protesting until they can get the policy reversed.
Cllr Debra Coupar has urged the drivers to reconsider the protest and continue dialogue with the authority over the suitability policy.
She said: “We have been made aware of the proposed strike action on Saturday 29 January by the Taxi and Private Hire trade organisations and would like to make anyone who may be impacted by the potential disruption aware of the situation.
“We would ask the Taxi and Private Hire trade organisations to reconsider their planned action, and continue their dialogue with us over the proposed accumulation of minor motoring convictions criterion of the suitability policy in order to achieve a positive outcome for all parties.”
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