A strike could bring trams to a standstill between Croydon and Wimbledon next week.

Nearly all members of the ASLEF union have voted to go on strike on Thursday, March 28.

They say that they have not been offered good enough pay and working conditions.

The union claims that tram drivers are not paid as much staff in similar roles across TfL.

Of the 127 ASLEF members 113 voted yes to strike action with one person voting against.

So now the union has officially given notice that members will strike.

Finn Brennan, ASLEF’s organiser on Tramlink, said: “Despite six months of talks, management are not prepared to make an offer that recognises that our members do a difficult and stressful job and deserve to be properly rewarded.

“Staff on Tramlink are paid much less than those in similar roles in other TfL modes and want to see real improvements to reflect the responsible job they do.

“I urge management to make a seriously improved offer to avoid the necessity to take strike action.”

Drivers are responsible for getting 80,000 people where they need to go on the 30 trams that run between Croydon and Wimbledon.

Last month, managing director of Trams Operations Limited, Jackie Townsend said that in May tram drivers in Croydon would not be able to work more than five days in a row.

Currently they can work up to eight days and previously they could work up to 12 days.

A spokesperson for First Group said: Naturally we are disappointed in the result of this ballot, given our offer to employees exceeds inflation, the UK average for this role and the average wage in Croydon.

"With that in mind, we hope to work with our employees to achieve a fair outcome that enables us to keep investing in providing the best possible service for passengers”