ATMs in Melbourne could run dry from Saturday as cash delivery drivers walk off the job in a move that will affect supply during spring racing, punters have been warned.

About 170 cash-in transit workers from Armaguard and Prosegur Australia are planning to strike until Tuesday in Victoria and Tasmania .

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Cash shortage expected in Victoria and Tasmania.

The firms distribute 90 per cent of the states’ cash, with the industrial action set to affect ATMs, banks and retail businesses.

Dozens of workers staged a protest on Friday, with pay and safety standards at the heart of the dispute.

“These workers here have effectively not had a pay rise in five years,” Sam Lynch, organising director at the Transport Workers’ Union, said

“We are expecting ATMs to run dry”

See Full Page