Vulnerable people like the elderly and disabled would be worst hit by bus strike
With just days to go until an all out strike – affecting 100 thousand passengers a day – the dispute at Bus Eireann shows no sign of ending. Transport Minister Shane Ross has refused to intervene and says it’s up to management and unions to resolve the crisis. The NBRU…
Fears for school bus services as result of Bus Eireann cuts
There are now fears that school bus services in the North West will be hit next as a result of planned cuts at Bus Eireann. Siptu are holding a meeting with Bus Eireann at the workplace relations commission this Friday and if they are not happy with the outcome school…
Siptu fears possible management changes at North West bus depots
Ahead of an all out strike there are fears that the management of the bus depot in Sligo and three sub-depots in Donegal will soon come under the remit of Galway. Siptu’s transport spokesperson Willie Noone told Ocean FM he has seen leaked documents which claim to show Bus Eireann…
Bus Eireann strike action inevitable says SIPTU
Transport Minister Shane Ross has called on all sides in the Bus Eireann dispute to take time to reflect on the issues at hand. It follows the collapse of yesterday’s talks at the Workplace Relations Commission – which the Minister has described as a ‘disappointing’ development. Later this morning the…
People urged to contact local politicians after bus eireann pay talks collapse
Talks to resolve the Bus Eireann pay dispute have collapsed. SIPTU and the NBRU have been meeting with the company at the Workplace Relations Commission this afternoon. In a statement, the NBRU says its members have been put on notice and the union will immediately engage in an all-out strike…
Many parts of west Donegal simply ‘don’t see’ a Bus Eireann service all year
A Donegal TD says there are many parts of west Donegal that simply ‘don’t see’ a Bus Eireann service all year. Fianna Fail TD Pat the Cope Gallagher has been reacting to the all-out strike which is planned by the unions representing workers at Bus Eireann on the 20th of this month.…
Minister says young teachers will lose out by staying outside deal
The Minister for Education says young teachers in the ASTI will suffer a permanent financial loss after the union rejected a new pay deal. Richard Bruton says the offer to bring new teacher’s starting salaries to 35,000 euro from 2018 was at the limit of what can be afforded. He…