Malcolm Tucker
November 18th, 2007, 11:26 AM
SIPTU to consider Dublin Bus proposals
Workers at Dublin Bus will today consider a Labour Court proposal to resolve a dispute with management which has caused travel chaos to thousands of commuters.
Trade union chiefs and company bosses attended the court yesterday to discuss their grievances
Dublin bus workers stand in front of a line of stationary buses as they picket Harristown bus depot earlier this week. separately. Siptu members will gather at Liberty Hall at 12 noon.
The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), which represents the majority of drivers, will hold two general meetings. These will take place at 12 noon and 3pm at the union's headquarters in Parnell Square.
Members will be able to vote by secret ballot on whether to accept the proposal from 12 noon until 6pm. Drivers based at the Harristown depot near Dublin Airport have been on strike since Monday over rosters for two new routes.
Services across north and west Dublin have been affected by the picket. Chairman of the Labour Court, Kevin Duffy, held exploratory talks with management and trade unionists earlier in the week.
The main areas hit by the strike have been Finglas, Swords, Ballymun, Blanchardstown, Donabate, Portrane, Dunboyne, Little Pace, Tyrrellstown, Damastown, Portmarnock, Kinsealy and Kilmore.
Trade union bosses from both Siptu and the NBRU have apologised to passengers for the action, but blamed the company for unilaterally introducing the routes - the 4A and 128 - without first discussing rosters with drivers.
Workers claimed their working day could be lengthened as they would have to begin or end it in the city centre.
Dublin Bus also apologised to its customers but claimed the long-standing agreement between the company and trade unions is that drivers can start, break and finish at either the garage or the city centre.
© 2007 ireland.com
Workers at Dublin Bus will today consider a Labour Court proposal to resolve a dispute with management which has caused travel chaos to thousands of commuters.
Trade union chiefs and company bosses attended the court yesterday to discuss their grievances
Dublin bus workers stand in front of a line of stationary buses as they picket Harristown bus depot earlier this week. separately. Siptu members will gather at Liberty Hall at 12 noon.
The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), which represents the majority of drivers, will hold two general meetings. These will take place at 12 noon and 3pm at the union's headquarters in Parnell Square.
Members will be able to vote by secret ballot on whether to accept the proposal from 12 noon until 6pm. Drivers based at the Harristown depot near Dublin Airport have been on strike since Monday over rosters for two new routes.
Services across north and west Dublin have been affected by the picket. Chairman of the Labour Court, Kevin Duffy, held exploratory talks with management and trade unionists earlier in the week.
The main areas hit by the strike have been Finglas, Swords, Ballymun, Blanchardstown, Donabate, Portrane, Dunboyne, Little Pace, Tyrrellstown, Damastown, Portmarnock, Kinsealy and Kilmore.
Trade union bosses from both Siptu and the NBRU have apologised to passengers for the action, but blamed the company for unilaterally introducing the routes - the 4A and 128 - without first discussing rosters with drivers.
Workers claimed their working day could be lengthened as they would have to begin or end it in the city centre.
Dublin Bus also apologised to its customers but claimed the long-standing agreement between the company and trade unions is that drivers can start, break and finish at either the garage or the city centre.
© 2007 ireland.com