Ireland
SIPTU adjourns talks on strike action
Tuesday, 16 March 2004 23:04
SIPTU's CIÉ strike committee has adjourned its meeting at Liberty Hall which was discussing Thursday's planned bus and rail dispute.
Officials said the committee would meet again at 2pm tomorrow.
The committee met to discuss the contents of a letter from the Taoiseach which was aimed at reassuring workers about standards of employment amid plans to break up the company.
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Earlier, SIPTU headquarters cancelled a planned six-hour stoppage at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports after receiving what it described as clear and specific assurances from Mr Ahern.
However, the moved angered SIPTU's aviation branch which threatened to go ahead with the action unless further clarification from the Taoiseach was received.
Audio & Video
- 6.01 News: Teresa Mannion reports on anger and confusion among workers in SIPTU's aviation branch over assurances received by the union in a letter from the Taoiseach
- 6.01 News: SIPTU President, Jack O'Connor, says that the Aer Rianta stoppage has been officially called off but the members of the union's aviation branch are still very aggrieved
- 9.00 News: Vivienne Traynor reports on SIPTU's decision and talks held by CIÉ
- 9.00 News: Teresa Mannion explains a revolt by SIPTU's aviation branch
- Morning Ireland: John Dunne, chief executive of the Chambers of Commerce of Ireland, says private bus operators should be allowed to collect passengers at any stage of their routes on the day of the strike
- Morning Ireland: Michael Barry, senior lecturer in industrial relations at the National College of Ireland, discusses how and why the planned strikes have come about
- News At One: SIPTU's Jack O'Connor says that the union received assurances in a letter from the Taoiseach last night that previous commitments will not be reneged on and that the break-up of Aer Rianta will not happen as quickly as expected
- 1.00 News: Vivienne Traynor reports that the last minute decision was based on assurances from the Taoiseach
- 6.01 News: Vivienne Traynor reports on efforts to avert air, bus and rail stoppages planned for Thursday
