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SIPTU says strike action at Bus Éireann 'unavoidable'

SIPTU has said that a strike at Bus Éireann is now unavoidable due to what it described as the intransigence of management.

Ireland • 14 Mar 17

Unions will await a response from Bus Éireann management on the company's next move

Bus Éireann strike back on table as WRC talks collapse

Talks aimed at resolving the Bus Éireann dispute have adjourned without agreement raising the prospect of industrial action at the company.

News • 14 Mar 17

Strike action planned for today was deferred to allow talks to get under way

Bus Éireann and unions back at WRC for talks

Unions attended the Workplace Relations Commission for talks over the dispute at Bus Éireann after planned industrial action was suspended on Friday.

News • 06 Mar 17

Talks to resolve the dispute are now planned to start on Monday

Strike action at Bus Éireann suspended for talks

Unions at Bus Éireann have suspended strike action scheduled from Monday to allow for talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

News • 04 Mar 17

Staff at the bus company are due to commence an all-out indefinite strike on Monday

NBRU warns members over 'mother of all disputes'

The National Bus and Rail Union has warned members at Bus Éireann to prepare for "the mother of all public transport disputes".

News • 02 Mar 17

Bus Éireann unions are planning an all-out strike from next Monday

Ross rejects suggestions he should intervene in bus row

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has rejected suggestions that he should intervene directly in the Bus Éireann dispute.

News • 01 Mar 17

Shane Ross is expected to reject any suggestion that he is seeking a very low-cost employment model for Bus Éireann

Dáil committee to quiz Ross over Bus Éireann

Minister for Transport Shane Ross is expected to strongly reject suggestions that he has not done enough to enable a settlement in the Bus Éireann dispute when he appears before the Oireachtas Transport Committee.

News • 01 Mar 17

Bus Éireann says it is losing €50,000 a day

Bus Éireann unions plan all-out strike from Monday

The NBRU and SIPTU have announced that they will commence an all-out strike at Bus Éireann next Monday, after management announced cost-cutting measures will be imposed.

News • 28 Feb 17

Talks between Bus Éireann management and unions broke down earlier this week

Bus Éireann strike becoming 'unavoidable'

SIPTU has warned members at Bus Éireann that an indefinite strike is now becoming unavoidable and that they must prepare for a hard battle which will not end in the short term.

News • 27 Feb 17

Strike action could cost the company €500,000 a day

Bus Éireann 'carefully considering' its options

The management of Bus Éireann has said that it is "carefully considering and finalising several options" to resolve the financial solvency at the company.

News • 23 Feb 17

The company has said its financial situation is worsening

Bus Éireann warns it could face insolvency by May

Bus Éireann has warned that it could face insolvency by May and difficult decisions will have to be made urgently to avoid that prospect.

News • 21 Feb 17

NBRU warns of 'rapid exit' from talks if Bus Éireann management proceeds with cuts

Talks in Bus Éireann dispute set to resume at WRC

Talks are due to resume at the Workplace Relations Commission this morning between Bus Éireann management and unions.

News • 21 Feb 17

Bus Éireann management declined to comment on the way into the talks earlier

NBRU says Bus Éireann seeking low-wage operation

The National Bus and Rail Union has accused Bus Éireann of positioning itself to become a low-wage operator in order to compete in future tendering processes for bus routes.

News • 17 Feb 17

Dermot O'Leary said there is a window of opportunity for talks

NBRU warns Bus Éireann over cuts plan

The National Bus and Rail Union has said the threat of strike action at Bus Éireann remains strong.

News • 16 Feb 17

Strike action at Bus Éireann suspended to allow for talks

Unions defer Bus Éireann strike action for talks

Unions at Bus Éireann have suspended their threatened strike action on Monday to allow for negotiations aimed at resolving this dispute.

News • 16 Feb 17

There is a risk of all-out strike at Bus Éireann from Monday

Talks planned in bid to avert Bus Éireann strike

Fresh talks to try to avert the Bus Éireann strike threatened for Monday are planned for the Workplace Relations Commission tomorrow.

News • 14 Feb 17

SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union are preparing ballots for industrial action

Efforts to avert action at Dublin Bus

Dublin Bus unions are to meet management tomorrow in a bid to avert industrial action over pay and pensions.

News • 13 Feb 17

Bus Éireann has appealed to unions to engage in talks to avert strike action on 20 February

NBRU prepared for talks if cuts letter withdrawn

The NBRU has told Bus Éireann that it is prepared to engage in talks aimed at resolving the current dispute over cost reductions - provided the company's previous correspondence setting out planned cuts is withdrawn.

News • 08 Feb 17

Bus Éireann cuts are part of a survival plan aimed at securing savings of €30 million per year

Unions at Bus Éireann serve strike notice

Bus Éireann unions have formally served notice of all out indefinite strike action from 20 February if the company proceeds with planned cuts to pay and conditions on that date.

News • 03 Feb 17

The decision was taken at a meeting of union leaders

CEO says Bus Éireann looking to cut costs by €30m

Bus Éireann's acting Chief Executive Officer Ray Hernan has confirmed that the company wants to reduce its cost base by €30 million per year, with payroll costs accounting for 40% of that reduction.

News • 02 Feb 17

Bus Éireann has said it will implement its cost-cutting plans on 20 February

Govt committed to public transport system - Ross

Bus Éireann workers belonging to the Unite trade union have joined other unions in backing strike action in a row over company plans to cut pay and conditions as part of a survival plan aimed at averting insolvency.

News • 31 Jan 17

New management at Bus Éireann are currently working on a new efficiency plan

Three Bus Éireann restructuring plans rejected

Bus Éireann has presented three restructuring plans to the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, its CIE parent company and the New ERA government body since 2015 - but none have been accepted, resulting in losses continuing to accumulate.

News • 31 Jan 17

A Fianna Fáil motion will call on the Government to intervene in the dispute

Fianna Fáil to table motion on Bus Éireann dispute

Fianna Fáil is to table a motion next week in an effort to pressure the Government to intervene in the ongoing dispute at Bus Éireann over the company's cost-cutting plans.

News • 26 Jan 17

Unions will tomorrow decide their next move in the dispute over pay and cost cuts

NBRU calls on Ross to engage in transport debate

The National Bus and Rail Union has called on Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross to engage in a debate on the public transport issues surrounding the Bus Éireann dispute.

News • 25 Jan 17

Ray Hernan says Expressway's losses cannot be reviewed in isolation from the rest of Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann chief warns 2,600 jobs could go

Bus Éireann has warned that without "drastic and decisive" action, the entire company, and not just its loss-making division Expressway, will go out of business in a short period of time with the loss of all its 2,600 jobs.

News • 23 Jan 17