The National Bus and Railworkers' Union has warned that bus and train strikes across the country are 'almost inevitable' because of the Government's proposals to introduce competition in Dublin's bus market.
The union - which represents workers at Dublin Bus - is angry that the Department of Transport last week issued two licences to private bus operators in Dublin.
The NBRU national executive will meet on Saturday morning to make a final decision on taking industrial action.
The union's general secretary Liam Tobin said the move had left the union with few choices. He accused the Minister for Transport Seamus Brennan of failing to deal with workers' concerns. A Department of Transport spokesperson said its officials were available to talk to the NBRU on the issue.
