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FirstGroup is looking to sell its US coach service Greyhound

Greyhound-owner FirstGroup says looking to sell

Britain's FirstGroup plans to sell US coach service Greyhound and spin-off its First Bus operations in an attempt to head off shareholder pressure, lifting its share price by 13% today.

Business • 30 May 19

The members of the Independent Alliance were speaking at an event to mark the first anniversary of the minority Government

Politics: Alliance will not seek new Programme for Govt

Minister for Transport Shane Ross has said that in the event of a new leader of Fine Gael, the Independent Alliance were not going to renegotiate the Programme for Government, but they would not rule out raising new issues with the new leader.

Politics • 04 May 17

Last year Greyhound was involved in a bitter industrial dispute over bin collectors' pay rates

Fresh Greyhound restructuring may see job cuts

Workers at the Greyhound waste disposal company have been told that they face further restructuring, which could include a number of redundancies.

Business • 15 Jan 15

Greyhound has been operating collections using agency workers on lower pay rates during the dispute

Greyhound workers accept revised pay proposals

Workers at Greyhound Waste have voted to accept settlement proposals to end the 15-week dispute triggered by pay cuts.

News • 22 Sep 14

Talks between management and workers have been continuing this weekend

Greyhound Waste dispute deal being finalised

Both sides in the Greyhound waste dispute are reportedly finalising a deal that will then be put to workers on Monday.

News • 21 Sep 14

Around 80 employees went on strike in June after the company sought to implement pay cuts

Greyhound owner warns of closure over pay dispute

The owner of Greyhound Waste Recycling has warned that the company could face closure with the loss of 400 jobs after striking workers rejected proposals aimed at ending the three-month strike over pay cuts.

News • 09 Sep 14

A ballot on the latest offer of pay cuts or redundancy is due to held on Monday

Some Greyhound workers criticise latest offer

Some of the Greyhound workers involved in the blockade of the depot have described the latest offer from management as an "absolute insult".

News • 06 Sep 14

Greyhound workers are protesting over proposed pay cuts

New proposals in Greyhound pay dispute

Workers at Greyhound Recycling are to be balloted on Monday on new proposals to settle the ongoing pay dispute.

News • 05 Sep 14

Workers are protesting over proposed pay cuts

Greyhound dispute LRC talks break down

Exploratory talks between representatives of Greyhound Recycling company and SIPTU have adjourned at the Labour Relations Commission.

News • 03 Sep 14

Workers downed tools on 17 June in protest against pay cuts at the firm

Greyhound workers vote in favour of LRC talks

Greyhound workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of attending talks at the Labour Relations Commission.

News • 02 Sep 14

SIPTU will be balloting 78 Greyhound workers tomorrow on whether to accept an invitation to LRC talks

Hundreds march in support of Greyhound workers

Around two hundred people marched to Dublin's City Hall in support of striking Greyhound workers this evening.

News • 01 Sep 14

Around 70 workers at the waste management company have been on strike since mid-June

Injunctions made to prevent Greyhound blockade

Injunctions have been made against three public representatives, including People before Profit TD Joan Collins, restraining them from organising or encouraging the blockading of Greyhound bin lorries.

News • 14 Aug 14

SIPTU said Panda had a much larger number of employees who were already on lower pay rates

SIPTU negotiated pay cut for waste workers in 2011

A confidential pay deal seen by RTÉ indicates that SIPTU had negotiated a pay reduction for waste disposal workers transferring from a rival to Panda.

News • 27 Jul 14

Greyhound workers have been in dispute with management since June

Greyhound worker injured on picket line

An investigation is under way after a worker on the picket line at Greyhound Recycling in Dublin was injured.

News • 23 Jul 14

Dublin rally in support of Greyhound workers

A demonstration is taking place in Dublin city centre in support of Greyhound workers in their strike over pay.

News • 17 Jul 14

SIPTU's Owen Reidy said the company's productivity increased by 25% but the workers had had a 35% pay cut

Greyhound offer to go to LRC over worker dispute

The waste disposal company Greyhound has said that it is willing to go to the Labour Relations Commission to resolve its pay cut dispute.

News • 12 Jul 14

Jack O'Connor was speaking in the wake of a dispute at Greyhound

Review of waste disposal industry sought

The general president of SIPTU has said that a proposed Government task force to examine working conditions in the waste disposal industry could change the way the system is organised.

News • 08 Jul 14

SIPTU members in the Greyhound dispute marched to Dublin City Hall this afternoon

March in support of Greyhound workers

A march took place in Dublin this afternoon, in support of workers at refuse collection company, Greyhound who are in dispute with management over plans to cut their wages by up to 35%.

News • 07 Jul 14

SIPTU members at the plant have been on strike since 17 June

Picketer hit by car outside Greyhound plant

Gardaí have confirmed that they are investigating an incident this evening outside the Greyhound Household Waste company in which a picketer was hit by a car as it left the plant.

News • 02 Jul 14

Workers have been maintaining pickets at a number of Greyhound's premises

Lifting of Greyhound staff injuction welcomed

SIPTU has welcomed a High Court decision to lift interim injunctions against employees of waste management company Greyhound Household in their dispute over pay.

Business • 01 Jul 14

SIPTU is commencing an official strike at the company on Friday

Greyhound defends record on employment rights

Waste management firm Greyhound has defended its record on employment rights following strong criticisms voiced in the Dáil this morning.

News • 25 Jun 14

Waste collection crews pictured outside the plant this morning

Greyhound wins injunction over plant blockade

The High Court has granted an injunction preventing workers blocking trucks entering and leaving the premises of a waste disposal company that collects more than 110,000 households in Dublin.

News • 17 Jun 14