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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

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NBRU prepared for talks if cuts letter withdrawn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the current dispute over cost reductions - provided the company's previous correspondence setting out planned cuts is withdrawn.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

Dublin Bus workers are in a dispute over pay

Unions call for negotiations in Dublin Bus dispute

SIPTU and the NBRU have called on Dublin Bus to engage in serious pay negotiations to avert an escalation of strike action.

News • 09 Sep 16

Dublin Bus said the strike will affect around 400,000 customers

Dublin Bus to be fined €200k a day during strikes

The National Transport Authority has confirmed that Dublin Bus will face fines of €200,000 a day when the company's workforce goes on strike for six days this month.

News • 06 Sep 16

Dublin Bus drivers are seeking parity with tram drivers

Dublin Bus strike looks 'inevitable' - NBRU

The National Bus and Rail Union has warned that a strike at Dublin Bus is looking inevitable.

News • 10 Aug 16

Unions say there is a €9,000 gap in pensionable pay between Dublin Bus and Luas drivers

Dublin Bus, unions agree to WRC talks over pay

Unions and management at Dublin Bus are to engage in intensive talks at the Workplace Relations Commission in a bid to address a pay claim of up to 25%.

News • 23 Mar 16

SIPTU and NBRU have confirmed they will not attend the talks

Unions criticised for refusing talks on DART times

Iarnród Éireann has criticised SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union for refusing to attend negotiations aimed at averting strike action over the introduction of a timetable with more frequent DART services.

Ireland • 21 Mar 16

Minister Donohoe said three of the four Luas grades are still engaged in talks

Luas-bus plan is exceptional - transport minister

Outgoing Minister for Transport Paschal Donohoe has said the hiring of private buses by Luas operator Transdev to cover a strike on St Patrick's Day is an exceptional fallback measure to cater for a public holiday.

Ireland • 14 Mar 16

Private buses will operate on Luas routes from 7.30am to 7pm on St Patrick's Day

Hiring buses will 'up the ante' in Luas strike

NBRU General Secretary Dermot O'Leary has said the move by Luas operator Transdev to hire private buses during a strike planned for St Patrick's Day will 'up the ante' and he said protests on the day will be angry with children exposed to that.

News • 13 Mar 16

94% of those balloted backed industrial action over planned changes to Expressway service

NBRU votes for industrial action at Bus Éireann

Bus Éireann staff belonging to the National Bus and Rail Union have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action amid fears the company is planning changes at its Expressway service.

News • 01 Feb 16

The NBRU and SIPTU said they have been left with no option but to ballot members

DART drivers to vote on industrial action

The NBRU and SIPTU have said DART drivers will be balloted on industrial action over Iarnród Éireann's planned implementation of a ten-minute DART frequency without the agreement of the union's members.

News • 15 Jan 16

Ianród Éireann say pay rises worth 7.9% to train drivers are on offer

Nationwide rail strike set to go ahead

Thousands of commuters will be affected by tomorrow morning's rail strike which follows the breakdown of talks between unions and management at the Workplace Relations Commission tonight.

News • 23 Oct 15

Talks on the issue at the LRC collapsed last week

Rail passengers could face disruption to services

Rail passengers could face disruption to services later this autumn as train drivers at Iarnród Éireann are to commence a ballot seeking a mandate for industrial action in a row over pay.

News • 15 Sep 15

Talks ended yesterday evening without agreement over the issue of past productivity

Rail union says industrial action on agenda

The National Bus and Rail Union has said industrial action will be up for discussion when they meet with SIPTU to discuss the breakdown of talks between train drivers and management at Iarnród Éireann.

News • 09 Sep 15

LRC talks are to resume tomorrow at 10am

Talks over bus dispute adjourned until tomorrow

Talks at the Labour Relations Commission between management and unions at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann aimed at averting industrial action this weekend have been adjourned until 10am tomorrow.

News • 11 May 15

Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus last night told unions they will seek compensation for losses

Threat of legal action 'vexatious' - NBRU

The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) has dismissed the threat of legal action by Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus to recover the costs of the bus strike, saying the move is "clearly unnecessary and vexatious".

News • 02 May 15

The companies will make an emergency application to the High Court tomorrow

Bus companies to take legal action against unions

Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus have confirmed that they will take legal action to recoup the costs of the two-day bus strike set to commence at midnight.

News • 30 Apr 15

Strike action at at Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus will affect over 850,000 passengers

Commuters face travel disruption over bank holiday

Bus and rail passengers face significant disruption over the weekend as a two-day bus strike at Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus is still set to go ahead on Friday and Saturday.

News • 29 Apr 15

The NBRU is planning a work stoppage on 1 May over the potential privatisation of routes

NBRU will not negotiate transfer of members

The National Bus and Rail Union has said it will not negotiate the transfer of any members in Bus Éireann or Dublin Bus to private operators who might win open tenders for bus routes.

News • 16 Apr 15

NBRU members at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann voted for action

Bus services face disruption on 1 May

Bus services face disruption ahead of the bank holiday weekend as the National Bus and Rail Union will hold a day of action on Friday 1 May.

Ireland • 13 Apr 15

Staff fear the move could trigger a fall in their pay and conditions, and damage the two bus companies

Govt committed to 10% bus route privatisation

The Government has said it is committed to the tendering of 10% of bus routes to the private sector.

News • 11 Apr 15

The dispute led to a two-day rail strike in August

Workers accept Iarnród Éireann pay proposals

Workers at Iarnród Éireann have accepted the latest proposals aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over pay cuts.

News • 03 Oct 14

Talks aimed at resolving the pay dispute at Iarnród Éireann resumed this morning at the LRC

Efforts to resolve rail pay dispute continue

Efforts are continuing this evening at the Labour Relations Commission to resolve the pay dispute at Iarnród Éireann.

News • 02 Sep 14

Commuter, DART and Intercity rail services were suspended on Sunday and Monday in the dispute

Iarnród Éireann and NBRU accept LRC invitation

Iarnród Éireann and the National Bus and Railworkers’ Union have accepted an invitation from the Labour Relations Commission to attend exploratory talks on resolving an industrial dispute.

News • 30 Aug 14

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