Boo-urns! There’s even more bad news on the way for Luas users

If you're a regular Luas user, prepare yourself for some potentially stressful news.

According to emerging reports, SIPTU has announced that following on from yesterday's discussions it looks like an all-out strike is 'seriously on the agenda' for Luas workers.

After several days industrial action over recent months, Transdev yesterday put Luas staff on protective notice – an approach which warns employees that their positions are in jeopardy unless something changes within the company in terms of finance or the viability of people’s employment.

Following Luas workers' recent rejection of an 18% pay increase, Transdev have dramatically lowered their offer and have given employees until Sunday to accept the new offer.

Responding to the developments, Siptu divisional organiser, Owen Reidy, told RTÉ's Morning Ireland that Luas workers have a lot of thinking to do.

"What we’re not going to do is fall into some sort of potential trap… where we have some knee-jerk reaction – we’ll consider this carefully,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Transdev maintain that 'Luas customers and the public must be at the forefront of how the dispute is resolved'.