‘Stand up and fight’: Bus Éireann workers are set to STRIKE
It looks like a Bus Éireann strike is on the cards for next week.
Unions at the Irish bus service say that it's time to "stand up and fight," after talks on cost cutting issues at the WRC broke down this week.
In a statement, Bus Eireann has said: "Due to the perilous state of the Company’s finances and the failure to reach agreement with unions at the Workplace Relations Committee (WRC) last week, the Board of Bus Éireann considered the matter in detail at its meeting today and approved proposals for immediate cost savings to be implemented from Monday, March 6th.
"These measures are vital to ensure that the Company remains solvent, and can continue to trade as a going concern.
"The Company must deal with its challenges directly, and the Board have a duty to ensure Bus Éireann is financially sustainable and therefore must take the necessary steps to secure this.
"Further dialogue aimed at urgently resolving these challenges would be welcome."
The most probable outcome is that bus workers will be told the cuts are going ahead from March 6.
This could result in workers immediately notifying the company of their intentions to start strike action on that date.
