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There was absolute uproar when Luas drivers announced the dates of their June strikes yesterday.

Commuters going to and from work have probably gotten used to the, ahem… inconvenience, but what Luas drivers didn't realise was that their industrial action clashes with the first three days on the State Examinations.

However, after being formally notified, the strikes on June 8, 9 and 10 will now take place between 6pm and 10pm.

The move comes as a major relief to students, parents and teachers who were concerned about the added amount of pressure that the strikes would induce on the students.

And just to remember, there's a strike on tomorrow, so be prepared to find an alternative route to your destination.

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If you're still fuming over this month's impending Luas strikes, then you may want to grab a glass of vino/ bar of chocolate/ slice of pizza before reading on…

According to a report in The Irish Times, Luas drivers are set to stage a series of four-hour strikes throughout the month of June, and we are already panicking about the commuter chaos.

So, in addition to the strike days scheduled for May, Luas drivers will be striking between 3pm and 7pm on June 2nd, and will also be downing tools between 9am and 1pm on June 3rd, 7th and 8th.

Further to this, us Red and Green Line users can expect strike action between 3pm and 7pm on June 9th and 10th.

And just in case you're not up to speed with this month's industrial action, the next 24-hour strike is due to take place on Friday May 13th.

Deadly!

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The Luas is down this morning due to a technical issue.

Commuters travelling on the Green Line were met with a notice to say the tram service was down until further notice.

Until now, the issue has still not been fixed, with many trying to use different methods of transport to get to work.

Dublin Bus are honouring all Luas tickets until the service is back up and running. This comes after Luas drivers went on a 24-hour strike yesterday. 

 

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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'.

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Luas drivers have announced SIX more strike days over the next month.

SIPTU confirmed that the light rail system will take five 24-hour stoppages as well as a four-hour stoppage.

Full strike days will take place on 28 April and 4, 13, 20 and 27 May.

The four-hour strike will take place on May 26 between 3pm and 7pm. 

These strikes come in addition to two stoppages already planned for April 23 and 24.

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If you were bracing yourself for a nightmare commute to work through Dublin city on Tuesday next, you can breathe a sigh of relief.

Planned strike action on March 8th has officially been called off, according to reports just now.

Although further strikes – on St Patrick's Day, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday – may go ahead, Tuesday's strike was called off to allow both sides of the current dispute to speak at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Luas drivers are currently fighting for a 53% pay rise, although SIPTU spokesman Eoin Reidy said last week that they were willing to reconsider their demands.

"We've always said that that's an opening position, we've always said we're prepared to negotiate, we've always said we're prepared to moderate that and compromise," he told the WRC.

SIPTU has also acknowledged that if drivers do strike during Easter weekend it will be "tragic," not least because of the many 1916 Rising commemorations planned for those days.

Transport Minister Pascal Donohue seems hopeful that the planned talks next week could result in a resolution to the pay dispute.

"I sincerely hope that this signals an intention to resolve the matter so that regular services, without interruption, can be resumed", he added.

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Negotiation talks were MEANT to take place today between SIPTU and Transdev Luas Drivers, but they were cancelled before they even started.

As more and more differences arise from both parties, the talks have been shelved for the time being, meaning that the Luas strikes planned for March 8th and Paddy's Day are going ahead.

They're even talking about further strike action after Paddy's Day since claims have been made that Luas drivers are taking prolonged toilet breaks to disrupt the service.

SIPTU's Eoin Reddy said: "If the allegation (of orchestrated toilet breaks) is true, it's serious and it wouldn’t be appropriate or right, (but) just because the company has said it's true, doesn’t mean that it is.

"This is a company that seems to want to spend more time demonising their staff in the media than rolling their sleeves up and negotiating with us."

Since the Luas strikes royally mess up the city, we just want this thing to be worked out once and for all.

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The public went MENTAL last week when the Luas took industrial action and went on strike for 48-hours.

But now, a decision is expected to be made today on whether there's a basis for carrying on with realistic negotiations over the Luas drivers pay rise.

SIPTU and Transdev both spoke separately yesterday at the Workplace Relations Commission, where SIPTU spokesman Eoin Reidy sais the union is prepared to negotiate.

"We've always said that that's an opening position, we've always said we're prepared to negotiate, we've always said we're prepared to moderate that and compromise," he said.

"That position has always been the case, the problem up to now is we haven't had a partner in the employer to negotiate with. We hope that changes, but it remains to be seen."

The light rail company is also planning on further strike action on March 8 and St Patrick's Day if no negotiations are made. 

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Last week's Luas strikes caused havoc for thousands of Dublin commuters, as people struggled to get to work and home with one of the city's major transport links cut off.

Now, Luas drivers have threatened two more strike days in March – and that's on top of the additional strikes planned for this Thursday February 18 and Friday February 19.

Yep, you might want to make alternative arrangements for travel on Tuesday March 8 and St Patrick's Day, Thursday March 17.

While March 17 is a bank holiday, it is one of Dublin's busiest days of the year for public transport, as tourists flood the city and residents leave their cars behind to avoid traffic during the annual Patrick's Day parade.

The ongoing dispute is the result of calls by Luas staff for improved working conditions, with some staff members calling for pay rises of up to 53 per cent.

An estimated 90,000 commuters were disrupted by last week's strikes, with this Hailo video showing just how many people had to turn to taxis and other budget-busting methods of transport to get to work:

Other people chose to walk along the tracks:

And some resorted to battling their way onto overcrowded buses during peak hours:

Here's hoping this dispute gets resolved sooner rather than later.

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Today's Luas strike has left around 90,000 people in Dublin looking for alternative means of getting to work today. 

And as predicted, the disruption caused inevitable panic in the capital city.

Hailo released a Vine which pretty much shows how many people were struggling to get to their destinations this morning. 

Wowza. 

While many people just walked the regular Luas route….

….others were well and truly dismayed… 

…but some folks enjoyed the fresh air. 

The strikes are set to continue tomorrow and for two further days next week. Let's hope the weather remains dry…

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Dublin commuters are sure to hit travel chaos next month as LUAS drivers are set to carry out two 48-hour strikes.

The strikes will take place on February 11 and 12, and a week later on February 18 and 19, which both fall on Thursdays and Fridays. 

SIPTU trade union confirmed the news today and said that the overwhelming vote to take industrial action led to the decision for two day stoppages. 

It will be the first strike for the tram company, as workers are demanding a pay increase of almost 54 percent. 

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If you rely on the LUAS to get to and from work everyday, it seems you may find yourself in a spot of bother in the upcoming weeks.

A representative of LUAS said that the drivers have voted in favour of strike action and 24 to 48-hour stoppages are "quite likely."

221 out of 223 LUAS employees who took part in a Siptu ballot following a pay dispute with Transdev, and they have voted for industrial action, but the union will need 21 days notice if they choose to do so.

Drivers are seeking a 40 percent increase to their wages, like heavy rail drivers for Irish Rail.

Speaking to RTÉ's DriveTime, Siptu organiser Owen Reidy said discussions on the matter will begin next week.

“I anticipate that given the result and the fact that it is emphatic that there will be a lot of frustration, and the ballot can allow us to do 24 and 48 hour stoppages,” Owen said.

He also mentioned that the union had been talking to management for over 18 months but they had been “getting nowhere”.

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