FYI: Dublin Bus Strike this Afternoon

seamus · 04-10-2002 1:43pm #1

I'm probably the last person to know, but all the bus drivers are in Smithfield today, giving out about something, from 2pm - 5pm.

Nice to see they're having consideration for traffic by having it outside peak times (although peak time is all the time now in dublin...rant....rant.....rant)

Borzoi · 04-10-2002 2:11pm

Ah to be fair, there's more to it.

The Irich Congress of Trade Unions have called for a general protest to try and raise the level of statuary redunancy payment to 3 weeks per year of service, and to also support those workers who were made redundant by various companies lately, where the company has declined to abide by a labour court ruling regarding the layoffs

i believe they intend to march from Smithfield to the Dail. As a result Dublin BUs has curtailed their services, because of the march, but they are hoping for most staff to show for work.

Of course, that could be wishful thinking:rolleyes:

JarJar bink · 04-10-2002 2:13pm

Messa thinkn that n be bad man dude

thedrowner · 04-10-2002 2:49pm

grrrrr
i wish id heard about this sooner before i got stuck in feckin college and had to walk home

(ok im lying....the 46a is still running, and ill get that to town and then walk home)

but still!

Makaveli · 05-10-2002 1:20pm

Wasnt much of a strike, I saw buses running all day.
I even saw a 5, and they only run like 4 times a day now.

thedrowner · 06-10-2002 12:20pm

yeah big LIARS
some young one from CIE that i rang up had me panicking, and thinking iw as gonna be stuck in town all bloody day, and told me only the 46a's were running.....and then i stepped outside and saw the trusty old 11b and i didnt notice any problems with busses in town?????

aparantly therre was a diversion at merrion squeare or something....i dunno...

FYI: Dublin Bus Strike this Afternoon

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