THE SECOND 48-HOUR Dublin Bus strike in the current dispute starts tomorrow morning – with the last services set to depart at 9pm tonight.
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Commuters who have not bought a parking permit but need to drive during the strike can park in a UCD vehicle park from €1 per hour or €3 per day by using parkbytext code 0240.
Dublin Bus say the strikes are costing them €600,000 each day, and as a result “further diminish our ability to fund the 8.25% recommended by the Labour Court”.
Drivers at Dublin Bus are seeking a 15% pay rise, in a bid to achieve pay parity with Luas drivers.
The company also claim this will make it more hard to fund the original 8.25% pay rise recommended by the Labour Court.
Dublin Bus will be providing regular updates on their website and on Twitter and Facebook throughout the course of the week; their customer service line (01-8734222) will be open 07.00 to 23.30 on Wednesday, 14 September.
The NBRU said it had had no contact with Transport Minister Shane Ross’s office, the Department or management and accused “Official Ireland” of “playing footloose and fancy free with a vital public service”.
Dublin Bus said the 15% pay increase “would seriously undermine our financial stability and is not sustainable”.
“Siptu representatives have repeatedly stated we are available to enter negotiations to resolve this dispute but this has not been reciprocated by management or the Department of Transport”.
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SIPTU Organiser John Murphy says the issue has created real anger and frustration: “Our members have had a fairly good level of public support over the past 48 hours despite the inconvenience caused to travelling public”.
