Good news for commuters.
Dublin Bus strikes scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, September 27 and 28, have been deferred after talks between the respective parties at the Workplace Relations Commission today.
Strike action had been due to commence at 9pm on Monday evening, but all Dublin Bus services will now operate as normal on Monday night and on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Intensive negotiations are now scheduled to take place over the next four days in an attempt to finally reach a resolution over a pay dispute, but strike action planned for this Saturday will go ahead if no resolution is reached.
The All-Ireland Final replay between Mayo and Dublin is set to take place at Croke Park at 5pm on Saturday and a bus strike will only increase traffic problems in the capital if it does go ahead.
Saturday was one of 11 days in October that strike action had been scheduled to take place, with SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Workers’ Union determined to secure a better increase in salary for Dublin Bus drivers than the 8.25 increase over three years that had been recommended by the Labour Court.
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