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NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a roundup of today’s news…
Bill Clinton meets Taoiseach Enda Kenny at Government Buildings in Dublin today. Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire
A journalist takes a picture of Kennard Phillips ‘Photo Op’, which depicts former Prime Minister Tony Blair taking a ‘selfie’ in front of an explosion in Iraq. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire
#UK A cull of badgers has been called a ‘farce’ after marksmen had to seek extensions to kill the minimum number of badgers required. (The Guardian)
#JAPAN Two Fukushima workers were doused in radioactive water while working on pipes.
#USA Obama has named Janet Yellen as the new chairperson of the US Federal Reserve, making her the first woman to head a major central bank worldwide.
#AUSTRALIA The gangster known as ‘Chopper‘ – Mark Read – has died from cancer.
#UK Metropolitan Police have said they will release a photo of a new suspect in the Madeleine McCann case – but at the relevant time.
#EUROPE Pilot flight hours have been restricted and rest days increased thanks to an EU vote, but unions are not happy.
You’ve heard of Cronuts – now here’s the Duffin. But there’s a bit of controversy about this, as Starbucks has copyrighted the name, to the chagrin of a woman who has been selling them for two years at her tea shop. (qz.com)
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Another day, another transport strike
@ginger “Breakthrough…” This mean no striking. At least read the title, dude.
@ginger tomcat: But there’s no strikes??
No way. Actual good news?
The threat of a strike ballot should not have been necessary to make the Dublin Bus management honour their commitments.
Fair comment Dusty.
So glad the Union backed down on wanting shares in Bus Eireann for every staff member because they ‘built the company’. Common sense prevails.
The climb down in the article is clearly on the management side who have finally agreed to implement what they signed up to previously. We’ll done to the workers on forcing the management to honour their commitments. The time of the working class asking nicely is over. Militant action is the way forward.
Or in your case Dusty…. militant keyboard action
This must be playing hell with your heartburn Larry?
Alpha. Please note the article is about dublin bus.
There’s no such thing as shares in a semi state company Alfa, although The Minister for Transport is officially referred to as “The Shareholder” in the legal framework of semi state transport companies.
Pity unions why don’t you bring it down ?Justt like you did Ferenka. Didn’t think that would happen did you?. Always remember what Sir Michael Edwards said during the constant strikes in British Leyland organised by Red Robbo. ” GO back to work or I will start liquidating the company” They went back to work !!
You keep tugging your forelock to the “Sirs” there Joe. The rest of the working class will continue to fight to take what’s rightfully theirs.
They not going to shut either of the bus companies. Us tax payer will increase the subsidies and they can continue on squandering it to their hearts content.
The public transport subvention has been slashed to pay for the banker’s debts. And the taxpayer too will be paying the same banker’s debts for generations.
Well there’s a depressing thought. In both cases public money is waste and as you put it likely will be for generations come.
We get a public transport system in return for the subvention and the bill is in the millions. We get nothing for paying off the bondholders and the bill is in the billions annually.
@Dusty Mooney: Working class eh you poor man !!! Keep it up just don’t deny the truth !! If that so called class argument is all you can offer go and get your shoe shine box and conform
A very poor self serving public transport system.
So that argument means taxpayers pay twice. I suppose we could always print the money removing the need for taxpayers at all in wallyland.
No doubt some guff about the value of money, or the goods and services etc. None of which will explain, ever, how we pay for imports of life saving drugs, our cars etc except to say inflation won’t happen. Also with no example of this ever being implemented where inflation doesn’t happen.
Basically if we leave the euro we will be fine. Except when we had our own currency we weren’t. Go figure…
I never understand why management of these bus companies back themselves into a situation were a strikes takes place. All that happens is they loose revenue for a few days and then they end up surrendering to the unions and more or less giving them what they want anyway. But then of course there a you scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours culture has developed over the years.
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