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TALKS BETWEEN BUS Éireann management and and trade unions ended last night without a solution, with both sides accusing the other of not being flexible enough.
Bus Éireann said that there was a “very tight timeframe to implement actions” with the company losing around €50,000 a day.
The company said last night upon the collapse of the talks:
“While inefficiencies have been acknowledged and accepted by unions, there was a refusal to accept any reduction of earnings, including unnecessary overtime earnings.”
In ten days’ time, Bus Éireann are expected to sign off on their annual accounts. But without a new plan on how to plug the stream of losses at the company – mainly along the Expressway routes – it’s impossible for them to move forward.
The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), which represents employees at the company, said that the company were trying to “rewrite history”, as pay promises had already been made.
General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said:
“The notion that an immediate cut to some overtime earnings would suddenly address the government policy-induced crisis, is frankly incredulous, and Bus Éireann stand indicted of displaying a cavalier attitude towards its responsibilities to those that rely on its services and its own staff.”
Passengers
A notice of indefinite all-out strike action has already been served to the company’s management. The NBRU is now waiting to see what the company’s next move will be – if the cuts are imposed, strike action is inevitable.
If that happens, it has the potential to make the problem worse, as passengers will most likely move to private companies and Bus Éireann lose even more revenue.
The government has been asked to intervene in the crisis faced by Bus Éireann, but transport minister Shane Ross says that the government doesn’t have the means to help the company, and can’t get involved.
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Never happen hear. Have to be pried out with a crow bar.
@Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: here.
@Stephen Harding: Besides the spelling do you agree with him or not?
I’d agree with him BTW a politician taking responsibility for their actions is unheard of in this country……
@Dáithí Ó Raghallaigh: More likely 20 gold bars.
And yet he still did not say sorry ….. perceived is not sorry. Disgusting this happened and I hope there is a criminal investigation to see how these people were killed. From the company making the product to everyone who thought money and not people were more important to be saved.
It might be an idea to replace this chap by someone with a single surname.
@Mick Tobin: and not a gailge one…
@Mick Tobin: Yes, you can imagine how his double barrelled surname, plummy voice and that infuriating “cut-off from reality” aloofness must really antagonise people. His thinly disguised contempt for the survivors is nauseating.
“Perceived” failures.
Says it all.
@Brendan McLaughlin: glad it wasn’t just me that picked that up. I lived in Kensington as I’ve said in other posts and there was always an arrogance in the ‘Vicar of Dibley’ council there. Yes he resigned (eventually) but only after last night’s farcical ‘public meeting’ where he tried to exclude the public and media from the public’s council meeting. That was overturned by a High Court Order but by then yet another dreadful act of disregard for the deceased, injured and lifelong suffering ahead for so many.
Here in Urekabd of course, the Government would profess endless confidence in the same circumstances a-la Garda Commissioner & nobody would even think of resigning. God no.
@Gerry Carroll: You Sir are talking nothing but, the greatest load of sense.
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