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SIPTU MEMBERS IN Dublin Bus and Irish Rail are to ballot for industrial action.
A meeting of SIPTU representatives from Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Bus Eireann was held in Liberty Hall today to discuss the ongoing strike in Bus Eireann.
SIPTU Sector Organiser Willie Noone said, “The meeting also gave a mandate for a ballot for industrial action of union members in Dublin Bus and Irish Rail in sympathy with and in support of their colleagues in Bus Eireann.
They believe that they are next in the firing line if management in Bus Eireann is allowed to force through cuts to wages and changes to conditions of employment of their staff.
A protest is also planned in support of the Bus Eireann workers. It will take place on Wednesday at Leinster House when a meeting of the Oireachtas transport committee is on.
Noone said, “The representatives also agreed that the protest should be supported as it is a means of highlighting the failure of the Minister to take responsibility for the dysfunctional state of the public transport service.
We are encouraging members of the public and of the union, including those who work in the public transport sector and are available, to attend the protest.
‘Survival plan’
Meanwhile, Bus Eireann says it will not be able to fund a voluntary redundancy scheme and will have to consider other measures to prevent the business becoming insolvent if it does not make savings.
A survival plan was presented to the board today which included cost efficiencies to eliminate what it called “grossly inefficient work practices”.
The board said it could not sign off on accounts for 2016, or pass a budget for 2017 in the absence of agreement with staff.
In a statement this evening, the board requested all employees to urgently engage with management through their representatives to agree a survival plan to prevent insolvency and provide a viable future for Bus Éireann.
General Secretary of the NBRU Dermot O’Leary described the statement as “nothing short of bizarre and extraordinary”.
The notion that alternatives to work practice changes and a voluntary severance programme would be entertained, would appear to indicate that the company may go down the road of compulsory redundancies which, if pursued would be unprecedented in the semi-state sector.
“Compulsorily laying off staff will open a completely different and potentially uncontrollable dimension to this dispute, and will present severe difficulties in trying to maintain the already fragile industrial peace across other companies within the CIE Group.”
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Bertie who?
oh, i remember wee Bertie all too well!
this is a “man” who sold our country out to scumbag thieving property developers who promptly put the next 2 generations of irish citizens in hock to foreign banks just so’s he could remain on as Taoiseach for a few more years.
that he has the gall to be commenting from the sidelines would be amazing, but for the fact that the chap is TOTALLY delusional, and has been for a long number of years now.
the sooner he takes himself off to Traitor’s Gate, and avails himself of some of the medicine he advised others to take in years gone by the happier i’ll be.
Bertie Bassett?
best thing to do with bertie is never mention him again. that would be his worst nightmare.
Bertie Bassett…oh he was so sweet :-)) Hmmmm, I am craving for a liquorice right now…
Luck of the Irish…
Good for him but why spread it over 20 years? OK, I can see the logic some people cannot handle money but I would prefer the $10 million up front.
The American lottery system is set up to pay out annually for 20 years so they can collect accumulating interest on money sitting in their accounts.
Also, $10 million isn’t $10 million. About 32.5% comes off the top in taxes and THEN the winner can start collecting annual payments. At $337,000 x 20 years is only $6.74 million.
Still, I wouldn’t pass up $337K a year for the next 20 years. I’d put at least $250K of it into account annually and not touch it, but also accruing interest of my own. :-)
Thank you for that tax lecture…duh! I am a Tax Accountant by the way. I just don’t practise anymore. Got fed up of City life and the rat race.
However, I am surprised that the US lottery winnings are taxed. Most other countries, especially in Europe, let you have the money free of taxes. And in some lotteries if you pay the tax when buying the ticket (peanuts compared to what you may win) that’s the end of your obligations.
I don’t think two lines account for a lecture, Dan. And unless you go around with a sign on your head that says Dan the Accountant, who’s to know?!
I’m not surprised the US lottery winnings are taxed. America taxes everything. They even have the right to tax American’s living and working in Ireland if their annual income covers over a certain limit. But I don’t have to tell you that. You know everything! ;-)
Hahahahahahahaha! Bloody ha!!!!!!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Dan! :-D
9.; Who gives a flying toss, I don’t. Are ‘celebrities’ really news? Who decides?
We always try to make the 9th item in the 9 at 9 something a little off-beat and less serious – sorry if it’s not to your tastes… 8 out of 9 ain’t bad?
Oh! Didn’t realise that! Fair enough I suppose, to distract us from all the bad news. Point taken!
PS – given your reasoning, maybe you should rename it the 8 1/2 at 9 :-)
Shootings , shootings and more shootings… great to see how effective our criminal justice system is!
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