Irish Rail say a large number of commuter’s will face disruption after union members have said they are set to go on strike on Friday, October 23, and on November 6.
The rail service say the strike action will take place between the joys of 6am-9am, they also say a number of services including the Intercity, DART and Commuter Services will all be disrupted throughout the morning on those specific dates. Irish Rail also say the proposed strike action is highly damaging to the company, and will effect the interests of customers.
Meanwhile SIPTU members say they want to be rewarded for previous improvements in productivity. NBRU general secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “It is unfortunate that an arbitrary decision by management at the company to ignore a Labour Relations brokered agreement to discuss previous productivity contributions by drivers has led to a situation where the travelling public will be discommoded.
“Forcing staff into a scenario whereby they feel they have no other option but to take industrial action is no way to practice employee relations.
Mr O’Leary added: “The resolution to this issue lies with those within the company who have chosen conflict over adherence to agreements, responsibility to the taxpayer, their passengers and staff should be the dominant feature in addressing any industrial relations issue at the company.”