Just after the country got to grips with the ludicrous LUAS strike, Dublin Bus were waiting in the long grass to have their shot of fleecing the coppers.
The National Bus and Rail Union have said bus drivers haven’t had a pay increase during the recession:
General Secretary of the NBRU is Dermot O’Leary: “We’ve been seeking pay parity with the Luas from the very first day we put the claim in which is February this year.
“Obviously the most recent pay war has increased that gap and we are not a bit put out by people saying why are putting in a pay claim –it is justified.
There are tram drivers and bus drivers across Europe who are getting paid one and the same.
“Our members haven’t been paid a pay rise in over eight years. Others have gotten pay increases.
“Plus the fact the Dublin buss is very much a company that is back in profit.”