COMMUTERS were hit with early morning travel chaos as 12 popular bus routes have been affected by ongoing industrial action.
On the fifth day of a work-to-rule strike, Transport for Ireland have revealed that the worst hit bus routes are those attached to Donnybrook garage.
The strike is now in its fifth day[/caption]
Commuters saw early morning travel chaos[/caption]
That means that those worse affected are the 7, 14, 15, and E1 services.
And other impacted routes include the 9, 122, 39, and C1, which serve from Phibsborough.
From the Summerhill garage, the routes 120, 123, 15b and 41 are the worst affected.
Although these twelve are the worst hit, smaller garages and bus routes have also felt the impact of the action.
Transport for Ireland said that the chaos is mostly set to impact in the mornings, although some commuters might experience the same issued in the evening.
The work-to-rule strike by bus workers began on Sunday night and has caused upheaval for public transport users.
Talks about the pay dispute are set to open today between Dublin Bus and union SIPTU.
Dublin Bus Head Office on O’Connell Street will host the talks as Dublin bus pleaded for workers to engage in “meaningful negotiations”.
Meanwhile SIPTU said they do not want to inconvenience people and are hopeful a solution can be going to the ongoing action.
But, they said the industrial action will continue if a solution isn’t found at today’s meeting.
SIPTU said that Dublin Bus were notified of the strike plan two weeks ago and had hoped to further engage with the company.
The worst hit Donnybrook garage south of the city centre is home to flocks of buses.
And it was reported on Sunday when the industrial action began that many of them were not cleaned or fuelled on time which led to massive delays.
In an apology, a Dublin Bus spokesperson said: “Dublin Bus apologises for any delays caused to some customers due to the ongoing work-to-rule industrial action taken by engineering operatives since Sunday, March 2.”
And chairman of the Labour Court Kevin Foley said: “Having regard to all of the circumstances of pay bargaining in the employment, and the detailed submissions of the parties, including the detail of the agreement on self-funding reached in March 2024, the court does not recommend concession of the trade union claim for what is, in effect, a 14.5 per cent pay increase without any concession of productivity or related measures”.
Meetings are set to take place today[/caption]
