Commuters face chaos as workers protest

THOUSANDS of public transport users face chaos today as the trade union movement mounts one of the biggest national demonstrations in its history.

The row is over the low statutory payments provided for under 35-year-old redundancy payments legislation.

Talks were continuing at the Labour Relations Commission late last night in an effort to reach a settlement, but trade union leaders said that even if the Irish Glass Bottle row and related disputes were settled, the march was unlikely to be called off. This is because the unions want action taken on the wider front particularly the introduction of legislation to raise the statutory redundancy payments to at least three weeks' pay per year of service.