SIPTU backs bus and rail stoppage for Monday

THE PROSPECT of transport disruption on Monday worsened significantly last night as SIPTU threw its weight behind bus and rail stoppages at CIÉ.

Despite the announcement yesterday of a Labour Relations Commission (LRC) chairman to facilitate talks between unions and Transport Minister Seamus Brennan, both SIPTU and the National Bus and Railworkers' Union (NBRU) say they are angered at his behaviour.

Tired of waiting for promised talks on the breakup of CIÉ, the NBRU announced on Thursday it would hold a four-hour stoppage on Monday beginning at 11am followed by another full-day stoppage a week later.