Rail chaos averted as driver row heads for courts

RAIL chaos has been averted with yesterday’s decision by train drivers at Iarnród Éireann not to strike and their ATGWU branch has decided to try to resolve the row in the courts.

Drivers had voted by a margin of 92% for industrial action in pursuit of negotiating rights on behalf of a minority of drivers in the company.

Yesterday, the union decided to try to resolve the matter in the courts rather than by industrial action with the ATGWU expected to issue High Court proceedings against Iarnród Éireann later this week.