Union chief warns against rift among public sector transport workers

ANY split among SIPTU's public sector transport workers would be severely damaging to the union and ultimately impact on the public at large, union president Jack O’Connor warned last night.

In an effort to shore up angry dissent in Aer Rianta and CIÉ branches, Mr O'Connor offered an olive branch to those angered by their leader's decision to call off strike action planned for yesterday.

In a statement, he warned against the dangers of disunity saying the threats confronting employees, the travelling public and Irish society as a whole require a measured and disciplined response from the trade union movement.