Serious disruption ‘likely’ if port tunnel strike goes ahead

DISRUPTIVE strike action could ground traffic at the Dublin Port Tunnel to a halt at some point as workers protest for the right to be afforded trade union representation.

According to Owen Reidy of SIPTU, there are 68 workers at the tunnel and 58 of them have requested to be represented by the trade union for negotiating terms and conditions.

“The big problem is that the National Roads Authority has given the contract to run the tunnel to a company [Transroute Tunnel Operations] which pays lower than the norm.