Parties refuse to back down in bus row

DUBLIN Bus passengers on 36 city routes will have little or no service for a second day today as the company and unions refuse to back down in their dispute over the Harristown depot.

SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), which between them represent drivers at Dublin Bus, said splinter groups could begin action at other depots within days, meaning even more chaos for the travelling public.

Yesterday morning at 5am a female driver, a member of NBRU, was suspended for failing to operate the new 4a route from the depot. Following her suspension, an official picket involving over 100 drivers began.