Labour Court bid to resolve Dublin Bus route row

THE Labour Court has once again been asked to try to end the continuing dispute between Dublin Bus and its drivers and return full services to 60,000 passengers affected around the capital.

As passengers on 36 routes find their travel disrupted for a third day, the court will this morning meet separately with the company and the two drivers unions SIPTU and the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) to see if any common ground can be found.

The Labour Court will not be able to make any ruling on the dispute. It already ruled in favour of the company on its wish to start, break and end two new services from the Harristown route in the city on occasion so it can keep schedules as tight as possible and offer a more frequent service.