LRC intervenes in Dublin Bus row

THE Labour Relations Commission (LRC) has intervened in the dispute between Dublin Bus and its drivers over the company’s plans to get rid of 290 drivers and take 120 buses off the road.

However, while the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU), which represents 1,800 drivers at the company, has agreed to attend talks at the LRC, it has not yet agreed to call off strike action which will grind services around the city to a halt on Saturday and on March 9-10.

However, NBRU assistant general secretary Dermot O’Leary said that if management agreed to defer its cutback plans, including 160 compulsory redundancies, his union would “look at any proposals positively”.