WRC to decide on fresh talks over Luas dispute

The Workplace Relations Commission is expected, within the next 24 hours, to tell sides in the Luas dispute whether it thinks there are sufficient grounds to bring them back in for formal talks on how to end the dispute.

WRC director general Kieran Mulvey and his colleagues yesterday held informal, separate discussions with the management of Luas operators Transdev and staff representative union Siptu.

Sources told the Irish Examiner there is likely to have been enough room for negotiation shown to mean the WRC may call both sides back in. Management has indicated it would consider pay increases of up to 3%, with productivity measures as a starting point for negotiation. Workers want 8%-53% hikes.