Four more days of Luas strikes in April

As three grades of Luas staff today enter talks at the Workplace Relations Commission on potential pay increases, driver colleagues are preparing for seven days of strikes within the next seven weeks.

Talks between the drivers and Luas operator Transdev at the WRC broke down earlier this week, with union Siptu saying all-out strikes were being considered.

In the meantime, drivers have decided to add four additional days of strikes with 48-hour stoppages on the weekends of April 2-3 and 23-24. Those are in addition to strikes already announced for St Patrick’s Day, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday.