Luas drivers facing further pay hit

Luas drivers could face an additional financial penalty at the start of June if they continue with the current campaign of industrial action in pursuit of pay increases of up to 23%.

It is believed the company Transdev is seriously concerned about its financial position and has even sought advice from its parent company in Paris about how it should proceed with the situation.

Even before the current campaign of strikes by drivers had taken hold, Transdev had warned that it incurred a loss of €700,000 in 2015 and it was forecasting further losses for 2016.