Luas dispute finally ends after 12 days of strikes

After 12 days of strikes and disruption to hundreds of thousands of passengers over the last four months, the Luas dispute finally appears to be over.

Siptu drivers yesterday voted by 108 to 56 in favour of a Labour Court recommendation which will see them receive pay increases of between 15.6% and 18.3% by 2020, as well as a €750 payment and a reversal of cuts to drivers’ pay on acceptance.

Siptu divisional organiser, Owen Reidy, said: “The workers recognise that this recommendation deals with the reduction of the terms and conditions of new entrants to the Luas driver grade by committing the company to a comprehensive review of this issue within the next 18 months.