Luas dispute finally ends after 12 days of strikes
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.
"The proposal commits this review to take into account related developments in the public sector.
"The recommendation also provides new entrants with a quicker pay acceleration process than had been previously proposed.”
Luas operator, Transdev, also accepted the recommendation.
Its managing director Gerry Madden said: “The agreement will allow all of us to concentrate on once again delivering the very best Luas service for our customers and also preparing for the next exciting development in Luas Cross City.
"There are no winners in a dispute of this nature; customers lost their vital service, staff have lost wages and now honouring this settlement will be financially very challenging for Transdev.”
