Bus unions seek to avoid rural disruption

Unions at Bus Éireann have said they want to minimise the impact of any strike action on those who rely exclusively on the company’s services, particularly those in rural areas and schoolchildren.

They have raised the prospect of the disruption spreading to the other State transport companies if cuts are imposed on them without agreement.

The unions met to decide a strategy in the event that the company presses ahead with cuts which, they believe, would equate to a drop of up to 30% in their members’ earnings.