Rail users face strike chaos on bank holiday weekend
Unions, including the two main driver unions, the National Bus and Rail Union and Siptu, went into the talks seeking a 3.75% pay increase without any associated productivity measures. They said that in and around that figure had been achieved for Dublin Bus workers.
It is understood they were offered 1.5% accompanied by 19 different measures, including outsourcing of work, loss of contracted hours, relocation of staff, closure of booking offices, and new performance management systems.
