Unions warns Irish Rail pay dispute ‘new frontline’

Siptu has warned that the Iarnród Éireann pay dispute is the “new frontline” in the battle to ensure adequate funding for public transport.

“Employees, who are after almost 10 years of a pay freeze, can no longer be expected to subsidise this public transport service,” the union’s divisional organiser told its biennial conference in Cork.

“Enough is enough. And like the recent disputes in the Luas, Dublin Bus, and Bus Éireann, Siptu will not be found wanting in fully supporting our 1,900 members in Iarnród Éireann in their pursuit of a long overdue pay increase.”