Workers group plans transport row meeting

Workers from Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Aer Rianta have been invited to a meeting on Wednesday in Dublin to plan a response to recent events as the tranport row continues.

Workers from Dublin Bus, Irish Rail and Aer Rianta have been invited to a meeting on Wednesday in Dublin to plan a response to recent events as the transport row continues.

Union representatives, including Bill McCamley of Dublin Bus and Barry Nevin of Aer Rianta, will be among the speakers to address a joint meeting for transport workers under the title of "Stop the destruction of our Semi States".

Workers from both company’s are concerned that Government plans to break up the semi-states could be the first step to eventual privatisation and the introduction of competition with non-union companies.

The meeting will take place at 8pm in the ATGWU hall in middle Abbey street on Wednesday and is hosted by the Busworkers Action group, a union group based in Dublin Bus.