Bus strikes: 100% travel chaos over a 10% dispute

Talks aimed at averting a two-day strike at Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus broke down at the Labour Relations Commission yesterday which means that hundreds of thousands of commuters face travel chaos this weekend.

The drivers have planned a series of strikes over the intended privatisation of a tiny minority of routes.

While the drivers have understandable concerns that the current pay and conditions they enjoy could be eroded over time by privatisation, the size of the proposed change is small and in inverse proportion to the scale of the industrial action.