Bus strike on the way, last buses 9pm wednesday night, none thursday or friday

[ThomasJ]

Extra demand for trains no doubt, will be crazy.

http://www.dublinbus.ie/News-Centre/...y-9-September/

[ACustomer]

Far be it from me to defend the unions, but the 9pm closure tomorrow is apparently Dublin Bus's doing, and one of the unions have criticised it, saying that they were willing to work all buses back to base as scheduled on Wednesday night.

If that's really the case it is inexcusable on the part of DB management, who seem to think nothing of their customers. A case for a very public ministerial intervention: threaten management with dismissal or a least a very public dressing-down. Time for Mr Ross to show that he is more than just talk.

[berneyarms]

Originally Posted by ACustomer

Far be it from me to defend the unions, but the 9pm closure tomorrow is apparently Dublin Bus's doing, and one of the unions have criticised it, saying that they were willing to work all buses back to base as scheduled on Wednesday night.

If that's really the case it is inexcusable on the part of DB management, who seem to think nothing of their customers. A case for a very public ministerial intervention: threaten management with dismissal or a least a very public dressing-down. Time for Mr Ross to show that he is more than just talk.

While the drivers might have been prepared to drive the buses back, who would have parked them in the garages, refuelled them, removed all the cash from the safes etc?

The shunters and other garage staff are all going on strike at midnight.

[Colm Moore]

I'm wondering if between the parties, they could agree that the strike starts and finishes at say 04:30.

[ACustomer]

If it's a 48-hour strike, then any tasks in garages which would have been done from 1201am Thursday can re-commence at 1201am Saturday, leaving services to re-commence ass scheduled.

I can't think that actually having the cash boxes un-emptied is a big deal, with all those pickets on guard!

[berneyarms]

Originally Posted by ACustomer

If it's a 48-hour strike, then any tasks in garages which would have been done from 1201am Thursday can re-commence at 1201am Saturday, leaving services to re-commence ass scheduled.

I can't think that actually having the cash boxes un-emptied is a big deal, with all those pickets on guard!

Bizarrely enough someone has to park all of the buses in the garages - that's what the shunters do.

Drivers do not park them - they leave them in the front yard and the shunters take them to be cleaned and parked in their allocated space.

If the shunters are on strike from midnight, you would have buses parked everywhere around and outside the depots.