Luas Strike Dates Announced

James Howard · 10-03-2016, 20:44

On boards, there is a lot of idle speculation about going all-out and various rows going on about whether or not the Luas drivers deserve their increase and if they are right to strike. I reckon everyone will have their own opinion on this and it will be strongly held so an internet forum is hardly the place to discuss it.

I would say that I have not met a single person who would take the Luas drivers' side more than I do. It is difficult to see how an income that tops out around 45K is sufficient to enable a reasonable standard of living in a city where the average house costs nearly 7 times that figure but a lot of people seem to be able to manage it.

I can't see this ending terribly well for the drivers. They'll be doing extremely well to end up with more than 15% over the five years as the NTA won't be putting Transdev under much pressure to settle given the knock-on costs for the state transport operators. There is little or no public pressure for a settlement given the lack of public support for the strike.

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10-03-2016, 20:44	#27
James Howard Really Really Regluar Poster Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sligo Line Posts: 1,115	On boards, there is a lot of idle speculation about going all-out and various rows going on about whether or not the Luas drivers deserve their increase and if they are right to strike. I reckon everyone will have their own opinion on this and it will be strongly held so an internet forum is hardly the place to discuss it. I would say that I have not met a single person who would take the Luas drivers' side more than I do. It is difficult to see how an income that tops out around 45K is sufficient to enable a reasonable standard of living in a city where the average house costs nearly 7 times that figure but a lot of people seem to be able to manage it. I can't see this ending terribly well for the drivers. They'll be doing extremely well to end up with more than 15% over the five years as the NTA won't be putting Transdev under much pressure to settle given the knock-on costs for the state transport operators. There is little or no public pressure for a settlement given the lack of public support for the strike.