PROTEST * Ireland - Bus drivers protest transport cuts
Dublin,Ireland -Herald, by Fiona Dillon -February 12, 2009: -- Bus drivers and their families who are fearful for their futures have protested outside the Department of Transport... A letter was presented to Transport Minister Noel Dempsey asking him to reconsider axing jobs at Dublin Bus... A total of 290 workers will be let go from Dublin Bus with 120 buses withdrawn from service by the end of the month... Dublin Bus has said the move is a response to falling passenger numbers and will prevent major financial losses this year... The protesting drivers said the cuts will seriously damage public transport services and will put their livelihoods at risk...
* Bus drivers vote for action
Dublin,Ireland -The Irish Times, by AOIFE CARR -February 13, 2009: -- More than 1,000 drivers at Dublin Bus voted by an overwhelming majority last night in favour of industrial action over planned cutbacks at the company under which 120 buses will be withdrawn from service and 290 jobs will be lost... The drivers, represented by Siptu, voted by 81 per cent in favour of the action... John McCamley, vice-president of Siptu’s Dublin Bus branch, said the union would be meeting next week to decide on what form the industrial action would take. He refused to rule out strike action...
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