Well said

Fine for you……. as a civil servant that works normal office hours, off weekends and bank holidays .

But you chose that job….I give up and have no sympathy which such people

I’m not a bus driver, and you’re right they did choose that job, along with the pay structures that came with it.

Well close down CIE as they cannot remain in business as it stands…these guys lose the jobs and pay structures that they seem to be entitled to. CIE reforms. new contracts for new workers willing to graft. Doubt they want that

I seem to remember the last strike by Bus Eireann, I think all services still ran but they where not charging or giving tickets. correct me if I’m wrong.

Most have.. my employer cannot afford to us overtime so we moved shifts to keep the business moving and to keep our jobs. We still get bonus but thats the cimpany uncentivising the standard,quality and quantity of our work..Its there choice to pay..its a bonus and not a given right. While i do believe un the intial founding of unions and what they stood for, its plain to see that they swayed from that course along time ago..CIE is in huge debt, it needs to change.The workforce need to change to

And not having a go at you mate, but the emploer should be able to do within reason,whatever they need to in order to make a profit,continue trading and save jobs..We seem to feel we are entitled to everything thses days. i wish my job was as well paid as a few years ago but then i hope i dont lose it because of the times we live in

so true. ..let’s put the whole system out to tender to privates and see can they do it any cheaper. they can’t. ..unless you want 20 year old buses, dropped services, minimum paid truck drivers etc. Bus Eireann provides a basic service at the lowest cost for public transport in Europe. ..what more do you want?

the term is semi-public. Same as ESB. ..same as Airlingus once was until it was sold off for a penny! imagine what Ireland will be like if Ryanair buy it out. ..

did you not start off by saying you couldn’t comment as you didn’t know the terms of the changes and then go on to give an uneducated opinion. ..

they have to stand up for their working conditions… I would. :-/

Hi Dermot
Sorry I didn’t get back on this sooner, other things going on I’m afraid. It sounds like your in the trade, but i’m interested in the term “basic rights”. you seem like a man who knows the system. are these basic rights the same as would be offered to the equivalent job in the private sector. perception is that the basic rights are not the same and this is why people respond with negative comments. I assume there is a going rate pay scale in the industry, and this would include any shift premiums that might apply as it does in the private sector.if they match or go close to the private sector I don’t think anyone has a problem with workers standing up for themselves. It all goes back to what these Basic rights are and how they differ from the private sector. Don’t get me wrong I’m not bashing everything public or semi public, people just want to know the truth about the different conditions in the different sectors.

They are not in the CPA…. they are not public sector workers or civil servants.