Bus workers ballot for strike action

dublin | worker & community struggles and protests | news report Wednesday February 04, 2009 22:19 by Kevin 1 - PBP & SWP swpballymun at eircom dot net 086-3074060

Community meeting to fight cuts in buses

DEFEND BUS SERVICES: SUPPORT THE BUS WORKERS
Dublin Bus drivers, members of the NBRU, are balloting over the next week for industrial action if the company press ahead with 160 threatened sackings.
And Dublin North West People Before Profit is organising a protest meeting on the cuts plan in Ballymun Thursday 5th February 8pm Axis Centre

The National Bus and Rail Union is balloting over the next week for a mandate for strike action if Dublin Bus implement its cuts programme as it plans to from 28th February.

The cuts will mean the decimation of the bus service throughout the city and especially hitting Ballymun and Poppintree with the elimination of much of the service on the 13/13A route. The Finglas Ballymun SWP website broke the story and gave some of the details of the cuts planned read it by following this link. http://ballymunsocialist.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/as-du...kers/ Also check out the Dublin North West People Before Profit website for up to date info by following this link. http://pbpdnw.wordpress.com/