Breaking: Dublin Bus Have Voted To Strike ‘In Solidarity’ With Bus Eireann

Dublin Bus have voted overwhelmingly to strike ‘in solidarity’ with Bus Eireann workers, with 78% of members in the SIPTU union voting in favour of industrial action.

If a strike were to take place the union are required to give seven days notice before commencing industrial action.

Speaking to the Journal.ie this afternoon, TD Brid Smith described the decision as “a great show of solidarity among workers.”

Not surprisingly, people on Twitter are pretty p*ssed off about the decision.

Services in this country are a joke,now dublin bus have voted to go on strike,why cant bus eireann go back to work while talks are on?????

— shannen lindsay (@shannenmlindsay) April 12, 2017

Dublin Bus will officially go on strike in support of the other greedy feckers #noresolution

— amurrayphotography (@a_murrayPhoto) April 12, 2017

@thejournal_ie why were they even balloted on this? It has NOTHING to do with them. Nice bank holiday weekend for them! #wasters #DublinBus

— Paul (@pprender84) April 12, 2017

@thejournal_ie

So if Dublin Bus workers strike in seven days time ..

The @Buseireann strike will be over in eight days time..

— Richard Jacob (@idahocafe) April 12, 2017

Dublin Bus drivers joining the strike. Expect it all to be sorted within hours. Once the capital is in trouble they won’t be long at it.

— Blake Forkan (@forks_89_) April 12, 2017