Yeah I pissed myself too when I heard them looking for a payrise.
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I have little sympathy for them. I used to get a private bus to college. Bus Eireann came in, undercut the private bus which forced them out and then once they were gone Bus Eireann jacked up the prices. I think the NRA have guaranteed to maintain a certain level of service where private operators won’t serve. Private operators are not the only reason they are in the sh!t, a lot of it is of their own making, management and unions. Private bus drivers is a separate issue. NBRU and SIPTU would gladly see all private bus drivers out of a job.
NRA ?
That never happened.
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Prove it.
Don’t think guns will solve this one.
Yes, to save their jobs as the company was fucked.
Yes they are.
How many fatalities on Dublin Bus/BE versus private operators?
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on a pro rata basis?
Yeah bro
Say in the last 15 years. I see 5 killed on a BE bus in 2005 and 5 at Wellington Quay as a result of a DB driver. Both companies admitting liability.
And since the reason for foregoing their raises no longer applies, they should get their raise. Good reasoning Tim, you’re on the ball.
What? Do you know how a debate works? Or reasoning? It’s isn’t based on you making things up and me having to disprove them. Try learning some facts and basing your opinions on them. Reading might help. Good luck Mike.
If bus strike goes ahead will Heuston Station be open. I have a stag to get to and don’t fancy driving.
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How about the last 2 weeks mate?
Huh?
We’re talking about Bus Eireann here kid.
DB is a different matter entirely. DB were offering an increase above the prior increase but DB drivers wanted that prior increase plus a new increase of a substantial amount. The WRC sorted it out and everyone is happy.
Your quote Michael Noonan and then question my debating skills. Good luck to you too.
You introduced Dublin bus Tim.
And?
The point is that DB based their pay claim on profits. BE doesn’t have them.
No Tim. That wasn’t the point. The point was that the workers gave up agreed increases when the company company couldn’t afford them. When the company was profitable again the workers sought their deserved increases.
You misrepresented this point above:
I then corrected your misrep on this point.
I hope that clears things up for you.
What misrep?
The point is about BE. 