Dublin Bus tells union it has 582 surplus drivers due to Covid-19 service cuts

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The National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU) said in a note to members that management at the State-owned transport company had expressed concern about its future viability

has told trade unions that it now has nearly 600 surplus drivers after it moved to a Saturday schedule on foot of the current Covid-19 crisis.

The union said the company wanted drivers to take up to five days’ leave up to early May, and that the situation would be reviewed at that point.

 

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Why should they be any different to the rest of us. Temporarily lay the vast majority of them off. Let them claim the €350.

Theres over 300000 out of work in this country... You're not alone!!!

The jobs of a great service must be protected long into the future.

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