NBRU oppose any diminution of the Free Travel Scheme

NBRU General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “we have been consistently advancing our concerns with regard to the future of free travel scheme throughout our campaign against the Fine Gael/Labour Goverment proposals to privatise Bus Eireann and Dublin Bus Routes” Mr O’Leary went on to say “it is patently obvious that private companies are solely interested […]

National protest against FG/Lab privatisation of Public Bus Services

Subject: NATIONAL PROTEST MARCH AGAINST BUS PRIVATISATION The NBRU today announced a National Protest March against Bus Privatisation on Wed 23rd July General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “The people of Waterford today sent a message to the Government regarding their proposals to Privatise their City Bus services, they along with Bus Eireann staff and Dublin […]

Minister's Varadkar & Kelly mislead Leinster House

Press Statement The NBRU says that Ministers in the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport are misleading the Dail; General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “Ministers Varadkar and Kelly have been telling Deputies that a structured process of engagement is in place between the NTA and the Unions. This is simply not true. The fact is […]

Workers to march in Waterford city against bus privatisation

The National Bus and Rail Union held a Public Meeting in the Tower Hotel in Waterford ON Wednesday 25th June as part of the campaign of opposing the Fine Gael/Labour Privatisation policy of publicly owned bus services. The staff and travelling public in Waterford are very angry at yet another attack on the social fabric […]

The NBRU write to Dublin Bus & Bus Eireann over privatisation of 10%

To Paddy Doherty & Martin Nolan 18th June 2014 Re: Privatisation of Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann Routes I refer to the above and previous correspondence regarding the potential staff surpluses associated with the Government decision to privatise our members’ jobs. You will be aware from our previous correspondence that we have expressed concern with […]

Letter to Irish Rail CEO David Franks

  Mr David Franks Chief Executive Iarnród Éireann Connolly Station Dublin 1                                                                                                                              17th June 2014 Re: NBRU Withdrawal from Talks Process   Dear Sir,   I refer to the above and wish to outline this Trade Union’s position in light of some of the spurious commentary regarding the bona fides and entitlement of this Trade Union […]

Notice to members in Irish Rail

                                               NOTICE to MEMBERS   COST CONTAINMENT /LABOUR COURT RECOMMENDATION REJECTION       Members will be aware that this Trade Union attended at talks on the above issue following an invitation from the Chief Executive to what he described as “intensive discussions”   Unfortunately it would appear that our members 75% rejection of the […]

NBRU withdraw from rail talks.

NBRU disatisfied with talk process. The NBRU has withdrawn from the process aimed at resolving the impasse with regard to cost reduction proposals. General Secretary Dermot O’Leary said: “we accepted an invitation to talks against the background of a 3 to 1 rejection of the Labour Court Recommendation by our members” “we wanted the company […]