Dublin Bus strikes called off as union agree 11.5% pay increase for staff

The threat of more strikes by Dublin Bus staff has passed after it was announced this afternoon that a deal has been reached between the management at the company and the National Rail and Bus Union to increase workers wages by 11.5%.

Staff at the company were presented with the proposals of the new pay increase last week, and they voted today to accept the deal that was agreed between the management and the NBRU at the Workplace Relations Commission.

Siptu's Owen Reidy said: "This agreement involves an annual pay increase of 11.6% over the next 15 months. SIPTU members have been clear that given the sacrifices made by them during the years of economic recession they were due a decent pay increase.

"This result means the dispute at the company is over and the series of eight scheduled days of work stoppages during October will not now occur."

58% of drivers voted to accept the deal, while the other six grades of workers voted in favour of the deal by between 70 and 90%.

It means that the strikes that were planned for this coming  Monday, Wednesday, and Friday next week followed by stoppages on October 18, 19, 24, 26, and 29 have all been cancelled.