There’s still no sign of any agreement in the ongoing row between government and its bus drivers.
A full day of negotiations yesterday between the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure and union Unite has been fruitless – sparking fears the dispute may now end with industrial action.
The row began when the government said it wanted to scrap paid lunch breaks, a move the union said amounted to a 12 per cent pay cut.
Last weekend, the department announced it would lay off all its 100 full-time drivers and offer them new contracts without the paid-for breaks.
Unite says it expects to ballot members soon over industrial action.
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