ATR - Driving a Just Transition? w/ Owen McCormack
Last week, bus Drivers rejected proposals jointly agreed by the transport unions and Dublin Bus by a margin of nearly 98%. These proposals would have dramatically altered their working conditions for the worse and would have led to further precarity in the sector.
Public Transport is a massive issue at the moment when it comes to climate change and the need to transform society in an ecosocialist direction.
However, instead of prioritising a just transition for workers employers continue to drive down working conditions and move towards further privatisation.
This week Diarmuid sits down with Bus Driver and SIPTU member Owen McCormack to discuss this dispute and its implications.
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