Unions threatening Strike! at Dublin Airport

[watty]

Newstalk had a small snippet on the news headlines that the taxi unions/associations are Dublin airport are thinking threatening to go on strike over Paddys weekend because the DAP management won't recognise their association for negotiations purposes event though they'd promised to do so previously.

Original story in Business Post (paywalled)  DAA in crisis talks to avert threat of St Patrick’s weekend taxi strike

Dublin Airport management is holding crisis talks this week to avert the threat of strike action by taxi drivers over the St Patrick’s weekend.

The Business Post understands that there have been discussions among some of the taxi driver associations about possible strike action by drivers. They are unhappy that DAA management previously recognised the associations for negotiating purposes, but have not done so since the pandemic.

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The comrades are allegedly looking for volunteers to make tea/coffee and sandwiches for the striking workers.  Just contact your local rep to volunteer if you want to help out the comrades in their fight against tyranny 

[Cool Boola]

Let them starve or use the oul mouldy money in the safe

[Bob Shillin]

A few feasibility studies done on scrapping the Kesh system, I believe, leading to vastly improved profits for DAP. Maybe just as well for the Keshies, as seen during the pandemic, that DAP are not very good at running an airport.

[silverbullet]

Newstalk had a small snippet on the news headlines that the taxi unions/associations are Dublin airport are thinking threatening to go on strike over Paddys weekend because the DAP management won't recognise their association for negotiations purposes event though they'd promised to do so previously.

Original story in Business Post (paywalled)  DAA in crisis talks to avert threat of St Patrick’s weekend taxi strike

Dublin Airport management is holding crisis talks this week to avert the threat of strike action by taxi drivers over the St Patrick’s weekend.

The Business Post understands that there have been discussions among some of the taxi driver associations about possible strike action by drivers. They are unhappy that DAA management previously recognised the associations for negotiating purposes, but have not done so since the pandemic.

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The comrades are allegedly looking for volunteers to make tea/coffee and sandwiches for the striking workers.  Just contact your local rep to volunteer if you want to help out the comrades in their fight against tyranny 

Fat Vinny worked in a Mess, he could teach them a thing or two about serving superiors!

[John m]

it might not turn out to be a laughing matter .They do away with the Kesh System bring all taxis under their control dismiss Free Now from Stalag 18 .The DAA learned that Taxi drivers are willingto pay  as per Stallag 18 records up to 3 euro to get a job from the Port .Now include a drop off fee for Civilian Motors .Which will increase taxi or public service use and DAA have landed on a pot of Gold .Do you think that the DAA were not monotoring the Stalag 18 .The Keshie Unions might be the last hope Drivers have of not being Fleeced to cover work .Be carefull what you want it might be what you get then dont want ?Think of it this way Lads are charging 2 euro pick up feeto travel to a job when DAA have loads of work so a starting price of 2 euro a job would see a reasonable business proposition for DAA with the coin being deducted from a system similar to the toll..See its all relevent Drivers Gave up the PUC to Halo and never complained and paid 15% and never complained .All Sheep will be sheared !

[Rat Catcher]

€3 seems low with carpark fees on top of commission. I'd say they could easily charge €10/job.

[Billy boy]

Its funny how it says on the radio that the taxi drivers in the kesh might be going on strike because the daa won't meet with the unions, when the real reason is because the daa are giving out 300 new permits. Jesus... don't let the public know the real reason for striking...

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Its funny how it says on the radio that the taxi drivers in the kesh might be going on strike because the daa won't meet with the unions, when the real reason is because the daa are giving out 300 new permits. Jesus... don't let the public know the real reason for striking...

Strike not happening. Agreement reached with reps re ongoing meetings. New permits are a given, whether they`re exclusively WAV permits is unclear atm.

[mercenary for hire]

They'll probably want a condition that the permits are only given to lads driving EVs and only have one eye and got 658 points in their leaving cert or some shite...

[silverbullet]

They'll probably want a condition that the permits are only given to lads driving EVs and only have one eye and got 658 points in their leaving cert or some shite...

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Add in non-white, also must deal coke to Gardaí and rob customers by going to Blackrock via the M50!

[watty]

Egos have been stroked and the strike is off!  Reading between the lines of what DAA said, I suspect it's only temporary.

Weekend taxi strike averted at Dublin Airport

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The chairman of the Tiomanai Tacsai na hEireann (TTnH) group of taxi drivers said talks had taken place between the different taxi representative groups and the daa and the matter had been resolved.  “A situation had arisen where the airport management had been sending briefings to individual drivers, and drivers had requested that any communications should be sent to the representative groups, but that didn’t happen and drivers were disappointed by that,” said David McGuinness.  “We had talks with the daa on Tuesday and Wednesday and the situation has now been resolved, and the daa has agreed to consult taxi groups rather than individual drivers, and a new forum will be set up between airport management and drivers through which day-to-day matters can be communicated and discussed,” he added.

A daa spokesperson said that as the operator of Dublin Airport, it is working to raise standards and improve the availability of taxis for arriving passengers into the airport.  “While the shortage of taxis is a national issue, we are looking at several ways to ensure passengers can get a taxi when they need one from Dublin Airport. We will continue to engage closely with taxi drivers on the measures we will be introducing and on any issues that remain to be addressed regarding the operation of taxis at Dublin Airport,” they added.

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