Bus drivers' strike: Hopes for new offer as negotiations continue

MIRS meeting on final day of latest round of industrial action

Unite the Union says it's hoping to see a new offer on the table as negotiations over bus drivers' pay and conditions continue today (16 March).

The union's members have been on strike over the weekend with regular service set to resume tomorrow.

Debbie Halsall is Unite's regional officer:

Geraldine O'Neill, local negotiating secretary for the NASUWT and Vice Chair of the Industrial Relations Forum, explains why the teaching union is standing by the side of drivers.

The Department of Infrastructure says it's committed to negotiating a mutually acceptable settlement. 

A fourth round of strike action is set to get underway on Friday (20 March).

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