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category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday June 05, 2003 17:52author by Paul Kinsella - Variousauthor email paulkinsella53 at yahoo dot comauthor address 53 Lorcan Grove, Santry, Dublin 9, Eireauthor phone 087-9748511

Public forum - organised by Dublin Bus workers

Public forum - organised by Dublin Bus workers Defend Public Transport Stop the Privatisation of CIE Support The Campaign To Stop Brennan's Plans *Tuesday June 10TH* *in the Teachers Club,* *Parnell Square West, Dublin 1* *at 8pm* Speakers to include: Dave Manningham Transport worker from Britain - Mick Faherty NBRU Assistant General Secretary - Bill McCamley SIPTU Worker Director CIE -

TO ALL COMMUNITY AND RESIDENTS GROUPS
INVITATION TO A PUBLIC FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF OUR
TRANSPORT SERVICES

In the coming months the Government is set to
introduce policies that will have far reaching effects
on the future of the country's public transport. The
cost of the LUAS project, its effect on other road
users, and its running by a foreign multinational are
just the tip of the iceberg.

Transport minister Seamus Brennan, is set to break up
CIE and franchise out 25% of Dublin Bus routes to
private companies as well as effectively dismantle the
other CIE group companies. You, the public are being
told that these moves will dramatically improve the
services you get. That more companies and more
competition will mean more buses and trains. The
reality will be very different. Such policies in
Britain proved to be a disaster, with public transport
virtually collapsing and more people been forced into
cars. The railways especially suffered with high
profile accidents as a result of safety cutbacks.

This public meeting has been organised by Dublin bus
workers to spell out the effects that the travelling
public can expect should Seamus Brennan pursue his
agenda. It will be addressed by among others a
Transport workers' representative from Britain who has
seen at first hand the devastating consequences for
workers and the public of these policies. We urge all
community and residents groups to come along and find
out what will happen if this government sell off our
state transport companies to foreign multi nationals
and private operators.

For more info contact Owen at 087 2858388.

TUESDAY 10 JUNE IN THE TEACHERS CLUB, 36 PARNELL
SQUARE WEST AT 8.00pm.

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If it aint fixed, don't break it
author by Seanpublication date Mon Jun 09, 2003 14:00author address author phone

The public transport system, in Dublin in particular, could not get any worse than it is. Anyone who regularly waits for a bus for 40 minutes only to have a packed full bus speed by with no chance of another for ages can testify to this. I don't really care about the fate of the employees, they have always stood against change that would benefit the service for everyone just because they might have to deal with some changes in practice. Besides, the point of public tranport is to get people places, not to provide easy jobs and if that offends you, you are probably a richkid asshole with no job or a chauffeur driven limo or something.

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