A planned strike by Luas drivers on Thursday now looks likely to go ahead - after SIPTU and Luas operator Transdev failed to reach an agreement in their long running pay dispute.
Transdev says drivers had sought pay increases of 26.5 per cent in talks yesterday - without offering additional productivity.
While SIPTU has called on management to re-engage in negotiations in order to reach what they call a just solution.
Meanwhile, the three non-driver grades at Luas voted to accept a 13 percent pay rise over three years yesterday.
Gerry Madden of Transdev says they remain open to talks:
