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Bus drivers will deliver children Labour agency for classroom talks
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Bus drivers have said they will deliver children to the Glenveagh Special school in south Belfast on Friday. The Labour Relations Agency is set to become involved in the classroom assistants dispute.
Employers of classroom assistants have agreed to allow talks in the dispute over pay and re-grading to go to the mediation body.
Meanwhile, bus drivers have said they will bring children to Glenveagh Special school in Belfast on Friday.
Children had to go home on Thursday when drivers refused to cross a picket line of striking classroom assistants.Children had to go home on Thursday when drivers refused to cross a picket line of striking classroom assistants.
More than a dozen buses turned back and the chief executive of the Belfast Education and Library Board said it was highly regrettable that children did not get to school.
Drivers said they have been assured leaving the children at the front door will not breach the picket line.Drivers said they have been assured leaving the children at the front door will not breach the picket line.
The chief executive of the Belfast Education and Library Board said it was highly regrettable that children did not get to school.
More than a dozen buses turned back after drivers refused to cross a line of Nipsa classroom assistants.
It was reported that drivers were told teachers would take the children beyond the picket line but that was later considered unsafe, so the children were sent home.It was reported that drivers were told teachers would take the children beyond the picket line but that was later considered unsafe, so the children were sent home.
Parents complained that their children were upset. Staff at the school are not on strike, but it has been closed during the industrial action because it shares an entrance with two other schools which are affected.
The school has been closed during strike action even though its staff are not on strike. But the school shares an entrance with two other schools which are affected by the Nipsa action.
Three thousand members of Nipsa are staging an indefinite strike over job re-grading.Three thousand members of Nipsa are staging an indefinite strike over job re-grading.
The Labour Relations Agency is set to arbitrate in the dispute. The idea of going to the LRA was ruled out earlier this week by the Department of Education and the education and library boards, who said it was "too soon to intervene".
Now they say they are responding to the favourable reaction of unions to the idea and will allow talks to take place.
It is understood that the talks will not just cover clarification of a deal currently on the table. However, so far the terms of the talks have not been formally spelt out.
One of the unions, Unison, has confirmed it will take part in the talks.