SIPTU healthcare workers to begin strike action over pay failure

by | May 11, 2026 | Care Sector, Divisions, General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU members of Blanchardstown and Inner-City Home Care will commence strike action on Tuesday (12th May) for failure by management to fully implement the 2023 Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) Agreement.  Within the agreement, SIPTU members were to receive an 8%...

Ambulance workers begin industrial action and prepare for 24-hour stoppage tomorrow

by | May 11, 2026 | General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home

Approximately 2,000 SIPTU members of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) began a campaign of industrial action today (Monday, 11th May) with work-to-rule measures implemented across the country as they prepare for a 24-hour work stoppage tomorrow (Tuesday, 12th May)....

SIPTU serves notice of strike action on National Ambulance Service

by | Apr 13, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases

SIPTU has notified the National Ambulance Service (NAS) of its intention to conduct strike action next month as part of a long-standing dispute with the HSE regarding unimplemented recommendations from a 2020 independent report. Last week, approximately 2,000 SIPTU...

SIPTU ambulance members vote for industrial action

by | Apr 8, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home

Around 2000 SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service across the country voted overwhelmingly for industrial action, up to and including strike action on Wednesday (8th April). The result is due to a long-standing dispute with the HSE over its failure to...

SIPTU’s Kevin Figgis urges commitment to universal high-quality public services

by | Mar 13, 2026 | Divisions, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home

SIPTU’s Health Divisional Organiser, Kevin Figgis, is urging the Government to commit to providing high-quality universal public services following the adoption of a resolution by the European Federation of Public Services Unions (EPSU). The resolution, adopted by an...

SIPTU calls for action on safe staffing following UHL site purchase announcement

by | Mar 11, 2026 | Divisions, General News, Health, Latest News, Press Releases

SIPTU representatives have given a cautious welcome to the statement by Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll McNeill, yesterday (Tuesday, 10th March), confirming the purchase of a site near University Hospital Limerick (UHL) to support the future provision of...