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...
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...
by | Apr 7, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
The Health Division is calling on all Shop Stewards and activists to get involved in the 2026 Better in a Trade Union week, which runs from Monday, 27th April to Monday, 4th May. We are all proud to be members of the trade union movement and this initiative gives us a...
by | Apr 7, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU representatives last month welcomed a resolution of a dispute affecting 70 graduate paramedics who will be offered permanent contracts in the National Ambulance Service (NAS). This dispute was concluded following engagement between unions and HSE management on...
by | Apr 7, 2026 | SIPTU Bulletin
SIPTU members in Valentia Community Hospital received an 8.25% pay increase from 1st February, following negotiations between SIPTU representatives and the Hospital’s Board of Management. Members in the hospital were previously classified as Section 39 workers,...
