SIPTU health service staff in 30 hospitals take industrial action on September 30, after members vote overwhelmingly in favour of action that can include strike, according to multiple reports. The action is intended to pressure the Government to begin negotiations on a new public service pay agreement.
RTE reports the industrial action is linked to delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal and involves SIPTU members working across 30 hospitals. Highland Radio adds that the move follows the union’s internal ballot and notes that specific hospitals are affected, including Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital. Both outlets frame the dispute around pay negotiations and the timing of talks, though they differ in how much detail they provide about the affected sites and the extent of the potential industrial action.
The reporting agrees on the union involved, the hospital coverage, and the purpose of the action, while offering limited additional information on the exact form of the industrial action beyond the possibility of strike.
