Midwives vote for industrial action

MIDWIVES at a large private hospital have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action in a row over the introduction of a unified maternity service in Cork.

A ballot for action of 90 Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) midwives working at the city’s Bon Secours Hospital was endorsed by 96% of its members.

They will stage a lunchtime protest outside the hospital on Tuesday, October 24, to highlight their grievances. The nurses plan to introduce work-to-rule conditions on the day, including an embargo on overtime.