SIPTU pledges support for nurses’ strike

THE country’s largest union SIPTU has pledged the support of its members for a possible strike by two other unions in the country’s hospitals.

But SIPTU vice-president Brendan Hayes has also called on the Irish Nurses’ Organisation (INO), the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) and health service managers to engage in talks aimed at resolving their dispute.

The significant intervention comes less than a week ahead of the proposed INO and PNA industrial action, which was notified to the Health Service Executive (HSE) at the start of the month.