Nurses’ union to consider all-out strike

THE Psychiatric Nurses’ Association is to consider all-out strike following the failure of benchmarking to deliver any pay increase for the bulk of its members.

Yesterday, PNA general secretary Des Kavanagh said they would be considering the “nuclear option” following the rejection of their claim for parity of pay with therapeutic grades by the Public Service Benchmarking Body.

If they had been granted parity the award would have meant an increase of approximately €6,000 for staff nurses.