Ambulance crews to strike after HSE move

AMBULANCE crews are to embark on strike action within the next month in protest at the Health Service Executive’s recruitment of private service providers.

The country’s 1,200 ambulance personnel, all affiliated to SIPTU, voted nine-to-one in favour of strike action in a ballot completed yesterday.

The workers’ representative council will now meet in Mullingar on March 6 to discuss the exact nature of the action — how long it will last and on what dates.