Nurses’ union votes in favour of strike

THE Irish Nurses Organisation last night became the latest public service trade union to vote in favour of a 24-hour strike on November 24 in protest at Government plans to cut jobs and pay in the December budget.

The decision by the country’s 40,000 nurses to ballot 85% in favour of a national strike follows a similar percentage in favour among IMPACT trade union’s 50,000 members in the public service at the end of last month.

Other unions in the sector are also being balloted, with the outcome of their deliberations expected soon.