Siptu strike to hit health services

Health services in Cork, Dublin, and Galway are set to be particularly hit should Siptu members approve a proposed strike action announced by the union yesterday.

The union said its members working as support staff in the health service have begun preparations for one of two proposed ballots for strike action.

The support staff ballot is arising from a dispute with Department of Health and HSE over alleged breaches of the terms of Lansdowne Road and Haddington Road agreements. Siptu further stated that it will commence a ballot of emergency department workers in selected hospitals from next month.