Nurses seek public support in fight for a fair deal

ON February 2, a national ballot of 40,000 nurses and midwives indicated a 96% vote in favour of a campaign of action in pursuance of certain priority claims, including a 35-hour week.

This decision comes after six years of serious effort by the Irish Nurses’ Organisation and Psychiatric Nurses’ Association to make progress on these issues through discussion and negotiation.

Unfortunately, all efforts to have serious engagement have been rebuffed by health service management.