Tag Archives: Eoin Drummey

National Ambulance Service: Ballot continuing despite resolution of appointment and transfer issues

Unite slams six-year delay in implementing ‘Roles and Responsibilities Review’ recommendations Management must ditch piecemeal approach and address all outstanding issues Trade union Unite, which represents members working for the National Ambulance Service (NAS), today (Wednesday) welcomed confirmation by NAS … Continue reading

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National Ambulance Service: Unite members to ballot for industrial action

Dispute centres on non-implementation of ‘Roles and Responsibilities’ review Ambulance staff qualification and responsibilities must be recognised Trade union Unite, which represents members working for the National Ambulance Service, said today (Friday) that it is balloting members for industrial action … Continue reading

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Ambulance dispute: Unions secure reversal of outsourcing proposals

Unite, which represents workers in the National Ambulance Service (NAS), today (Monday) said that, following engagement last week, management has now agreed not to proceed with the proposed outsourcing of inter-hospital ambulance transfers to a private provider.  Unite general secretary … Continue reading

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Ambulance outsourcing dispute: Unite to ballot for industrial action

Unite, which represents members working for the National Ambulance Service (NAS), today (Sunday) announced that it will be balloting members nationwide for industrial action following the unilateral decision to outsource inter-hospital ambulance transfers in the Greater Dublin area to a … Continue reading

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HSE: Unite serves notice of industrial action over staffing crisis

Unite, which represents a range of grades across the Health Services Executive (HSE), said today (Monday) that it has served notice of industrial action over the staffing crisis resulting from the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy.’ Last year it emerged … Continue reading

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