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SIPTU Ambulance Professionals update

SIPTU members working in the National Ambulance Service are not currently in dispute with their employer.

Our members are working to provide vital public services in communities across Ireland.

SIPTU members are expected to report for duty as normal on Thursday (28th February) and Friday (1st March).

Should you need any additional information please email ask@siptuhealth.ie or contact your local SIPTU official.

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Nurses Regional Meeting

A regional meeting of SIPTU members working in Nursing and Midwifery services will be held tomorrow (27th February) in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1. To book a place please contact your local organiser.

The meeting will take place at 7pm in Room 207 and will be addressed by SIPTU Industrial Organiser, John McCamley.

Information leaflets will be distributed on the night for circulation.

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SIPTU nursing and midwifery members seek full clarification of new nursing contract

SIPTU nursing and midwifery members, working across acute hospital settings, will vote on a recent Labour Court recommendation once full details of a new contract for nurses and midwives is negotiated. The decision follows a meeting today (Friday, 22nd February) of the SIPTU Nursing and Midwives Sector Committee in Liberty Hall, Dublin.

SIPTU Nursing Sector Organiser, Kevin Figgis, said: “Our committee met today to discuss in detail the recommendation of the Labour Court. The committee acknowledged that a central part of the negotiation is a new contract of employment for an enhanced nurse practitioner. The specific details of this contract are to be negotiated over the next number of weeks. Having fully considered the recommendation, it was the view of the committee that such an important adjustment to terms and conditions requires the establishment of the full facts so that members can be best positioned to vote in a ballot to accept any proposed changes.”

SIPTU Health Division Organiser, Paul Bell, said:  “Our national committee confirmed that any ballot on the recommendation will not proceed until all aspects of the revised contract is concluded with the employers.  Ultimately, we believe that our members must have the final say when it comes to any change to terms and conditions.”

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Labour Court Adjourns

Labour Court has adjourned to consider the Union position on behalf of Mental Health Nurses. SIPTU submission delivered.

Court will communicate to SIPTU later today on its recommendation. Updates to follow.

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SIPTU Nursing representatives to attend Labour Court this Wednesday

Conciliation in relation to a dispute concerning mental health services concluded today (Monday 18th February) at the Workplace Relations Commission without agreement.

The dispute will be heard on Wednesday 20th February 2019.

A meeting of the SIPTU Nurse Midwife Local Representatives Committee will be held on Friday, 22nd February in Liberty Hall. A full update will be provided at the meeting and explanatory documents will be issued for the attention of members.

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Labour Court date set for mental health services dispute

On Friday, 15th February SIPTU Health Division representatives attended a hearing of the Labour Court in relation to a dispute concerning mental health services.

Following consultation with the Chairman of the Labour Court, the hearing was deferred to allow for conciliation at the Workplace Relations Commission on Monday 18th February.

The Court has stated that it will hear the dispute on Wednesday 20th February. As a result, it will be necessary to defer the planned meeting of the SIPTU Nurse Midwife Local Representatives Committee until Friday, 22nd February 2019 at 11:30hrs in Liberty Hall, Dublin 1.

A full update will be provided at the meeting and explanatory documents will be issued for the attention of members.

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SIPTU meet HSE on Labour Court Recommendation

SIPTU Health Division representatives met today (Wednesday 13th, February) with national Health Service Executive (HSE) representatives to seek clarification on a number of points outlined in the recent Labour Court recommendation (LCR 21901)

Communications between the parties will continue while a number of details of the recommendation, which aims to deal with the dispute around nursing and midwifery recruitment and retention, are clarified.

Members of the SIPTU Nursing and Midwifery National Sector Committee will meet next week (Wednesday 20th, February) to discuss LCR 21901

Updates available on the SIPTU Health App.

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SIPTU members to consult over Labour Court recommendation in nursing dispute

SIPTU members in health and other public services will engage in consultation on the implications of the Labour Court recommendation arising from the claims submitted by the nursing unions, according to the Union’s deputy general secretary, John King.

He said: “We have noted the statement by the Government that the proposals outlined in the Labour Court recommendation are consistent with the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement. We will give careful consideration to the detail of the recommendation and will be consulting widely with our members in the health division and others across the public service in local government, education and state bodies.”

He added: “SIPTU representatives will also be meeting with the Public Service Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions in the coming days to discuss the recommendation.”

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Members’ update: Nurses and Midwives LCR

SIPTU Health Division representatives were invited to a Labour Court hearing this afternoon (Monday, 11th February) for talks aimed at resolving a dispute in nursing and midwifery services across the public health service.

This evening, SIPTU Health Division representatives also accepted an invitation from the Labour Court to attend a hearing regarding a dispute in Mental Health Services. Confirmation of a time and date will be issued to members’ in due course.

SIPTU Health Division members can get a copy of the Labour Court recommendation by filling in this form.

    Non-members can join SIPTU here 

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    SIPTU engage with management on the implementation of job evaluation scheme

    SIPTU Health representatives have today (Friday, 1st February) engaged with the Department of Health, the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform on the implementation of phase one and two of a job evaluation scheme for thousands of support grade workers in the health service.

    Further talks are expected in the near future to progress and clarify, issues of interest to SIPTU members, including the key issue of upgrading.

    The engagement is part of the terms of the Public Service Stability Agreement. An agreement endorsed by a large majority of SIPTU members in August 2017.