Nurses and midwives to protest at hospitals over pay
Irish nurses and midwives are planning lunchtime protests to demand better pay and address cost-of-living concerns. The union rejects the government's €1.2 billion budget allocation as insufficient, while the government urges unions to return to negotiations.
Why it matters
Industrial action by essential public sector workers can significantly disrupt healthcare services and reflects broader economic tensions regarding inflation and public spending.
Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) will hold lunchtime protests at hospitals across the country over delays in agreeing a new public sector pay deal.
It comes ahead of planned strikes by public sector workers on 14 October and 21 October.
"INMO members will be protesting over cost-of-living measures and the impact it is having on staffing in work locations," the union said in a statement.
Since last week, workers across the public sector have been engaging in industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule.
Unions have accused the Government of failing to make meaningful commitments on pay following the expiration of the last public sector agreement at the end of June.
On Tuesday, the Government announced that funding of €1.2 billion has been allocated in the Budget for a public sector pay deal.
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