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Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, advanced paramedics, paramedic specialists and paramedic supervisors are among those set to take part in the industrial action<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
Ambulance workers represented by the trade union Unite have joined SIPTU members in serving notice of strike action.<\/p>\n
The unions have notified the HSE of a work-to-rule from May 11, and 24-hour strike the following day, a 48-hour stoppage on May 19 and a 72-hour stoppage on May 26.<\/p>\n
The National Strike Committee, comprising representatives of Unite and Siptu on the Ambulance Representative Council and local union officials, will decide on further rolling strike action from June 1.<\/p>\n
Emergency medical technicians, paramedics, advanced paramedics, paramedic specialists and paramedic supervisors are among those set to take part in the industrial action.<\/p>\n
The move is due to what unions say is to management\u2019s ongoing failure to implement the 2020 \u2018Roles and Responsibilities Review\u2019. They also say that a five per cent increase recommended under the benchmarking process has not been delivered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are the frontline workers who save lives every day,\u201d said Unite general secretary Sharon Graham.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt defies belief that they have spent six years waiting for their skills and expertise to be recognised. Our members have Unite\u2019s total support in this fight for fair pay.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unite regional officer Eoin Drummey added: \u201cRecognition of ambulance workers\u2019 expanded roles and responsibilities has been ignored for six years, and our members have run out of patience.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the HSE wants to avoid strike action, it must commit to implementing the recommendations of the 2020 review immediately and without preconditions.\u201d<\/p>\n
In response, a HSE spokesperson said it believes the industrial action is \u2018unwarranted\u2019 and presents a \u2018potential for impact on service delivery to patients\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis follows two years of engagement, including through the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), which assisted the parties in developing a set of proposals aimed at resolving this dispute, which was also the subject of a subsequent Labour Court recommendation,\u201d the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe HSE accepted both the WRC proposals and the Labour Court recommendation, demonstrating a commitment to addressing the dispute.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnite and SIPTU recommended the WRC proposals and the Labour Court recommendation to their members for acceptance. Both trade unions informed the HSE on 9 September 2025 that the proposals issued by the WRC, supported by a Labour Court Recommendation, were rejected in a ballot.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe HSE met with Unite and SIPTU on 17 February 2026 and confirmed it was committed to entering further discussion on the substantive elements of the WRC proposals, which included new pay scales for relevant grades that recognise past, present and future transformative change, subject to the financial envelope approved by the Department of Health and with the consent and sanction of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. This proposal was rejected by Unite and SIPTU, who immediately advised of their intention to ballot for industrial action.\u201d<\/p>\n
The HSE remains committed to engagement through the dispute resolution processes set out in the Public Service Agreement 2024 \u2013 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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