NURSES BEGIN INDUSTRIAL ACTION AT PORTIUNCULA HOSPITAL

Date Published: 17-Nov-2008

Nurses at Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe will protest tomorrow over an ongoing dispute at the hospital, and industrial action begins.The Irish Nurses Organisation claims the action is as a result of the wrongful suspension of two long-serving senior nurse managers.Industrial action will commence today with a ban on INO members' acting up to Senior Nurse Management positions.A lunchtime protest will then be held outside Portiuncula Hospital tomorrow from 1pm to 2pm.The INO says unless the issue is resolved, industrial action will escalate from Monday December 1st.