NURSES in Letterkenny are to stage a protest in the latest pay row.
The action has been organised by their Irish Nurses’ and Midwives’ Organisation and is scheduled for Letterkenny University Hospital tomorrow.
A spokesperson for the union explained that the protest concerns proposals to “modernise pay and grading structures”.
She said: “The INMO will hold lunchtime protests in several locations, including Letterkenny University Hospital to mark the beginning of a work-to-rule by senior nurse and midwife managers and their linked grades.
“Directors of nursing and midwifery, assistant directors of nursing and midwifery, and nurse, midwife tutors will begin industrial action in the form of a work-to-rule over the non-implementation of proposals to modernise pay and grading structures.”
Letterkenny University Hospital.
She added: “The dispute involves approximately 3,500 nursing and midwifery managers and their linked grades, represented by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA) and SIPTU.
“The grades involved work across a wide range of healthcare settings, including psychiatry, community services, public health nursing, maternity services, paediatric services, general hospital services, long-term care and palliative care.”
The protest at Letterkenny University Hospital is scheduled to be staged from 1pm to 2pm.