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Members of the Limerick Nasra branch on the picket line on St Nessan's Road PICTURE: MICHAEL COWHEY
LIMERICK paramedics have warned the Government that 30 members will return to the picket lines for a two-day strike, if management continue to not recognise their union.
Members of the National Ambulance Service Representatives Association (Nasra) protested outside the gates of the ambulance base on St Nessan’s Road, until 5pm on Friday.
Throughout the full-day nationwide strike, members of the public, nurses and local businesses provided food for the ambulance personnel. The ongoing dispute centres around management’s non-recognition of the union, which is associated with the Psychiatric Nurses Association (PNA).
Though there has been “little bit” of movement from the Government, “nobody has come forward to begin talks”, Nasra member Derek O’Brien said.
Members of the National Ambulance Service Representatives Association are at the picket lines once again. They’re prepared for another day of strike action on Feb 28 over dispute over union recognition @Limerick_Leader pic.twitter.com/2xRDIGrJBw
— Fintan Walsh (@FintanYTWalsh) February 15, 2019
“The staff, nationwide, are resolute. There is no backing down from this, we have been forced into a corner. It has been happening since mid-way through last year. It helps as well that we have 100% backing from the public. We have a range of TDs on side, more support than we could have ever hoped for. This is going to keep going ahead until we are able to sit down and have talks.”
Mr O’Brien said that there are implications of non-recognition at a local level. He said that while members are entitled to be represented by Nasra, “as soon as it becomes a Nasra issue, management will refuse to deal with us. So we need to be recognised at a local and a national level”.
Mid-West spokesperson Liam Woods said there are only 1,800 paramedics in Ireland “so you can imagine the difficulties with such a small number, finding proper representations so that we don’t get lost, or fall through the cracks”.
If talks do not commence, Nasra will return to the picket lines on February 28 and March 1.
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