{"id":5300,"date":"2019-01-28T08:09:55","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T13:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5300"},"modified":"2019-01-29T10:11:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T15:11:20","slug":"donohue-rules-out-pay-increase-for-nurses-and-midwives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=5300","title":{"rendered":"Donohue Rules Out Pay Increase for Nurses and Midwives"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Minister for Finance has again ruled out granting pay increases to nurses.<\/p>\n

Strike action by 43,000 nurses and midwives begins on Wednesday, resulting in thousands of hospital outpatient appointments being cancelled, along with all elective surgeries, and some maternity services.<\/p>\n

The strike will begin at 8am on Wednesday and will end at 8am on Thursday.<\/p>\n

They want pay increases to bring them in line with other health professionals.<\/p>\n

Finance Minister, Paschal Donohoe says the State will only negotiate on the public sector pay agreement.<\/p>\n

“The government is available to engage in the industrial relations machinery of the state across the next 48-hours in advance of the potential industrial action on Wednesday,” said Mr Donohoe.<\/p>\n

“But all of the engagement is those fora has to be anchored in the fact that we have a collective wage agreement.”<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, patient groups are appealing for both sides in the nurses dispute to make one final effort to avoid strike action.<\/p>\n

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