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19/11/2007
Hospital Walk-Out In New Nipsa Dispute
There’s double trouble in store as hospital workers in Londonderry walk out in a row over workload.
On top of a continuing Nipsa-backed classroom assistants’ strike across Northern Ireland – with staff returning to the picket lines this morning – the new development adds pressure in both sectors.
This morning, more than 70 medical secretaries are involved in fresh strike action at Altnagelvin Hospital, which union Nipsa said was over a ban on overtime.
Nipsa classroom assistants across Northern Ireland are already on the second of a series of two-day strikes, which are due to last until at least Christmas with their ongoing dispute being over pay and conditions.
Last week, some schools – especially the special schools sector - organised a rota system to accommodate high risk pupils and while assistants have apologised to parents they say that they are determined to continue with the action.
Last month, an earlier 10-day strike by classroom assistants shut more than half of special schools.
Subsequent talks with employers at the Labour Relations Agency failed.
(BMC)
On top of a continuing Nipsa-backed classroom assistants’ strike across Northern Ireland – with staff returning to the picket lines this morning – the new development adds pressure in both sectors.
This morning, more than 70 medical secretaries are involved in fresh strike action at Altnagelvin Hospital, which union Nipsa said was over a ban on overtime.
Nipsa classroom assistants across Northern Ireland are already on the second of a series of two-day strikes, which are due to last until at least Christmas with their ongoing dispute being over pay and conditions.
Last week, some schools – especially the special schools sector - organised a rota system to accommodate high risk pupils and while assistants have apologised to parents they say that they are determined to continue with the action.
Last month, an earlier 10-day strike by classroom assistants shut more than half of special schools.
Subsequent talks with employers at the Labour Relations Agency failed.
(BMC)
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